It Smells Like Acceptance One of the true benefits of understanding the options market is that you have the ability to gauge investor sentiment real time, as measured by the rise and fall in the extrinsic value of options. We normally see analysis of the VIX, where any strong spike indicates fear in the market
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Trading Gold Volatility
Back at the end of August, I mentioned 2 Volatility Trackers to be watching. We focus so much on the VIX, but we also need to be following OVX and GVZ. Well based on the GLD price action and the vol outlook given by GVZ, I thought it was a good time to buy some
2 Volatility Trackers You Should Be Watching
Over the past few years, the VIX has risen in popularity among investors. With the crash of 2008, investors and financial media became glued to the VIX chart, looking for mean reversion or other sets of tea leaves. Because of this exposure I'd say it's safe to say it's "Cramer-famous," which is sort of like