Derivatives

VIX, Fear and Blurred Vision
Mainstream media has been bashing on about the FEAR in markets over past days. What most people, that have never…
Mainstream media has been bashing on about the FEAR in…
Could a VIX Crash Bring out a Santa Rally?
Despite all the excitement lately, S&P 500 is trading at same levels we saw back in October, May, April, March,…
Despite all the excitement lately, S&P 500 is trading at…
Emerging Markets Bonanza
A mix of; falling oil prices, a “pause” in the Fed´s rate hiking cycle and a softer USD could all…
A mix of; falling oil prices, a “pause” in the…
Don´t Confuse Direction with Pace 2.0
Markets have been absolutely crazy since the sell-off started in October. One of our main themes has been the crowded…
Markets have been absolutely crazy since the sell-off started in…
Inverted Panic Takes Equities Higher
Here is a quick note post the mid-term elections in the US. We are seeing several risk indicators continue lower.…
Here is a quick note post the mid-term elections in…
Trump Call(s) replaced the Powell Put
  The recent market price action has frustrated most and has left the crowd with huge losses. Going into the…
  The recent market price action has frustrated most and…
Know your VIX (and correlations)
Markets continue to be rather volatile, but are people pricing in too much fear? Below is just a quick comparison…
Markets continue to be rather volatile, but are people pricing…
Do not confuse pace with direction
It has been a long day full of wild moves in equity markets. Below is the chart of the Euro…
It has been a long day full of wild moves…
Be Fearful When Others are Complacent…and Vice Versa
So, everybody knows the VIX surged yesterday and is up massively over past sessions. CNBC, Bloomberg and other media are…
So, everybody knows the VIX surged yesterday and is up…
Risk Off Leads to Explosion in Volatility
We have seen a big risk off sentiment feed into the markets over past 48 hours. The Italian debt saga,…
We have seen a big risk off sentiment feed into…
Could VIX be a Cheap Global Hedge at these Levels?
by Alexsandar Adamovic The Italian saga continues, resulting in markets trading down and we are seeing several of the “real”…
by Alexsandar Adamovic The Italian saga continues, resulting in markets…
Blood on the Streets as Italy Drags Europe Lower?
Italy has managed pulling the entire European markets lower today as Italian assets are sold off sharply and risk premium…
Italy has managed pulling the entire European markets lower today…
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