China market crash and Greece exit
China market crash and Greece exit The Chinese market was down 6.5% today, which is a very big move for any overall market. There’s a variety of reasons including the usual ones of slower growth, but...
View ArticleOptions Settlement explained – SPX, NDX and RUT
Options Settlement explained for Equities and Indices The process of Options settlement can be somewhat confusing for newcomers. The following process applies to Monthly Options. There are Weekly...
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How to trade Volatile Markets
How to trade Volatile Markets Writing a post after a while, and coming into a crazy time. Markets are in a turmoil for sure. The VIX is at 40, and even touched a high of 52 this morning. The crisis...
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VIX Index Analysis Revealing Its Fatal Flaws
Why the VIX Index may be Flawed (Street View) In my last post, Financial Markets Outlook for 2017, I covered this topic, but only in broad terms. In this post, I’m making my Case, with a deep dive into...
View ArticleWhy You Should Stop Trading Bull Call Spreads
Understanding what we mean by an “Edge” in an Options trade. Building an “Edge” into every Options trade is our specialty at OptionTiger. Winning in the Options market is difficult, and approaching the...
View ArticleSPX Market Update on April 10, 2017
The SPX Index has clearly been in a sideways price action for a couple of weeks. After hitting a high of 2401 (ES Futures), it was bound to get some knocks, being that 2400 is a nice big round...
View ArticleSell in May…And Go Away… ? No Way
This Time is Different Global Geopolitical posturing not unlike a Chess match (except that the pieces being moved into place are aircraft carriers (and their pawns)), Threats of Intercontinental...
View ArticleNew Courses – Futures, Hedging, Short Straddles
Udemy courses on Straddles, Futures, Hedging Lots of exciting developments to report, after a period of lull, especially in the area of creating more Value courses. And this time, the repertoire...
View ArticleOptionTiger Facebook Group is now Live!
Facebook Options Traders Group We’re excited to announce the launch of our new Facebook Group, dedicated to Options enthusiasts, general Market participants and anyone that wants to harness the power...
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VIX Index Analysis Revealing Its Fatal Flaws
Why the VIX Index may be Flawed (Street View) In my last post, Financial Markets Outlook for 2017, I covered this topic, but only in broad terms. In this post, I’m making my Case, with a deep dive into...
View ArticleWhy You Should Stop Trading Bull Call Spreads
Understanding what we mean by an “Edge” in an Options trade. Building an “Edge” into every Options trade is our specialty at OptionTiger. Winning in the Options market is difficult, and approaching the...
View ArticleSPX Market Update on April 10, 2017
The SPX Index has clearly been in a sideways price action for a couple of weeks. After hitting a high of 2401 (ES Futures), it was bound to get some knocks, being that 2400 is a nice big round...
View ArticleSell in May…And Go Away… ? No Way
This Time is Different Global Geopolitical posturing not unlike a Chess match (except that the pieces being moved into place are aircraft carriers (and their pawns)), Threats of Intercontinental...
View ArticleNew Courses – Futures, Hedging, Short Straddles
Udemy courses on Straddles, Futures, Hedging Lots of exciting developments to report, after a period of lull, especially in the area of creating more Value courses. And this time, the repertoire...
View ArticleOptionTiger Facebook Group is now Live!
Facebook Options Traders Group We’re excited to announce the launch of our new Facebook Group, dedicated to Options enthusiasts, general Market participants and anyone that wants to harness the power...
View ArticleStock Beta and Strategy selection
As we enter July, there is quite a bit of uncertainty in the global scene. Talk of trade wars, and other such geopolitical uncertainties have sent the $SPX down by quite a bit. All of this seems to...
View ArticleThe On Balance Volume Indicator (OBV) explained
The On Balance Volume Indicator With Volume being such a key (and often under-utilized) parameter in the markets, one indicator stands out for a couple of specific reasons – identifying Reversal points...
View ArticleSwing Trading Ideas on Udemy
Swing Trading Ideas for October 2018 on Udemy One of the most requested features from the Udemy community has always been a Trade Ideas service for Day trading and Swing trading. This has been a...
View ArticleFibonacci Levels on SPX – Nov 19, 2018
Trader Sentiment using Fibonacci on the SPX Over the past two months, we have seen the SPX (or ES Futures) hit a high of 2947, and a few weeks later, it hit a low of 2603. It has since recovered some...
View ArticleVolume activity zones on the SPX Index
Support and Resistance Zones The past few weeks have brought intense Volatility in the Markets. After being bruised to the 2650 level on the SPX, we saw a massive rally yesterday brought on by dovish...
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