When Jim Cramer blamed “a group of complete morons” for the recent market downturn, he didn’t necessarily call out...
Author Archive for: David Moadel
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How ’bout those VIX products, huh? For a few brief moments this morning, when XIV, SVXY, and VXX were...
When people ask me how I make money, it’s difficult even to know where to begin. As a seller...
Unlike TVIX, UVXY and VXX are optionable and thus raise the question for the short vol club: Is it...
After hearing about the tremendous returns Seth Golden has earned year after year, I felt that my own annual...
I know it’s not a great idea to dabble when it comes to vol product trading, but when the...
Until recently, I had a terrible habit of selling weekly options. I don’t just mean the options that happen...
Today I received an e-mail message from one of my concerned students: Hello Mr. Moadel, I’ve been running into...
Critics on Twitter, StockTwits, and other social media platforms will tell short sellers (as well as call writers) of...
Having posted YouTube videos on just about every popular chart indicator, I’ve become familiar with everything from MACD to...
Whether you are long or short volatility ETP’s, you really ought to know what you are trading. Here are...
Today I received a heartbreaking e-mail from one of my YouTube subscribers: I just watched your YouTube video about...
The temptation to buy UVXY/TVIX/VXX/VIXY/etc. when the VIX is low can be pretty strong at times. As I write...
So, you’re thinking about shorting UVXY/TVIX/VXX/VIXY/etc.? Or selling calls on UVXY/VXX? If so, please be advised that these types...
If you have less than $25,000 in your trading account, you might feel left out when you see short...
It’s funny how whenever the stock market goes down more than a few percentage points (yes, that has been...
For volatility ETP (exchange-traded product) traders, there are a range of products from which to choose. Some are relatively...
If the VIX represents the expected 30-day volatility of S&P 500 index options, the VVIX represents how volatile the...
Remember folks, only trade stocks and options with a tight bid-ask spread. The last thing you need is to...