Earnings Plays for the Week of December 18, 2017
The following stocks have earnings for this week, December 18, 2017:
I’ve also created the volatility distributions for the above stocks below:
Earnings Plays for the Week of December 14, 2017
The following stocks have earnings for this week, December 14, 2017:
I’ve also created the volatility distributions for the above stocks below:
December 2017 Macro Indicator Check for Economy Health
General guideline for myself regarding these indicators as flags so that I can be more cautious during these build ups: Unemployment Rate Rising > 4.6 National Financial Conditions (US Leverage) > 0.0 Yield Spread > 2 Industrial Production Consumer Goods Month Over Month Decline for 3 Consecutive Months Real Retail and Services Month Over Month…
Earnings Plays for the Week of December 04, 2017
The following stocks have earnings for this week, December 04, 2017:
I’ve also created the volatility distributions for the above stocks below:
Earnings Plays for the Week of November 27, 2017
The following stocks have earnings for this week, November 27, 2017:
I’ve also created the volatility distributions for the above stocks below:
Earnings Plays for the Week of November 20, 2017
The following stocks have earnings for this week, November 20, 2017:
I’ve also created the volatility distributions for the above stocks below:
Earnings Plays for the Week of November 13, 2017
The following stocks have earnings for this week, November 13, 2017:
I’ve also created the volatility distributions for the above stocks below:
Monthly Macro Indicators for Checking Economy Health
So lately I’ve really shifted my portfolio strategy into selling SPX puts and playing the options on individual stocks during earnings. However, this had me thinking (and worrying) about the risks of getting caught in a surprise downturn event: August 19, 2015 the China market crash and Black Monday on October 19, 1987. These events…
Earnings Plays for the Week of November 06, 2017
The following stocks have earnings for this week, November 06, 2017:
I’ve also created the volatility distributions for the above stocks below:
VIX Index Low Streaks
I came across an interesting article here giving some more history into low VIX levels. Overall, a quick summary of the results are just: Since the U.S. Election of 2016, the S&P 500 has surged higher, while implied volatility (the VIX) has plummeted. While super low volatility periods seem unsustainable, they have the tendency to…