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Downloads available here and here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 is challenging mid-September high and March lows around 4120.10-day moving average rising for 23 candles, the longest streak since August.Fewer index members above 20-day MA than above 50-day MA....
Sizing Up the S&P 500 50-day MA nearing "Golden Cross" vs 200-day MA2022 bearish trendline brokenBreadth: Advance/decline line highest since AugustSector mix: "risk-on" cyclicals leading, safe-havens lagging.Intermarket: Dollar index lowest since AprilIntermarket:...
What Is Quad Witching? Quadruple witching is an event in financial markets when four different sets of futures and options expire on the same day. Futures and options are derivatives, linked to underlying stock prices. When derivatives expire, traders must close...
Not well-versed in the futures market? Scared about a new kind of advanced product? Here are some basic points to get started. Futures are different from traditional stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) because they track an index. You don't own anything. You...
Editor's note: This post was originally published on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. "Rolling options" is a common transaction for options traders, but there are several ways to do it. This article will explain the different ways and reasons why traders might roll...
A previous post covered debit spreads, when you pay a debit looking for a stock or ETF to move in a certain direction. Credit spreads are just the opposite, with traders collecting premium up front in hope that the stock won't move a certain way. What a Credit Spread...
Editor's note: This post, part of a four-part series about options Greeks, was originally published on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. Some traders may be confused by options, especially their use of Greek letters. Delta, gamma, theta, and vega. How to remember what they...
Editor’s note: This post, part of a four-part series about options Greeks, was originally published on Monday, August 20, 2018. We previously looked at delta. Delta measures how much an option changes in price when the underlying stock or ETF fluctuates. Calls...
Editor’s note: This post, part of a four-part series about options Greeks, was originally published on Tuesday, August 28, 2018. So far, we’ve looked at delta and gamma. This week, we’ll turn to theta. Theta: T is for “time decay.” Theta measures how...