by Jeff Bishop | Jul 28, 2020 | Total Alpha
During periods of fear and uncertainty, option volatility (better known as implied volatility) will rise. When the overall market establishes a bullish trend and complacency replaces fear—implied volatility contracts. Traders rely on the VIX to gain a pulse on the...
by Jeff Bishop | Jan 25, 2020 | Editorial
Every once in a while, the market throws us a curveball. The perpetual uptrend from November appears to be ending after stocks took a face plant yesterday. Of course, one down day in the market doesn’t cause a trend. However, the market has been sweeping negative...
by Jeff Bishop | Jan 8, 2020 | Editorial
Volatility is BACK. All you had to do is look at the Dow futures last night, which were down 400 points—only to see them trading flat this morning. While most of the talking heads spent the first week of 2020 comparing it to 2018, and how this market was destined to...
by Jeff Bishop | Jan 4, 2020 | Editorial
The global stock market got its first taste of volatility yesterday after a U.S. airstrike took down Iranian general, Qasem Soleimani. The VIX, the market’s fear index, shot up by more than 12% and closing about 14 on Friday. Is 2020 the year volatility makes a...
by Jeff Bishop | Nov 7, 2019 | Editorial
Volatility makes me happy… and its made me millions. Other traders run screaming for the hills. But not us – not real traders. We stalk our prey day and night… waiting to strike. As the moment hits… we pounce tearing profit limb from limb with ferocious...
