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Ratio Writes: Evaluating the Risks
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - 8:22pm
One of the amazing points about options is the flexibility they bring to trading. But is it possible to develop a strategy that holds risk down to a nice low level, while increasing profits? Yes. In fact, there are many conservative trades possible with options. A definition of “conservative”...
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Swing Trading: Spotting the Six Best Swing Reversals
Monday, March 26, 2012 - 4:22pm
This article is the last of six on the topic of using options to swing trade. The topic in this article is how to spot reversal using a variety of indicators. The whole concept of swing trading rests on the premise that short-term price movement (especially in reaction to news, rumors or surprises...
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S&P 500 Index ( SPX ) and the S&P SPDRs ( SPY )
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 10:05am
The S&P 500 Index ( $SPX ) added another 4.64 points to close at 1099.51 as it continues to seek a "Top" . Likewise the S&P SPDRs ( SPY ) added 0.52 points to close at 110.26 . The SPY formed a near Dragonfly Doji candlestick in the daily chart and the $SPX with its Gap Up formed an...
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Way of the SPX 500 - 110909
Saturday, September 12, 2009 - 10:09am
The session started with a slight drop of 0.22 points and then proceeded to test the Resistance at 1048.8 . The rise was stopped at 1048.18 and finished the day at 1042.73 . Looking at the Lower Chart one can see that the price action of the Index has been confined to a narrow Ascending Channel...
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