Pretty fugly day Monday, even by the lofty standards of 2008. Dr. Bret t takes a look beneath the numbers. I track an indicator called Demand and Supply. Demand is an index of the number of NYSE, NASDAQ, and ASE closing above the upper volatility envelope surrounding a short-term moving ave ... Read more

Having all sorts of tech trouble today. Including not getting on RM. Which isn't really a problem since I rarely go on any more since Steve Smith made it past their tracter beam. But it does mean I can't verify this. Alex cuts and pastes this comment from Real Money. evanesce said... 12/02 ... Read more

Seeing lots of pro-buywrite articles lately. Such as this one in the Journal yesterday, hat tip Abnormal Returns . The gist being the premiums in the BXM, last checked on November 21st, were the highest on record (BXM is the CBOE's buy-write index). So it must be a great time to buy-writ ... Read more

I mean depending on the lens you use, are these any worse than Deep calls? Not to name names, but let's say you use Deep calls as a proxy for stock. But instead of using the embedded put advantage, you use the use of capital advantage. By that I mean, let's say you buy 10 calls for $8 each, a ... Read more