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Weekend VIX Thoughts

Daily Options Report | Fri, 06/05/2009 - 1:27pm | ETN, exchange traded notes, spx, stock volatility, VIX, Volatility Index, VXX |  Add a comment

OK, here's a perfect example of the modest statistical quirks in the VIX that makes tracking each tweak to the penny a bit of a waste of time. The SPX is slightly up, under .5% as I type. VXX, the ETN that proxies for a 30 day VIX future is down .5%. That's beyond in line, that's almost perfect ... Read more

Trading > Larry Connors on Short Term Trading

Trading the New VIX ETNs

Larry Connors | Wed, 02/11/2009 - 9:26am | Daily Battle Plan for Stocks, ETFs, ETFs (exchange traded funds), ETN, Larry Connors, SDS, SH, SPY, SSO, Trading ETFs, trading exchange traded funds, VIX, VXX |  4 comments

I just took my first two VIX ETN trades (the symbol is VXX). I took the trades primarily to get a feel of how they trade. I like to do this as I’m like most everyone else: when there’s money at stake there’s a heightened level of awareness versus paper trading something. Also, with the marke ... Read more