IVolatility Trading Digest™ Blog

Table of Contents

The previous Digest Issues are grouped quarterly
and have a list of all the underlying stocks,
ETFs and Futures in the previous Digest Issues.

(Odd Number Issues Include the Market Review Section - italics indicate category)

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Issue 38 US Dollar Index & S&P 500 Index [Charts] - Sept. 21, 2015
  • Market Review & VIX futures premium
  • S&P 500 Index [Charts] - rising wedge activated
  • Foremost Five
    • US Dollar Index (DX & DXY)
    • WTI Crude Oil (CL)
    • United States Oil (USO)
  • The Blue Collar Investor - special cash dividends
  • Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) - covered call analysis
Issue 37 Waiting for the Fed & S&P 500 [Chart] - Sept. 14, 2015
  • Market Review & Indicators Update
  • S&P 500 Index - symmetrical triangle update
  • Foremost Five - -Managed Money- Crude Oil Commitment
    of Traders - data table from 6-17-14
  • Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Update
  • Alpha Shark Trading, ONEOK Partners (OKS) - bearish put
Issue 36 Foremost Five & S&P 500 Index [Chart] - Sept. 8, 2015
  • Market Review & VIX futures premium
  • SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) - symmetrical triangle
  • Foremost Five
    • Deutsche X- Trackers China A Shares (ASHR)
    • United States Oil (USO)
    • McClellan Summation Index - market breadth
    • US Dollar Index (DX & DXY)
    • iShares Transportation Average (IYT)
  • ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 (SDS) - call spread
  • Facebook, Inc, (FB) - October put spread
Issue 35 Volatility Lingo - August 31, 2015
  • Updated article defines and describes volatility
Issue 34 Over the Cliff - August 24, 2015
  • Market Review & VIX futures premium
  • S&P 500 Index - August 20 breakdown ends USTL
  • Four Horsemen Update
    • McClellan Summation Index - market breadth
    • iShares Transportation Average (IYT)
    • Deutsche X- Trackers China A Shares (ASHR)
    • United States Oil (USO)
  • The Blue Collar Investor - weekly vs. monthly options
Issue 33 Lazy Low Volume August Friday [Chart] - August 17 2015
  • Market Review & Indicators Update
  • Four Horsemen Update
    • McClellan Summation Index - market breadth
    • iShares Transportation Average (IYT)
    • US Dollar Index (DX & DXY)
    • ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT)
    • Adding: Deutsche X- Trackers China A Shares (ASHR)
      & WTI Crude Oil (CL) [Chart]
  • Alpha Shark Trading, Seagate Technology (STX) - bearish put
Issue 32 The Third Time - August 10, 2015
  • Market Review & VIX futures premium
  • S&P 500 Index - H&S Top set off third time
  • Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X ETF (TZA) - call spread
  • ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 (SDS) - call spread
Issue 31 Breadth Continues Deteriorating [Charts] - August 3, 2015
  • Market Review & Indicators Update
  • Four Horsemen Update
    • McClellan Summation Index [Chart] - divergence
    • iShares Transportation Average (IYT)
    • US Dollar Index (DX & DXY)
    • ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT)
  • S&P 500 Index [Chart] - cycle count 1-7 update
  • Large Capitalization Affect (XOM)
Issue 30 Adding Cyclical Perspective [Chart] - July 27, 2015
  • Market Review & VIX futures premium
  • S&P 500 Index [Chart] - cycle count 1-7
  • Status of the Four Horsemen
    • iShares Transportation Average (IYT)
    • McClellan Summation Index - market breadth
    • ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT)
    • US Dollar Index (DX & DXY)
Issue 29 Four Horsemen & Volatility Review - July 20, 2015
  • Market Review & Indicators Update
  • Four Horsemen Update
    • ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT)
    • McClellan Summation Index - market breadth
    • iShares Transportation Average (IYT)
    • US Dollar Index (DX & DXY)
  • Volatility Kings- report for DAL, BAC, INTC, NFLX
  • The Blue Collar Investor - bear out-of-the-money puts
Issue 28 Earnings & Volatility Kings- - July 13, 2015
  • Volatility Kings- update for DAL, BAC, INTC, NFLX
  • M&A Activity
    • Williams Co. Inc. (WMB) - call spread put combo
    • Workday, Inc. (WDAY) - call spread
  • China Idea SINA Corp. (SINA) - put sale
Issue 27 S&P 500 Index Review [Chart] - July 6, 2015
  • Market Review & Indicators Update
  • VIX Implied Volatility Chart
  • S&P 500 Index [Chart] - head & shoulders top
  • Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Update
    • McClellan Summation Index - market breadth
    • iShares Transportation Average (IYT)
    • US Dollar Index (DX & DXY)
    • ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT)
  • iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) - closes below USTL
Issue 26 Renewing Hedges - June 29, 2015
  • Market Review & VIX futures premium
  • Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Update
    • McClellan Summation Index - market breadth
    • iShares Transportation Average (IYT)
    • US Dollar Index (DX & DXY)
    • ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury (TBT)
  • High IV/HV Ratios - Xoma (XOMA) & Execlixis (EXEL)
  • SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) - July & August put spread ideas
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