Advisors Option 61: Exploring Volatility in the Age of Trump

Tricks of the Trade: What is the Fitness Function? How can an option-oriented advisor/asset manager use this? The Buzz OCC Cleared contract volume up 20% in October. Big names outperforming during earnings season. How to approach trading into an earnings announcement. Volatility and Market History in the Age of Trump. The Rise and Fall of Modern Portfolio Theory Office Hours: Listeners have their say Comment from Don - Guys, If I live to be 100, I will never, ever, understand utter gibberish such as this article. All the technical analysis, all the pseudo-science, charting, etc., all to reach what conclusion? In essence, that the market is due for a correction and is going to tank! Why use VIX for that? Does he want any sane, rational human being to conclude that VIX has a mind of its own and is going to explode all by itself, and THEN, a market correction will ensue?? Now, don't get me wrong: we could certainly have a massive market correction at any time. But, it is beyond asinine to imply that what will set it off will be a huge rally in the VIX. The entire investment public is made up of 99% horses' asses. And garbage like this article doesn't help. Don. Options question of the week: Bitcoin just blew past $100B in "market cap." If options were available how would you trade them? Buy Calls/Call Spreads Buy Puts/Put Spreads Sell Covered Calls Other/Hate #Crypto