A couple of large covered call trades in Financial Sector Select SPDR ETF (XLF) imply smart money is taking a moderately
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Author: Jay Soloff
Jay Soloff is an options analyst with Investors Alley. Jay was previously the Chief Options Strategist at Hyperion Financial Group where he was the editor for over six years of several successful options newsletters. Prior to joining the online investment world, Jay was a floor trader and market maker on the CBOE, the world's largest options exchange. His experience includes trading a multi-million dollar options portfolio in equities options as well as serving as a consultant to Wall Street options trading groups. Jay also spent time as a senior analyst at a hedge fund of funds, where he analyzed professional options funds as well as traded option strategies for hedging purposes. All told, Jay has 20 years of options trading experience. He received his undergrad degree in Economics at the University of Illinois - Champaign, and his MBA and Master of Science in Information Management from Arizona State University.
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Coffee is one of those consumable goods that you simply don’t want to mess with. The country may fall into
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Are Tech Stocks Going To New Highs By Year-End?
The funny thing about stocks this year is that it feels like we’re having a rough year. The last few
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Generating Income And Protecting Yourself During A Market Selloff
Investors have finally cracked under the pressure of the trade war with China. Stocks, which were at all-time highs just
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Trade of the Week: Buying Protection Against A Major Market Selloff
An institution or fund purchased a massive number of put spreads in SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY). The put spreads were almost
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Is This Often-Overlooked Gold Sector About To Take Off?
Do you remember what happened to the price of gold in 2011? It was a banner year for commodities as
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Buying a Covered Call On Chipmaker Up 75% YTD
There are primarily two companies known for producing the majority of computer graphics cards (GPUs). Most investors are familiar with NVIDIA
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What’s In Store For Market Volatility? And How Do We Trade It?
Kids may be getting out of school, but it doesn’t seem like most traders are ready to go on vacation.
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Make This Covered Call Trade on Copper for a Quick 21%
The trade war with China is having far-reaching effects on the market. The impact is being felt across most industries
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SPIKES Versus VIX: How to Take Advantage of the Differences
Up until last February, the Cboe’s VIX (S&P 500 Volatility Index) was the only market volatility index which could be
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