Bull against bear

Financial markets, macro economics, politics and everything else concerning the global markets. The writer is a long time investment banking operative in the nordic markets. The blog is usually updated once a week with specific trading advice. On a monthly basis, the goal is to provide a strategy update. In addition to that, there will be posts of more general content, housing bubbles, investment strategies and more.

October 31, 2012

Weekly update 10/31


After a week of wound licking I am ready for a new position in the market. With SPX at 1405 and projected range of 1400-1500 in to the new year, the area around 1400, especially given elevated vix, is excellent for selling atm puts. I am prepared for perhaps one final shakeout so I take half the position now and half on an event related move higher or on a shakeout between 1390 and 1400.



The vix is at 18.6 vs a realized SPX 20-day volatility ~10, which strengthens the case of selling option premium.

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