By admin on August 31, 2010
If we were going by the promise of event risk alone, we would have been led to believe that the US dollar was guaranteed volatility Tuesday. However, as we have seen time and again over the past few months, economic data and exogenous developments are only as effective in moving the market so far as [...]
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By admin on July 30, 2010
Spread traders must understand how to properly calculate accurate volatility. In order to get accurate volatility levels, you must first determine a base volatility for the two options involved in the spread. Getting a base volatility must be done because different volatilities in different months cannot and do not get weighted evenly mathematically.
Since they … [...]
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By admin on July 24, 2010
When purchasing a time spread, the investor should pay attention to not only the movement of the stock price, but also the movement of volatility. It plays a very large roll in the price of a time spread, which is an excellent way to take advantage of anticipated volatility movements in a hedged fashion.
Option … [...]
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By admin on June 30, 2010
Recent forex market moves have led to a sharp advance in forex options market volatility expectations, making short-term forecasts especially difficult and warning of large US Dollar moves ahead. Shifts in FX Options risk reversals have been especially dramatic in fast-moving pairs such as the British Pound/US Dollar and US Dollar/Swiss Franc.
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By admin on May 16, 2010
Qatar’s energy minister on Saturday blamed the uncertainty over euro zone debt problems for the volatility in the oil market and the slide in crude prices.
13 Vote(s) Read More Euro zone uncertainty reason for oil volatility
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By admin on May 10, 2010
The current volatility in the market has left us with very little discernable patterns amongst major pairs and few candidates for which to execute a range strategy. Therefore, we are targeting the one pair that has remained within the bounds of its longer-term pattern in the NZD/USD. Unfortunately, today’s pull back has left the pair [...]
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