Don Kaufman in Business Insider on How to Mitigate Risk in Times of Volatility
Don Kaufman, Co-Founder of TheoTrade A 21-year veteran trader breaks down an options trade designed to help investors 'sustain risks long enough to see the light of profitability' — and explains why bitcoin could continue to move in tandem with tech stocks... Don Kaufman breaks down an options trade to sustain risks as volatility is expected…
Markets Approach Corrective Territory
Join Don as he explains why many of the indices are facing full blown corrective territory. See how the recent bond selloff has caused, "The Monsters of Tech" to be off some 2.6% in today's trading session. What else does all of the sell side activity mean for this marketplace? Tune in to tonight's video…
Has the Volatility Roller Coaster Only Just Begun?
Market Price Action and Volatility-- --Big Moves, tight range (ATR is flyin') --High Probability Range will be broken in forthcoming days --Low VIX indicates range complacency --earnings will take a back seat until BIG Tech Levels of critical concern-- --Fear and Loathing under /ES 4500 --Hold /NQ 15600 or drop 1k points! --the ARKK effect…
Low SKEW, Low Option Volume Slop Fest of a Market!
Tune in to tonight’s video as Don explains why today’s trading session was such a slop fest. Even with some recent rallies, price action today proves where market conviction truly lies….
Don Kaufman on CoinDesk TV: How to navigate volatility in the crypto markets
Don’s analysis: We haven’t seen this kind of risk and volatility in quite some time. Embrace it, because it’s here. It’s actually a beneficial time for shorter-term traders who employ volatility arbitrage strategies. Transcript below: And joining us now to discuss the crypto markets is Don Kaufman, co-founder of trading education firm, Theo Trade. All…
FED Induced Asset Implosion Underway?
Bond/Tech Dynamic--FED, rates, balance sheet--economic reports and Fed Speak Critical Market Levels ---/ES 4500 and below is shear market carnage--NASDAQ oversold 30 day, 1 hour--Lack of volatility movement on selling--Mega market caps to watch--Correlation non-existent Bitcoin Sell-off--Implications and Correlations Enter Earnings Season!--JPM, C, WFC SPX Expected Move----last week -- 62.48 (expected move)--next week -- 75.98
Fear the FED?
The FED reared its unfriendly head this afternoon as signs of a selloff began to show going into the close. Volatility appeared to be somewhat flat overall though, so, was it fear driving this market move? Tune into to Don's video tonight and find out…
2022 a Premium Sellers Paradise?
SKEWtacular----SKEW 200 day moving avg 147.00!--back month skew higher--lower vol has brought higher skew--VIX takes a back seat Premium Selling Dynamics----realized vol vs Imp Vol--Lower Vol = Xmas Tree Spreads with VIX hedges--Higher Vol pure premium selling SPX Expected Move ----last week -- 72.40 (expected move)--next week-- 62.48
Expected Move, Skew, and You!
It looks like we've been riding the upper edge of the expected move all week. So, what does that mean? Join Don in tonight's video as he explains how he defines what the expected move is from week to week and how you can apply it to your trades…
Performance Chasing into Year End?
It's the end of year rotation game as fund managers dump poor performers and buy the outperforming stocks. This happens at the end of the year every year because no fund manager wants to have the poor performers on their books. Here's where we are on volatility and the expected move during this shortened Holiday…