August 2007 - Posts

• Interpret This

  Wednesday, August 29, 2007 8:33 AM

  A lot of traders out there still spend their time making directional calls. A lot of trading blogs write posts of the general format: “Here’s what the market did today; here’s why; here’s what I think will happen in the future Read More Posted by CondorOption 0 Comments Go to top

• Takedown #4: Option Partners

  Saturday, August 25, 2007 8:10 PM

  This is part four in our series, Newsletter and Trading Service Takedowns . This series has become wildly popular, and we really appreciate all of your feedback . This week’s candidate, unlike some of our previous targets, actually seems like something closer to a legitimate business Read More Posted by CondorOption 0 Comments Go to top

• Not Buying It

  Wednesday, August 22, 2007 10:20 AM

  All the major indices are adding ~1% this morning, but we’re not buying it. Literally, we’re not getting long anything right now. Some things to consider: This subprime mortgage / credit crunch stuff isn’t over yet, and we haven’t seen any persuasive evidence that Fed actions will be sufficient to smooth everything over Read More Posted by CondorOption 0 Comments Go to top

• Is Tech Safer?

  Tuesday, August 21, 2007 6:18 PM

  Filed Under ( Trades , Strategy , Market commentary , Iron Condor , Volatility ) by CondorTrader on 08-21-2007 Like anyone else with half a brain and an once of honesty, we wouldn’t begin to dare to predict where the market will be by this time next week Read More Posted by CondorOption 0 Comments Go to top

• August Monthly Review

  Saturday, August 18, 2007 2:05 PM

  Well, to be honest, we’re glad that’s over! We know, it’s kind of weird to post a monthly review when the month isn’t even over yet. But we’ve exited our August trades and expiration is now over, so we thought it might be worthwhile to review the individual trades we made this month and why they performed as they did Read More Posted by CondorOption 0 Comments Go to top

• Bouncing Indices: a Case Study

  Friday, August 17, 2007 9:01 AM

  First, let’s tee up the VIX, because there was a point there today when it sure as heck seemed like the apocalypse was upon us: [note: these are all 15min charts] Where I come from, a VIX with a 37 handle is nothing to joke about. On the one hand, it’s kind of paralyzing when none of your subjective models of options pricing apply, none of the market makers know what pricing models to apply either, and nobody wants to be the tragic hero sucking up all the bids Read More Posted by CondorOption 0 Comments Go to top

• When Did Market-Neutral Get Trendy?

  Friday, August 17, 2007 9:00 AM

  Paul Kedrosky posts a quick and dirty summary and tag cloud of all the recent “apology” letters that busted quant hedge funds have sent to their investors. His MS Word auto-summary really caught our attention: To that end, we’ve already seen increased client demand for our aggressive market-neutral equity fund Read More Posted by CondorOption 0 Comments Go to top

• The Secret Life of the CNBC Dow Graphic

  Thursday, August 16, 2007 9:11 PM

  “They brought me on board earlier this year even though, at the time, I wasn’t sure I would be needed,” sighed CNBC’s flashy Dow Reaches Record High Graphic. “They promised me practically constant airtime. For awhile, things were great: I was on all day, every day, in one guise or another: Dow touches record high , Dow nearing all time high , Dow Jones Industrial Average only thing that matters , etc Read More Posted by CondorOption 0 Comments Go to top

• What is an iron condor?

  Wednesday, August 15, 2007 8:28 AM

  So what exactly is an iron condor and why do we focus on that particular kind of trade? This page will answer those questions. What an iron condor is An iron condor is a type of options spread trade that involves simultaneously buying and selling multiple contracts in order to capture a particular segment of future market movement Read More Posted by CondorOption 0 Comments Go to top

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