A quick note to let you know that SPY and IWM August put volume jumped Monday. As shown in the edited options scan below, Friday’s (7/26) call/put volume was fairly even with calls having a slight lead. Then suddenly, Monday’s (7/29) put volume increases dramatically relative to the call volume. For SPY, the put/call ratio of near strike option volume was nearly 2 to 1 and IWM was over 2 to 1. (more…)
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Here Comes the Hand Off
It is as notable as a 2nd term president handing off the big problems to the next guy, as George Bush did with Barack Obama in 2008; the changing of the guard at the Fed, that is. (more…)
Two Buddy Hackett Jokes
Some favorites from the 80s; enjoy: (more…)
Weekly Charts – Seasonality
A few years ago I attended a seminar where Jake Bernstein spoke about seasonality. This really appealed to me because of the statistical-based nature of seasonality. You had your odds and could bet accordingly. From there I bought a few of Jake’s books and did a little more reading on the subject. I subscribed to his newsletter for a while and probed the internet for more information. I found that there are a lot of websites that provide great information on seasonality. What I discovered is that seasonality works! Except when it doesn’t. (more…)
