One of the first things you learn in a college-level finance class is that a “rational” investor should get rewarded for taking on more risk. After all, why would an investor accept higher risk if they aren’t going to get compensated for it? This assumption comes from the original academic pricing model for securities –… [Read More]
Volatility
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 23): VIX Futures as a Market Timing Indicator
************************ If you would like to read Chapter One of my new book Buy The Fear, Sell The Greed – 7 Behavioral Quant Strategies for Traders, please click here. ************************ I thought you’d enjoy reading this working paper on applying the VIX term structure to timing the S&P. Their concept of buying SPY puts and… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 19): 10 Smart Ways To Improve Your Trading; Part 8 – Trade VXX
If you would like to read Chapter One of my new book Buy The Fear, Sell The Greed – 7 Behavioral Quant Strategies for Traders please click here. In this issue of the Connors Research Traders Journal we’re going to cover Part 8 of our 10 Part Series on 10 Smart Ways To Improve Your Trading – Trade… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 17): Trading Fear and Greed – Your One Hour Webinar Recording Plus 44 Slides of Trading Knowledge
In this issue of the Connors Research Traders Journal I’m sharing with you a one-hour webinar I conducted last Friday where I taught the key principles on how to best take advantage of fear and greed in the market. You can gain access to it immediately by clicking here. Before we do, I’d like to let you know… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 13): 10 Smart Ways To Improve Your Trading; Part 3 – Lower Your Risk
******* I’d like to let you know that I just completed a new book which will be released onWednesday, June 20. The title is Buy The Fear, Sell The Greed – 7 Behavioral Quant Strategies for Traders. My new book quantifies fear and greed in money managers, investors and traders. We’ve developed a number of… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 10): 10 Smart Ways To Improve Your Trading
Over the next three weeks I’m going to put a trading plan base into place in a series entitled 10 Smart Ways To Improve Your Trading. The series will essentially be a formula which all-combined will give you the base from which to scale on. Most traders believe that simply having buy and sell rules… [Read More]
Market Cycle Updates
In the previous commentary, “Current Market Symmetry”, I pointed out the 10/11/17 Pi date as it was 3141 days [3.14] from the 10/6/09 670 bear market low and also the 8.6 Cycle symmetry date at 11/24-25/2017. The SPX was also extremely O/B at the highest monthly RSI 5 in our time and minus any RSI… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 6): New Volatility Index From The CBOE
Good news. The CBOE just launched a new 1-year Volatility Index VIX1Y. This is significant and I’ll explain why in a minute. First, to make sure you know what the CBOE now offers and what it means, I’ll walk you through their five major Volatility Indexes. 1. VXST – 9-day Implied Volatility. Within VXST are two lesser… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 4): Five Great Sites For VXX and Volatility Traders
Today I’d like to share with you five sites which I feel can have a positive impact on your trading if you trade VXX or any type of equity volatility. These sites are the ones I either subscribe to or regularly visit. Please note, if a site is not mentioned here it doesn’t mean I… [Read More]
Yes, I’d Like to Attend the Free Webinar on Volatility Trading with Larry Connors on March 30, 2018
In response to the potential change in the market environment, I will be be holding a free trading strategy and research webinar on Friday, March 30 at 11 am ET. The webinar will run approximately one hour and we will be covering the following topics for you to learn from: 1. VIX and Volatility… [Read More]
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