With volatility as measured by the VIX once again approaching 5 year lows, the market has reached a point where it’s going to need to pause … likely very soon. Go to the Analytics section on the TradingMarkets site and go to our Screener. Then sort all stocks by their 2-period RSI from highest to… [Read More]
Volatility
VXX Set to Split After Market Close
VIX Short-Term Futures ETN Ipath (VXX), which has dropped over 60% so far this year, is scheduled for a 1-for-4 reverse split after Thursday’s (Nov 7, 2013) close. The ETF is currently trading at $12.22 ▼-$0.05(-0.41%) as of Nov 07, 2013 09:46:04 ET. You can evaluate this ETF with TradingMarkets Analytics here. [via]
Read an Excerpt from Bollinger Bands® Trading Strategies That Work
Bollinger Bands are a technical analysis tool and volatility indicator developed by John Bollinger in the 1980s that measures deviations in price relative to previous trades. There are bands that are positioned above and below a moving average. When volatility increases, the bands widen and when the volatility decreases, the bands become narrower. Read the… [Read More]
Today’s 20 Highest Volatility Stocks
These are the 20 stocks that have the highest 10-day historical volatility for Monday’s trading. Read the entire list here.
The Price of VXX is Meaningless
At first blush, this may seem like an odd statement. Of course VXX has a price, and of course when we’re trading we care what that price is and in which direction it moves. As an absolute value, however, we can’t draw any conclusions from the price of VXX. If I tell you that VXX… [Read More]
Our Latest Guidebook! The VXX Trend Following Strategy
The latest addition to the Connors Research Trading Strategy Series has just been released: The VXX Trend Following Strategy. Learn about why you should be trading VXX and how this unique guidebook can help you become a better trader.
Introduction to Volatility Trading
Excerpted from The VXX Trend Following Strategy: For many years, professional traders have built strategies around the concepts of buying and selling volatility in the market. Historically, this meant buying options when implied volatility was perceived to be “low” (and therefore option prices were relatively low as well) and selling options when implied volatility and… [Read More]
Are You Currently Trading Volatility?
Were holding the upcoming Volatility Trading Strategies Summit following the sold-out sessions we hosted earlier this year. Learn about why you need to be trading volatility in a special live webinar with Larry Connors.
A Low Volatility Strategy for Trading High Volatility
Explore this exciting and easily implemented strategy for trading volatility that has accurately predicted the price of VXX 97.3% of the time since it began trading.
How to Trade with VXX
Explore the recent behavior of the most popularly traded volatility vehicle on the market and learn why you should be trading VXX.