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Mario Randholm Blog. Mario is the founder of Randholm & Co. S.A.C., an investment management company dedicated to producing superior returns for its clients and employees by adhering to mathematical and statistical methods.
XIV IMPLODED
February 10, 2018 9:19 pm
XIV was one of the holdings of Equity Bots. The system it is under review and I closed the positions. You are read more at: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/07/credit-suisse-defends-controversial-xiv-etn-amid-market-turmoil.html https://www.reuters.com/article/us-inverse-etfs/inverse-vix-etfs-halted-from-trading-after-heavy-losses-idUSKBN1FQ1RE?il=0 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets-regime-analysis/trillion-dollar-risk-lurks-if-market-volatility-doesnt-abate-idUSKBN1FS2M9 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-09/trading-vix-a-hell-of-a-drug-as-svxy-keeps-getting-money
- Published in * Randbots.com, VXX, XIV
Market Volatility and Strategies
February 10, 2018 9:02 pm
VIX is consolidating above 25. This is normally a signal for at least 3 sigma event. The SP500 is trading similar to periods with higher volatility. I am removing the strategy VIX Options from RandBots.
- Published in * Randbots.com, TVIX, VIX, VXX, XIV
Macro Analysis 2017 – R Option Model
December 16, 2017 2:10 pm
Here you have the link to a video detailing data used by R Option model. There are open ended questions that I would enjoy to develop and discuss if you have a critical opinion. Use the channel to post questions. It would be easier to track than emails. The video develops some of my current
#VIX is up 7.77%
November 7, 2017 3:25 pm
VIX is up almost 8% Short exposure on cycles of 4 hours look attractive now. RUT is starting to give sell signal in 12 hours cycles. Currently ES, NQ and YM are negative but sellers are not pushing, the close today will be important for bears. VIX is too low for R Option Model, and
- Published in Market Update, VXX, XIV
Strong Equity Markets Internationally
October 4, 2017 3:04 pm
There are 462 above the 14 SMA, from the list of 714 equities I track from around the world. The question is: how much time can the bears stay out of this market? The other side of the coin is that VIX is affecting risk appreciation and traditional option valuation. With the SPY trading at
- Published in Market Update, SP500, SPX, VXX, XIV
#VIX FUTURES
September 19, 2017 2:01 pm
Yesterday in an unusual move, VIX FUTURES vs VIX INDEX specially 1 and 2 months away. The history tells us that what happened to VIX futures is often a predictor of two alternate scenarios. A) 350 points up B) or 350 point down in the SPX within 120 days I am still do not have
- Published in VXX