$VXX and $VIX Historical Spread and Correlation

March 26, 2015 9:08 pm / Published in Hedge, Hedge Funds, VIX, VXX
This chart saved me a lot of money. Here is an example of when not to trade VXX if you want to go long VIX. The correlation has greatly decreased as well as the spread.

$VIX and $Gold traded higher

March 26, 2015 8:40 pm / Published in Middle East, SPX, SPY, VXX
Tension after Saudi Arabia and its allies carried out air strikes in Yemen weighed on global stocks and pushed oil and gold higher. A weak seven-year auction sent Treasuries lower. The dollar recovered earlier losses against the euro. The $VIX still inside of the white box, thus risk parameters are maintain.        

$VIX increasing and $SPX at trendline

March 26, 2015 9:21 am / Published in * Trade Alert, Hedge, Market Internals, Middle East, Nasdaq and NYSE, SPX, SPY, VIX, VXX
We are trading just at the trendline (green) if the selling pressure does not stop there is a chance to trade to 2000 or bellow to 1990 in the SPX The situation in the Middle East is not helping the markets: “Centuries old conflict between two branches of Islam, Suni and Shia, just escalated.  Overnight Saudis

Volatility is Back $VXX

February 2, 2015 8:28 pm / Published in Market Update, VXX
Volatility is Back:   Hopes for a deal regarding Greek debt and a bounce in oil prices pushed stocks higher and Treasuries traded nearly flat. Signs of SNB’s intervention to weaken its currency pushed the dollar higher against the Swiss franc. Gold pared losses on weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data.

#SPX and #VIX

September 24, 2014 11:22 am / Published in Market Update, VIX, VXX
The SPX took yesterday’s low but the bears did not appear neither the bulls.   The bears might be someone disconcerted seeing the VIX retracement to the lows of the day.  It will be possible to trade back to 13 if we major stocks ticking up.      

#DJI #VIX and #SPX

September 23, 2014 10:00 pm / Published in * Trade Alert, DJI, Market Update, SPY, VIX, VXX
The DJI is back inside of the boxes like we said yesterday The VIX moved higher to almost 15, today larger orders crossed and most trades were buying protection The SPX went almost 1980 just like we said yesterday in the video.  There is still a like hood that we move below support this week.