Oct
30
Protected: Stock Graduate Call 10-30-14: Implied Volatility
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Oct
30
Stock Graduate Call 10-30-14: Implied Volatility
The technical definition of implied volatility is “the market’s estimate of future volatility derived from the option’s price.” In simpler words, it means that option prices are getting more expensive as implied volatility rises and option prices are becoming cheaper as implied volatility drops. Implied volatility is calculated based on a weighted average of call and put prices of various strikes and different expirations. As the market anticipates greater future volatility of the stock price, due to some foreseen news event, option prices will start to rise. The market interprets […]
Oct
28
Forex Graduate Call 10-28-14: More Chart Analysis
The strengthening of the US Dollar (USD) has really flattened out and now seems to be stuck in a range. After hitting its high point at the first of the month, the USD has not come close to that high. We are not at a point where we could say the USD is weakening enough to look at a reversal in trend. There are many considerations when looking at a change in trend. A simple method we have mentioned before is a crossover in the moving averages. Some pairs have […]
Oct
28
Protected: Forex Graduate Call 10-28-14: More Chart Analysis
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