If the VIX were a stock
Email from subscriber DM: "Gary – do you mind charting out vix as if it was a stock in a future post or weekly?" Why no sir, not at all…
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August 15, 2022
Part 1, on plan…
As the stock market takes the expected rally... Part 1, per Friday's article, was for terror stricken, over-bearish investors to spring a sentiment relief bounce; likely a strong one. The…
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January 31, 2022
Volatility at risk
VIX spike is getting excessive Regardless whether this is the start of a bear market (and the changing moving average trends on the VIX indicate it could well be), the…
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January 24, 2022
Buy buy volatility?
VIX is filling a gap On Monday I sold the volatility spike. Hedge though it was I did not want to ride the spike in angst back down again: Bye…
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July 21, 2021
Bye Bye Volatility
Volatility expressed, VIXY sold I am not a great bear and I am not necessarily bearish the market. What is going on now is the logical extension of what we…
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July 19, 2021
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NFTRH+; This indicator has hit the next target [w/ edit]
After VIX broke down to fill the 2020 fear gap we noted two new support areas, and the first of those at 15 (actually 15.38) has been hit today. From…
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April 16, 2021
VIX & SPX: Strange In-day Bedfellows
And chances are one of the bedfellows is going roll out of bed. Last week we noted the coming gap fill in the VIX to close out the terror of…
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April 5, 2021
Ugh… Check Out the VIX
VIX is breaking down Well, it looks like the Cramer indicator nailed it back on March 5th. The indicator jumped up and down on TeeVee advising the public herds about…
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April 1, 2021
VIX’s Latest Tower of Agony
VIX just completed its 4th agonizing (if you are actively bearish) spike and drop since the March, 2020 crash These squalls of angst that erupt out of nowhere serve to…
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February 5, 2021
A Look at Sentiment Risk
The stock market's sentiment profile is not at all good In NFTRH we use these charts along with Sentimentrader (primarily, e.g. graphic above) and Yardeni to routinely track the sentiment…
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January 13, 2021
The Kind of Thing That Sustains the Bull
It's counter-intuitive and can be difficult to abide by when the bullets are flying on any given day, but if you'll recall back in 2019 the little micro sentiment adjustments…
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December 21, 2020
NFTRH+; Updating Some Key Markets
First, the VIX, which has gotten clobbered on whatever is making the markets feel good today. I added some VIXY back yesterday as a vol. hedge, but obviously did so…
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November 4, 2020
NFTRH; Market View One Trading Day Later
Friday felt strange, as I tried to point out in NFTRH 623. Normally, a news-driven market holds an efficacy of a day or so. I hate to give in to…
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October 5, 2020
Market Volatility
I went from sad (taking my profits too soon) to glad that I took profits in volatility vehicle VIXY as the VIX reversed and went negative today. It remains to…
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September 4, 2020