Using Put/Call Open-Interest to Predict the Rest of the Week

Options expire this week, so let’s check out the open-interest on SPY, QQQ and IWM to see if they hint at movement the rest of the week. Here’s the theory: the market conspires to cause the most pain, to cause the most number of people to lose the most amount of money. If the market […]

Ramifications of the Swiss Franc Move

The Swiss National Bank, which had previously worked tirelessly to suppress the value of its currency, the Swiss franc, decided to end the effort. The franc immediately soared 30% vs. the euro, and the Swiss stock market crashed 10%. This has many ramifications – I’m sure I’ll miss several – so let’s go through them […]

Using Put/Call Open-Interest to Predict the Rest of the Week

Options expire this Friday, so let’s take a look at the open-interest on SPY, QQQ and IWM to see if they hint at movement the rest of the week. Here’s the theory: the market conspires to cause the most pain, to cause the most number of people to lose the most amount of money. If […]

Using Put/Call Open-Interest to Predict the Rest of the Week

Options expire this Friday, so let’s take a look at the open-interest on SPY, DIA, QQQ and IWM to see if they hint at movement the rest of the week. Here’s the theory: the market conspires to cause the most pain, to cause the most number of people to lose the most amount of money. […]

Using Put/Call Open Interest to Predict the Rest of the Week

Options expire this Friday, so let’s take a look at the open-interest on SPY, DIA, QQQ and IWM to see if they hint at movement the rest of the week. Here’s the theory: the market conspires to cause the most pain, to cause the most number of people to lose the most amount of money. […]