With all that’s going on I often forget that not all of my loyal Zero subs have been around for years. But recently a few noobs have signed up and thus it’s important to share the occasional titbit:

Here’s a great example of a bearish divergence which occurred about an hour into the open. Now, I concede that it didn’t produce a big move but it’s the kind of stuff we look out for. In simple terms: if the signal is congruent with price direction then the market appears to be truthful – if you see divergences like these then pay attention as short term tops and bottoms often happen shortly after. Of course in such a compressed VWAP [...]

And now for something completely different – but I have a hunch you’re going to like it. If you’re a Zero sub then you are probably familiar with the Mole indicator which is located right above the Zero Lite on the 5-min panel. The basic tutorial refers to it as a different way of visualizing the Zero – as a matter of fact it represents an early version of the Zero indicator. As it shows a bit more context the Mole indicator often offers valuable clues as to impending swings in momentum or a shift in participation. For example: Be on alert when you see the Mole’s bubble expand or contract – the former indicating strengthening and the latter a weakening of the [...]

So I (volar) do not have much to say for a market outlook- though the VIX 8 day stat worked out well (with hindsight and inductive reasoning bias).

Banking coin is never easy- but avoiding stupid decisions really makes the difference. Convict keeps it simple- and frankly that is why he is solvent.  Solvent traders have a better probability to make coin than the insolvent ones (law of large numbers- just saying). This post is not simple- and will be difficult for a non-options skooled persons, but it should at least give one reason to not stick one’s private parts in a blender (e.g. trading options without the proper tools/knowledge).

I figured this would be one of [...]