Lotus Esprits Aren't Invincible, and Neither are You
The second exotic car I bought in my 20s was a Lotus Esprit Turbo. I'm not going to lie to you, I wanted to be James Bond. But mine was...
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Natasha H
Aug 202 min
Economic Calamity? Nonsense.
On the LaDucTrading morning show August 5th (which I hosted from crash day August 5 to 9) I talked about how worries about an economic...
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Natasha H
Aug 31 min
This is the most common blind spot I see in traders
What I often do with my students is figure out: where is the blind spot? This is the moment where you don't see or don't want to see...
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Natasha H
Jul 232 min
Trading Magic?
People reach out to me all the time. Some are frustrated with their trading. Some want to learn new skills. And some are looking for...
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Natasha H
Jul 191 min
It's Not Thanksgiving but let's Talk Turkey
So option sellers, going into the thick of earnings season it's time to decide once again... Are you trading for excitement or are you...
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Natasha H
Jul 171 min
Small Caps did What?? My thesis plays out...
I talked about this chart in my newsletter last Wednesday before that pivotal CPI number... and that is exactly what has played out: "If...
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Natasha H
Jul 164 min
Options Sellers: This May be the Most Important Post You'll Ever Read
The note below from a covered calls “expert” highlights the exact dangers of using Covered Calls and Cash-Secured Puts on the wrong...
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Natasha H
Jul 102 min
Is There a Black Hole in the Middle of VXX?
Are you long VXX and thinking it's the VIX? We need to talk. It's down about 99% over the past many years. Why? VXX is effectively...
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Natasha H
Jul 18, 20233 min
Watch for the Red Mist When Trading
In trading, beware the red mist… When I used to race formula 1600/2000 cars, I was as competitive as they come. I was too tall and too...
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Natasha H
Jul 18, 20231 min
Relish, the Forgotten Condiment...
Fun with Option Greeks.... Just like relish is the forgotten condiment.... Rho is sometimes the forgotten Option Greek. Rho measures how...
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Natasha H
May 27, 20231 min
Hans' recent article on volatility for the Globe & Mail newspaper
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/inside-the-market/article-what-happened-to-market-volatility/
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Natasha H
May 21, 20233 min
Volatility, where art thou?
2022 was the year that volatility made a comeback as transitory inflation proved to be anything but. FOMC Chairman Powell, finding...
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Natasha H
May 13, 20231 min
VIX 18 is expensive, and VIX 23 is cheap??
Again, folks keep asking me about why the VIX is so low - the fact is that it's not that low given the anemic level of day-to-day actual...
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Natasha H
May 12, 20231 min
Option Pricing - Where does it come from?
Option pricing, or insurance, is a relative value product. For instance, a $300 annual premium for $1 million of life insurance coverage...
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Natasha H
May 9, 20232 min
Selling Options? On balance not a bad strategy
When observing option pricing, we should always remember that premiums, while certainly linked to reality, are somewhat of an imperfect...
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Natasha H
May 5, 20232 min
Trade what you see, and hedge what you don't...
"Trade what you see, and hedge what you don't." Words to the wise. The regional bank fiasco is an example of an out-of-left-field unknown...
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Natasha H
May 5, 20231 min
Fear can lurk below the surface - Options and Volatility can help identify it
When Jamie Dimon was saying the bank rout was over, you know what wasn't agreeing with him? Option pricing. In the options world we are...
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Natasha H
Apr 21, 20231 min
When Ducks Quack
Of the old trading floor sayings, I always liked "when ducks quack, feed 'em". That meant, when the buyers are aggressively buying stock,...
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