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Using The VIX As a Fear Gauge In Binary Options Trading

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The VIX volatility index is a gauge of the fear and greed that market participants are experiencing and can be used as a tool to help guide binary options traders as it relates to the S&P 500 index.  The VIX is a measure of the implied volatility of the at the money calls and puts of the S&P 500 index, and reflect the level of premium that needs to be paid to purchase at the money options.

Implied volatility is an estimate of the distance the S&P 500 index will move over a certain period on an annualized basis.  For example, a VIX reading of 13.98% means that market participants believe that over the next 30 day period, the S&P 500 index will move 13.98% when annualized, or 1.17% over the next 30 days. Continue reading "Using The VIX As a Fear Gauge In Binary Options Trading" →

China, U.S. & Inflation

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In light of today's positive economic data out of China, I thought I would reproduce a segment from NFTRH 255 (9.8.13) that speculated upon the possibility of a new up cycle in inflation expectations based in large part on China and its credit growth cycle (on which central planners have announced a planned clampdown). 

China industrial, retail data beat forecasts

The Greenspan Fed provides a handy reference as to how long it can take for a withdrawal of policy to manifest in a new economic deceleration. Continue reading "China, U.S. & Inflation" →

Gold Chart of The Week

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Each Week Longleaftrading.com will be providing us a chart of the week as analyzed by a member of their team. We hope that you enjoy and learn from this new feature.

Weekly Gold Report September 9th through September 13th

While the week ahead is light on economic data in the United States, the most important news that will affect global markets will still come out of the United States. Traders around the globe will look to trade any news from the White House on whether or not the US will go through with a strike on Syria.

After watching President Obama stumble through the G20 Summit last week, it will be interesting to see if the staff that writes the Presidents speeches can be convincing enough this week as Obama will look for support in the US. So far it appears that his only true International support is out of France where Socialist, Hollande stands firmly behind anything Obama says. Within the US borders, it also seems the Presidents support is drying up day after day. Continue reading "Gold Chart of The Week" →

Syria and Second Passports

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By Nick Giambruno, Editor, International Man

All of us by now have seen the latest sales pitch from the Obama administration for yet another so-called "humanitarian intervention" in the Middle East. It is not hard to see that the case for war is a bunch of rubbish and will likely end in disaster for both Syria and the US.

I am not diminishing the tragedy that is going on in Syria. The events there touch me on a personal level. I have good friends who live in Damascus and have been there myself several times when the situation wasn't so hot.

As some of you may know, I used to live in neighboring Beirut while I was cutting my teeth in finance at a regional investment bank. Due to its rich history and importance today, I have long been interested in the Middle East and sought ways to combine it with my professional background in finance. Continue reading "Syria and Second Passports" →