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Apple Won't Let Investors Back In
Shares have rallied 15% since the April 19 low. Jared Woodard of Condor Options recommends a strategy that looks for a flat-to-higher stock price and lower implied volatility.
08:47AM 05/01/13
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Strategies for the S&P and VIX
Jared Woodard of Condor Options takes a look at how SPX traded from early March to last Friday and which strategies worked, giving us a good sense for the character of this market.
08:21AM 04/23/13
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Delta is one of the risk variables that we use to describe a position. Jared Woodard explains what it means and puts it into real life context.
03:51PM 04/10/13
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VIX: Has Vol-of-Vol Stopped Working?
Jared Woodard of Condor Options believes short vol-of-vol strategies will return to form this year.
10:26AM 04/08/13
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Profiting From Cyprus Volatility
With markets down today on news from Cyprus, Jared Woodard of Condor Options says it looks like a perfect opportunity for all of the would-be dip-buyers who have been waiting for a market entry.
09:44AM 03/18/13
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How the Zaky Apple Investors Could Have Saved Themselves
An intuitive, simple approach to risk management will allow you weather any kind of market.
09:48AM 03/12/13
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There is no one right answer about how to trade expiration. Jared Woodard of Condor Options explains why it's a simple question of risk management.
10:21AM 03/11/13
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Movement in the Term Structure
This isn't the kind of market where Jared Woodard of Condor Options thinks it makes sense to start building substantial new short positions, but we're also not interested in buying any dips or selling volatility here.
09:30AM 02/26/13
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3 Reasons to be Optimistic (Incl video)
Jared Woodard of Condor Options points out that as long as the tails of the return distribution remain small, more investors should return to the market.
12:58PM 02/20/13
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Stock and FX Correlations Confirm the Rally
Jared Woodard of Condor Options points out realized stock correlation has plummeted, and option-implied correlation S&P 500 correlation estimates are lower, too. This indicates that 2013 is promising for some good stock picks.
09:06AM 01/29/13