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Volatility: It's what's for dinner

Submitted by Stockmaster2 on Thu, 12/27/2012 - 18:39

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The VXX is up 18% in the last 5 days. Will Volatility make a big comeback in 2013?

Overall, instruments such as the VXX were a sucker's bet in 2012. Savvy investors know that you're not supposed to hold VXX for an extended period of time.

Friday Stocks Go Down the Hole

Submitted by stockmaster1 on Fri, 12/21/2012 - 06:12

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With Boehner's Plan B defeated expect terrible trading Friday.

If you haven't heard Plan B has been dropped and Dow Jones Futures are down 200 points. Expect a terrible day and a kick in the pants for your 401(k), IRA's, and personal trading portfolios. It's going to suck.

Holy Mitt Stocks Fall Hard

Submitted by Stockmaster3 on Wed, 11/07/2012 - 17:09

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What a knee jerk reaction from the markets, its bullmitt.

Stocks are falling hard today thanks to an Obama win and the fear of the Fiscal Cliff hits home hard. It's a big whatever and very sad considering this is how equities repay investors for finally selecting a President. Its beyond stupid.

The Volatility ETF hits the Reset Button

Submitted by Stockmaster3 on Tue, 10/09/2012 - 20:28

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Just like that from $8 a share to $35, the VXX looks better. Really?

A bit of nothing up my sleeve work from the from the brain-trust at Proshares. They did a sneaky reverse split on the iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN 's (VXX) on Friday.

Richard Please Save the Dow

Submitted by Stockmaster3 on Thu, 09/27/2012 - 02:55

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Stocks have been falling since last Friday, there's only one person who can help.

If only we could hire Richard Harrow (from HBO's Boardwalk Empire) to execute the idiots responsible for plunging our stocks since last week. In the past four trading sessions the Down Jones has erased 225 points. The S&P has fallen 2.23% since last Friday and its all thanks to negative EU headlines. Volatility has made a triumphant return.

Case of the Monday's: What to Trade

Submitted by Stockmaster2 on Mon, 09/24/2012 - 02:43

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Could be a week of the same ol' EU mess.

Sunday night and stocks in Asia are falling thanks to the EU uncertainty. That means a return of volatility could become the norm next week. Thus cue the ProShares UltraShort FTSE China 25 ETF (FXP) and he iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures TM ETN (VXX).

Volatility: Out for Lunch

Submitted by Stockmaster3 on Fri, 08/17/2012 - 16:48

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Volatility has taken a break, so should you. Go enjoy your favorite snake.

The VIXY, VIX is taking a break and along with it the iPath S&P 500 VIX ST Futures ETN (VXX) continues to sink to new lows daily. The question becomes will the VIX and VXX bounce back? Should we be afraid or just ignore the warning and buy up everything?

Mastery Rewind: Netflix, Volatility, Groupon, Xerox

Submitted by theStockMasters... on Sat, 08/11/2012 - 06:00

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Mastery reviews the week and find some decent stock picks worth trading.

This week Mastery found a few stocks worth your time including Xerox (XRX), The Volatility ETF 'VXX', Netflix (NFLX), Groupon (GRPN) and more. Its the weekend so enjoy your favorite beverage and let's get into some fun and exciting stocks.

Trading Alert: Volatility Hits a New Low

Submitted by Stockmaster3 on Fri, 08/03/2012 - 17:58

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Maybe we won't get kicked in the face? Let's hope so, but don't let your guard down.

Heads up Masters, the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures (VXX) hit a new 52-week low today. The VXX got down to $12.41 today, fear has calmed.

Volatility Wins Again

Submitted by Stockmaster2 on Thu, 08/02/2012 - 16:16

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The VXX is up 2.5% thanks to stocks falling off the cliff.

Always a risky bet but after the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures (VXX) hits 52-week lows it due for a bounce. Such is the case this week after the VXX got down to $12.70 last Friday. Today the VXX is at $13.61 and fear enters back into the market.