$VIX inched higher to 29.2 and I expect it to hang around the 30 handle going into the election, no exits today, I put on 3 new pairs trades and plan on taking them off next week and most likely flattening my entire portfolio into cash going into election week. Jared
Hey guys, we had a nice uptick in volatility today with the VIX climbing to 29.2, with that I put on 3 new pairs trades. Long $TJX / Short $LOW - Long $AVB / Short $IYR - Long $BOX / Short $DBX. I still have 3 other open pairs trades. Barring any unexpected event I think volatility could stay tame up until the election in 2 weeks then we could see some massive...
Hey guys, final update for the week, I exited the pair $CGC vs $CRON and entered a new pairs trade long $CHRW vs short $EXPD, this pair has a profitable history and looks good technically right now. I ended the week up and expect market volatility to increase over the coming weeks into the election, I've left a lot of powder dry ready to take advantage of the...
Hey guys, today I exited my shorts in $MSFT $FXI and $F and am now sticking just to pairs, I think market conditions will be good for staying market neutral especially coming into the election where we could see strong one way moves in the market making it very difficult for directional trades. On the other hand these highly volatile market spikes can present...
Hey guys, Just a quick update on how my current trades are doing plus I put on a new pairs trade today; Long $KR / Short $K - Both are large cap food companies with a strong history of profitable pair trades using the Buy Sell Bands as I show in the backtest results. Check in tomorrow for an update on how my trades are tracking. Cheers, Jared.
Hey traders, today I share a pairs trade I put on, going long $PEP and short $MNST in equal amounts betting on a reversion to the mean in the next couple of days and with a tight stop loss to limit the downside. These are two similar stocks which make for a great pair and you can see on the Range Strength indicator the pair is currently trading in a strong range...