Tag: iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN

Trading VXX Can Be Very Profitable

| March 11, 2015 | 0 Comments
Trading VXX Can Be Very Profitable

Trading VXX Can Be Very Profitable There are good reasons why trading iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) is extremely popular. With an average volume of nearly 50 million shares a day, both retail and institutional traders must be active in this ETN. As a quick refresher, VXX is a way to get […]

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Should You Be Trading VXX?

| February 2, 2015 | 0 Comments
Should You Be Trading VXX?

Should You Be Trading VXX? One of the primary themes I like to discuss on this site is volatility. After all, you shouldn’t be trading options if you don’t at least have a basic understanding of why volatility is important to the financial markets. So why is volatility important? In a nutshell, volatility is significant […]

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What’s This Big VXX Trade Telling Us?

| January 21, 2015 | 0 Comments
What’s This Big VXX Trade Telling Us?

What’s This Big VXX Trade Telling Us? If you’re a regular reader of this site, you know I like to talk about VXX. VXX, or the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN, is one of the most popular exchange-traded products out there. As I’ve mentioned before, the average volume for VXX over the last […]

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VXX Stock – Everything You Need To Know (Part 1)

| September 8, 2014 | 0 Comments
VXX Stock – Everything You Need To Know (Part 1)

With the explosion in popularity of volatility products, both for options traders and investors in general, it’s a good idea to have a solid understanding of what’s out there.  As you may realize, the single most important volatility benchmark is the VIX (CBOE’s S&P 500 volatility index).  However, the VIX itself isn’t tradable. That’s where […]

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