Tweet By Chris Ebert Here it is! The all-new Stocks and Options at a Glance. With just one look, it is now possible to see exactly which option strategies are currently profitable and which are not. Those who use option performance as a technical indicator can now see where the stock market is now (as [...]

Tweet By Chris Ebert Option Index Summary All markets become irrational from time to time, including the stock market. An irrational market can be extremely frustrating for traders. It’s frustrating because an irrational market is driven primarily by emotions. Take the current market for example: While there are many factors that led to the recent [...]

Tweet By Chris Ebert Option Index Summary The Long Straddle Strangle Index (LSSI) is a strong indicator of the collective amount of surprise among traders of the stocks that make up the S&P 500. In general, it fluctuates between: “Who would have expected that the market would have moved this much?” and “Can you believe [...]

Tweet By Chris Ebert Zentrader readers have overwhelmingly expressed a need for an expanded view of the option indices. Today, the view has been expanded to include values going back to January 1, 2004. The option indices are unique to this site and are published here weekly, normally as a two-year snapshot. Options are very [...]