TRADING WEEK JUL 10-14
This past holiday week got off to a predictably slow start. The day before and after the 4th of July the market barely budged. On Thursday Jay Powell uttered some mildly hawkish comments that sent the market down but there was no follow through. The intraday trading ranges were 1.45, 1.99, 3.07 and 4.34. The hi-lo for the week was 7.02. The SPY 14Jul23 439 straddle is priced at 5.32. That is 0.89 more expensive than last week's at the money straddle. Keep in mind, however, that there is one more trading day and the CPI comes out on the 12th at 8:30am ET, followed twenty-four hours later by the PPI. Earnings season kicks off this week with DAL reporting before the opening on the 13th. The following morning before the opening WFC, C and UNH release their earnings. SCHW releases their earnings before the opening on the17th so you could do something on the 14th.
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1 年What is interesting about last week is that going long the straddle was a slight winner in spite of the small hi-lo and the narrow intraday ranges. The one down day happened quickly. As soon as it stopped going down and headed up you could hedge. Likewise the short straddle would have been profitable. Not a big winner in either case.
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1 年Another inside week for the Spy. Stretched the weekly balance high amd backed off. Bulls need acceptance above it or back to balance low of 430 to start.