22 Oct 2015

IWM Weekly Naked Call For Income Generation At Best, Go Short Near Resistance At Worst

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Since the August 24th low in U.S. stocks and the subsequent rally, some signs of risk-on are visible, but small-caps are substantially lagging large-caps. In Chart 1, a product of XLV (healthcare), XLU (utilities) and XLP (consumer staples) is divided … Continued

26 Mar 2015

Short interest dynamics between NYSE and Nasdaq, and in SMH and IBB

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NYSE short interest rises to match mid-Oct highs, diverges from Nasdaq Within Nasdaq, shorts aggressive in pure tech, but less so in biotech Relatively low short interest on IBB probably does not help longs It is getting a little difficult … Continued