Comments on: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Volatility http://www.tradersnarrative.com/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-volatility-1253.html Freshly squeezed market commentary & analysis Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:41:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Relative Volatility VIX CBOE Index http://www.tradersnarrative.com/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-volatility-1253.html#comment-13516 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:48:23 +0000 http://www.tradersnarrative.com/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-volatility-1253.html#comment-13516 [...] To really understand where volatility stands we have to iron out the current zietgeist it finds itself in. To do that we can simply look at it relative to its 50 day moving average. Any moving average would work. I just like 50 as a nice round number - not too large, not too small. I’ve already shown you a three year chart of this. [...] […] To really understand where volatility stands we have to iron out the current zietgeist it finds itself in. To do that we can simply look at it relative to its 50 day moving average. Any moving average would work. I just like 50 as a nice round number - not too large, not too small. I’ve already shown you a three year chart of this. […]

]]> by: Babak http://www.tradersnarrative.com/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-volatility-1253.html#comment-13043 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:47:23 +0000 http://www.tradersnarrative.com/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-volatility-1253.html#comment-13043 ah, yes, the thing is back then the VIX had already come down from its then recent high, while now it is stil up there. I didn't write it very clear did I? ah, yes, the thing is back then the VIX had already come down from its then recent high, while now it is stil up there. I didn’t write it very clear did I?

]]> by: Johan http://www.tradersnarrative.com/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-volatility-1253.html#comment-13033 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:43:30 +0000 http://www.tradersnarrative.com/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-volatility-1253.html#comment-13033 the only other time [as today] when the commercials and small speculators were this long/short in the VIX market was in July 2006. Which worked out just fine as the market continued to recover and roar higher [which is when we want to be long]. Where did I read wrong or missunderstand? Thanks! the only other time [as today] when the commercials and small speculators were this long/short in the VIX market was in July 2006. Which worked out just fine as the market continued to recover and roar higher [which is when we want to be long].

Where did I read wrong or missunderstand?

Thanks!

]]> by: Babak http://www.tradersnarrative.com/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-volatility-1253.html#comment-13032 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:34:37 +0000 http://www.tradersnarrative.com/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-volatility-1253.html#comment-13032 Johan, we're seeing the opposite. The commercials are net long, not net short. Johan, we’re seeing the opposite. The commercials are net long, not net short.

]]> by: Johan http://www.tradersnarrative.com/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-volatility-1253.html#comment-12984 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:14:35 +0000 http://www.tradersnarrative.com/a-funny-thing-happened-on-the-way-to-volatility-1253.html#comment-12984 I don't really get it. If the only point we have before with that kind of divergence between smart and stupid money and that was an incredible good buying opportunity, shouldn't that indicate the same thing today? Regards, Johan I don’t really get it. If the only point we have before with that kind of divergence between smart and stupid money and that was an incredible good buying opportunity, shouldn’t that indicate the same thing today?

Regards,
Johan

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