VXX

EEM continues to run, encouraged by positive developments in the Slovakia situation. Hey! Who knew this was even a problem?  Today we turn the Lazy Man Rotator on its head and use VXX as the focus (shadow) chart, which also means the lower technical panel…the Prognosticator…becomes a useful...

The claim is that the Euro plan will work and thus the markets are rising. At least, the Euro rose a significant value today, so some investors saw the Euro plan in a positive light.

Calculated Risk points out that employment increased (ADP report: 91,000), yet ADP hasn't been useful. Even though we saw some market enthusiasm (possibly related to employment), I agree with Bill that the numbers don't look good enough to justify any rally (if that's why we saw one). Also, the...

There are numerous articles on the profitability in shorting the Ipath S&P 500 VIX Short-term Future Exchange traded note, A.K.A VXX.   Some investors who thought this was a fool-proof strategy will be scratching their heads about the stellar two month performance of VXX...

If you're a Benzinga reader, you may need to click on The Echo Boom Bomb to view images. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BUY THIS SECURITY AS I HAVE EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE TRADING VXX By the way, my reasoning for not buying and holding the VXX is shown in this graph (if the graph does not pull up, go...

Is this getting old? Nah. I sold here (after buying the VXX yesterday at 46.41): But, as you can see, I'm still far from perfect. The VXX ended up at 50.71. In other words, I received only a 8.62% gain from yesterday instead of the superior 9.27%. Now, readers can mock me if the VXX rises again...

The downward cross of the 50 SMA over the 200 SMA, euphemistically known as the Death Cross for its ominous bearish implications, has popped up recently in many technical sites as a foregone conclusion. In this light it's worth a quick look at the VXX (VIX ETN proxy) on 130 minute bars for a...