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Remember The '50 Cent' Options Trader? Well Someone Is Making Even Bigger Bets On Volatility Spikes
Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 1:38pm | 356Read More...A trader or institution has been hoarding call options on the volatility index for quite some time and earned themselves the nickname "50 Cent" as they bought large quantities of options, regardless of the duration or strike price, worth 50 cents a piece. At one point, the total value of call...
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Macro Risk Advisors' PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund Trade
Friday, July 14, 2017 - 6:35am | 130Read More...Speaking on Bloomberg Markets, Pravit Chintawongvanich of Macro Risk Advisors spoke about an options strategy in PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (NYSE: DBA). He explained that the ETF tracks 10 agriculture products which have a very low correlation and as a result the ETF doesn't move too much...
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'50 Cent' Trader Returns, Loading Up New Hedge Bets Against A Selloff
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 - 1:58pm | 328Read More...An unnamed trader (or institutional fund) dubbed '50 Cent' has been hoarding call options on the Volatility Index for months. The trader earned the nickname by entering the option market each day and buy call options on the "fear index" regardless of strike price and time duration...
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Macro Risk Advisors' iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund ETF Trade
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 - 4:39pm | 114Read More...Pravit Chintawongvanich of Macro Risk Advisors spoke on Bloomberg Markets about a bullish options trade in iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (ETF) (NYSE: EFA). With the ETF, he can get exposure to the European and Japanese equity market and also exposure to euro and yen. Chintawongvanich believes that...
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Macro Risk Advisors' 20-Year Bond ETF Trade
Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 5:04pm | 110Read More...Pravit Chintawongvanich of Macro Risk Advisors spoke on Bloomberg Markets about an options trading idea in iShares Barclays 20+ Yr Treas.Bond (ETF) (NASDAQ: TLT). He believes that if Marin Le Pen wins the French election, the U.S. Treasuries could become safe heaven assets. He thinks that iShares...
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'50 Cent' Trader Has Been Hoarding VIX Call Options Since December
Saturday, April 1, 2017 - 11:24am | 422Read More...The Volatility Index, also known as the "fear index," tends to do as its nickname suggests and move higher in an environment where investors are less bullish. According to a CNBC report, a trader has been hoarding call options on the Volatility Index since December. These call options...
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Macro Risk Advisors' SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF Trade
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 - 7:06am | 176Read More...Pravit Chintawongvanich of Macro Risk Advisors suggested on Bloomberg Markets that investors should consider a bullish options strategy in SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF (NYSE: FEZ). He said the European economic data has taken a sharp turn upwards in the last quarter of the last year and the European...
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Hedging Against The French Election
Friday, March 17, 2017 - 7:09am | 128Read More...Speaking on Bloomberg Markets, Pravit Chintawongvanich of Macro Risk Advisors explained how to hedge the French election risk. See Also: Citi Sounds The Alarm Over Owning French Bank Stocks He would sell the April 21, 237-strike put in SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) for $2.34 and buy the...
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Options Trade
Friday, March 3, 2017 - 7:52am | 189Read More...Pravit Chintawongvanich of Macro Risk Advisors spoke on Bloomberg Markets about a bearish options trade in SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY). He's watching how expensive are put options relative to call options in the ETF and he concluded that as the market trades higher, call options are...
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Macro Risk Advisors' SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Hedge
Tuesday, December 20, 2016 - 6:42pm | 165Read More...Speaking on Bloomberg Markets, Pravit Chintawongvanich of Macro Risk Advisors shared with the audience a hedging strategy in SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY). He said he isn't trying to call a top in the S&P 500, but in case that some people decide to take profits or the current...
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A VIX Hedge Using This Options Strategy
Monday, November 21, 2016 - 5:49pm | 187Read More...Pravit Chintawongvanich of Macro Risk Advisors suggested on Bloomberg Markets that investors should consider an options strategy in VIX as a way to hedge the macroeconomic risks ahead. He explained that there are three main events ahead that could cause an increase in volatility: OPEC...
