Tuesday, August 19, 2008

VIX and More EVALS (ETF Volatility Analysis Long/Short)

One of the reasons why I have gravitated to a volatility-based trading system is that it offers many ideas that are uncorrelated to other strategies and approaches.

EVALS is a trading approach which draws upon volatility-based indicators to trigger entries and exits. By volatility-based I mean price volatility, volume volatility, volatility implied from options pricing models, and other aspects of volatility that might stretch the traditional concepts associated with “trading volatility.” EVALS focuses entirely on optionable ETFs (mostly the top 50 or so, but occasionally including the top 100.) It covers five asset classes: stocks; bonds; commodities; currency; and real estate. The majority of the trades are sector and geographical plays for equity ETFs, with some style (e.g., market cap, growth vs. value, etc.) plays in the mix. Trades are both long and short, with the holding period for most successful trades generally falling in the range of 5-20 trading days.

A subscription entitles the investor to a service that is essentially an end of day snapshot of selected volatility-based trades for following morning – as well as a historical record of previous trade ideas. New trading ideas will be mailed out on an end of day basis in the late evening Pacific Time (if there are no new trades, there will be no email update on that particular day.)

If anyone has any additional questions about EVALS, please feel free to email me at bill.luby@gmail.com

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