Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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MORNING MINUTE JUNE 12th
No economic numbers today, so expect a quiet one as we await CPI tomorrow and the Fed meeting on Wednesday
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END OF DAY REPORT JUNE 9th
THERE WAS LITTLE IN THE WAY OF FINANCIAL NEWS TODAY , ALTHOUGH APPARENTLY WE ARE NOW IN A BULL MARKET FOR EQUITIES AS WE ARE ABOVE 20% FROM THE 2022 LOW
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PUT BUTTERFLY
This structure can simply be described as tying off the open ended risk involved in a Put spread 1×2. In the Put spread 1×2 example of the 125/100 Put 1×2, we would just buy an additional Put below our 2 short 100 Puts. Any strike below it would work, but let’s keep it equidistant for…
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CALL BUTTERFLY
This structure can simply be described as tying off the open ended risk involved in a Call spread 1×2. In the Call spread 1×2 example of the 100/125 Call 1×2, we would just buy an additional Call above our 2 short 125 Calls. Any strike above it would work, but let’s keep it equidistant for…
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CALL CONDOR
This structure can simply be described as tying off the open ended risk involved in a Call Tree. In the earlier example of the 100/125/150 Call Tree, we would just buy an additional Call above our 2 short 125 and 150 Calls. Any strike above it would work, but let’s keep it equidistant for discussion…
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PUT CONDOR
This structure can simply be described as tying off the open ended risk involved in a Put Tree. In the earlier example of the 125/100/75 Put Tree, we would just buy an additional Put below our 2 short 100 and 75 Puts. Any strike abelow it would work, but let’s keep it equidistant for discussion…
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PUT TREE (Also called a Put Ladder)
A Put Tree is very similar to a Put Spread 1×2. The only real difference is instead of having 2 of the lower strike Put, that strike will be distributed among 2 strikes. For example: the 125/100 Put Spread 1×2 would now be changed to the 125/100/75 Put Tree. This structure still allows the buyer…
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CALL TREE (Also called a Call Ladder)
A Call Tree is very similar to a Call Spread 1×2. The only real difference is instead of having 2 of the higher strike, that strike will be distributed among 2 strikes. For example: the 100/125 Call Spread 1×2 would now be changed to the 100/125/150 Call Tree. This structure still allows the buyer to…
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Redfin (RDFN) May median US asking rent -0.6% Y/Y (prev. +0.3%) to USD 1,995 “the largest annual decline since March 2020… as a building boom increased supply and economic uncertainty cooled demand”; but M/M +1.4% (prev. +1.4% M/M in April)
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MORNING MINUTE JUNE 8th
A QUIET FRIDAY AHEAD AS INVESTORS SIT ON THE SIDELINES AWAITING THE DECISION FROM THE FED NEXT WEEK AS TO WHETHER TO RAISE RATES FURTHER
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