Thursday, October 6, 2011

Special Market Report: FED Operation Twist & Curve Flattening (George Cavaligos)

Special Market Report: FED Operation Twist & Curve Flattening (George Cavaligos)SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend
http://twitter.com/hamzeianalytics - With the FED's Operation Twist program starting this week, George Cavaligos (MF Global) gives us a look at the curve flattening on the 10-30 Yr Curve as George previewed in the FED update video. George goes over some potential target levels in the 10-30 Yr spread trade as well as developments in the technical patterns of the 10-Year December contract.

See George's Daily Commentary on http://nakedtrader.com

Sign up for George's next webinar (Tues October 19th): http://www.hamzeianalytics.com/Educational_Webinars.asp

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Blending Fundamental Analysis & Technical Analysis with Hedge Fund Manager Jeffrey Spotts

Blending Fundamental Analysis & Technical Analysis with Hedge Fund Manager Jeffrey SpottsSocialTwist Tell-a-Friend
(video clip from Jeffrey Spotts' 9/14/11 Webinar)
Hedge Fund Manager Jeffrey Spotts shares how he started on Wall Street and some of his influences for his investment style. Today, he continues managing with a blend of fundamental analysis using William O'Neil's methods and technical analysis using DeMark indicators.

In this excerpt, Jeffrey Spotts also shows examples of analyzing the foreign markets using DeMark on a longer term Quarterly time frame and some insights into how he does it.

Follow Jeffrey Spotts on Twitter: http://twitter.com/spottsontrends
Website: http://spottsontrends.com

Download this full webinar: http://hamzeianalytics.com/educational_webinars.asp



Title:
Hedge Manager Jeffrey Spotts speaks on specific equities, US stock market, European banks and the Treasury market.
Date:
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Time:
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CDT


About Jeffrey Spotts
Following his 12-year tenure at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, Mr. Jeff Spotts launched his first successful fund in 2001. His goal is to generate significant absolute returns in any market. His method includes a combination of analyzing the ”sponsorship trend”, relative strength position, and fundamental qualities of each company. Influenced by William O’Neil and Tom Demark, Mr. Spotts understands that price action is the most telling factor in the market, and that good timing can be achieved through a confluence of indications.

His audited track record since 1998 has produced a gross return of 1,980%, with no down calendar years, or monthly drawdowns greater than 11%.

Mr. Spotts regularly appears on FoxBusiness, Bloomberg TV and CNBC, with commentary on stock ideas and commodity trends.

In this webinar, Hedge Fund Manager, Jeffrey Spotts, speaking on specific equities, US stock market, European banks and the Treasury market. Mr. Spotts employs a combination of Demark and O’Neil-type analysis, in a manual-trading style.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

DeMark Indicators and Gold, Dollar, Bonds with Hedge Fund Manager Jeffrey Spotts

DeMark Indicators and Gold, Dollar, Bonds with Hedge Fund Manager Jeffrey SpottsSocialTwist Tell-a-Friend
(Video Clip from Jeffrey Spotts' 9/14/11 Webinar)
Hedge Fund manager Jeffrey Spotts analyzes Gold, the Dollar, and bonds with a combination of DeMark analysis and relationships between these markets.

Follow Jeffrey Spotts on Twitter: http://twitter.com/spottsontrends
Website: http://spottsontrends.com

Download this full webinar: http://hamzeianalytics.com/educational_webinars.asp



Title:
Hedge Manager Jeffrey Spotts speaks on specific equities, US stock market, European banks and the Treasury market.
Date:
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Time:
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CDT


About Jeffrey Spotts
Following his 12-year tenure at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, Mr. Jeff Spotts launched his first successful fund in 2001. His goal is to generate significant absolute returns in any market. His method includes a combination of analyzing the "sponsorship trend", relative strength position, and fundamental qualities of each company. Influenced by William O'Neil and Tom Demark, Mr. Spotts understands that price action is the most telling factor in the market, and that good timing can be achieved through a confluence of indications.

His audited track record since 1998 has produced a gross return of 1,980%, with no down calendar years, or monthly drawdowns greater than 11%.

Mr. Spotts regularly appears on FoxBusiness, Bloomberg TV and CNBC, with commentary on stock ideas and commodity trends.

In this webinar, Hedge Fund Manager, Jeffrey Spotts, speaking on specific equities, US stock market, European banks and the Treasury market. Mr. Spotts employs a combination of Demark and O'Neil-type analysis, in a manual-trading style.

Hamzei Analytics is in its twelfth year of operations and serves both the professional and institutional traders, while providing custom proprietary analytics to a select group of hedge fund managers.

Special Market Report: FED's Operation Twist Bond Market Effects (George Cavaligos)

Special Market Report: FED's Operation Twist Bond Market Effects (George Cavaligos)SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend
http://twitter.com/hamzeianalytics - George Cavaligos (MF Global) follow-up video after the Federal Reserve's FOMC meeting. George explains the effects the FED's "Operation Twist" is having on the bond market (as previewed in the 9/20/11 video).

See George's Daily Commentary on http://nakedtrader.com

Anayzing Former Leadership Stocks with Hedge Fund Manager Jeffrey Spotts

Anayzing Former Leadership Stocks with Hedge Fund Manager Jeffrey SpottsSocialTwist Tell-a-Friend
(Video clip from Jeffrey Spotts' 9/14/11 Webinar)
See how hedge fund manager Jeffrey Spotts analyzes former and current leadership stocks like Apple using a combination of DeMark analysis, portfolio manager insight, and years of Wall Street experience.

Follow Jeffrey Spotts on Twitter: http://twitter.com/spottsontrends
Website: http://spottsontrends.com

Download this full webinar: http://hamzeianalytics.com/educational_webinars.asp



Title:
Hedge Manager Jeffrey Spotts speaks on specific equities, US stock market, European banks and the Treasury market.
Date:
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Time:
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CDT


About Jeffrey Spotts
Following his 12-year tenure at Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, Mr. Jeff Spotts launched his first successful fund in 2001. His goal is to generate significant absolute returns in any market. His method includes a combination of analyzing the ”sponsorship trend”, relative strength position, and fundamental qualities of each company. Influenced by William O’Neil and Tom Demark, Mr. Spotts understands that price action is the most telling factor in the market, and that good timing can be achieved through a confluence of indications.

His audited track record since 1998 has produced a gross return of 1,980%, with no down calendar years, or monthly drawdowns greater than 11%.

Mr. Spotts regularly appears on FoxBusiness, Bloomberg TV and CNBC, with commentary on stock ideas and commodity trends.

In this webinar, Hedge Fund Manager, Jeffrey Spotts, speaking on specific equities, US stock market, European banks and the Treasury market. Mr. Spotts employs a combination of Demark and O’Neil-type analysis, in a manual-trading style.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Special Market Report: FED Prep - 30 Yr Treasury Yields vs. 10 Yr Note Yields (George Cavaligos)

Special Market Report: FED Prep - 30 Yr Treasury Yields vs. 10 Yr Note Yields (George Cavaligos)SocialTwist Tell-a-Friend
MF Global Bond trader George Cavaligos discusses the FOMC meeting and that the Federal Reserve could use yields as one of it's tools to help the economy.

According to George:
" 30yr treasury yields are the only part of the Treasury curve not to get below the 2008 lows at this point. That fact has me favoring the FOMC meeting moving towards an "Operation Twist" that will target this fact and try to push 30yr yields down. The 2008 lows in 30yr was 2.52% and bonds are currently yielding 3.21% that 0.69% difference may be enough to help stabilize the economy, or at least put a floor under it. We continue to like buying dips in the bonds and would take a look at selling the notes/bonds spread that we floor traders' call the NOB spread. In the futures pits we usually use a ratio to equate the different contracts of 10 T-Notes to 6 T-Bonds."

Friday, August 19, 2011

When Options Spreads Don't Add Up - Trade Options Like a DPM Webinars #12: Condor & Iron Condor Spreads

When Options Spreads Don't Add Up - Trade Options Like a DPM Webinars #12: Condor & Iron Condor SpreadsSocialTwist Tell-a-Friend
The Admiral, a former CBOE Designated Primary Market Maker has stressed the importance of knowing stock and options equalities. However, there are common pitfalls you may encounter. He explains some of those in this excerpt from the Condors and Iron Condors webinar.

This an excerpt from "Trade Options like a DPM Webinar #12: Condor & Iron Condor Spreads" - http://www.hamzeianalytics.com/Educational_Webinars.asp



"CONDOR & IRON CONDOR SPREADS" OPTIONS WEBINAR
DESCRIPTION (JULY 12, 2010, 1800 CT)

Similar to a butterfly spread, a condor is an options strategy that also has a bear and a bull spread, except that the strike prices on the short call and short put are different.



ABOUT "THE ADMIRAL"

The featured speaker, whom we affectionately call "The Admiral," was a Designated Primary Market Maker (DPM) on the floor of the CBOE for five years. Although we're not using his real name (so don't ask!) suffice it to say that we consider him to be one of the most knowledgeable option traders on the planet. As a floor trader in the '80s and '90s he did the opening options rotation for 5-25 stocks the old-fashioned open outcry way—meaning he opened each option strike price for each of these stocks within the first 30 minutes of trading, both calls and puts.

That meant he had to price more than 500 option strikes, plus as a market maker he traded and kept the markets current. As a DPM, technology brought forth auto-quoting of option series, but pricing of those quotes remained his responsibility. Trading 1 million shares of stocks and 50,000 options contracts was a normal day for him. In 27 years at CBOE, he has traded through the crash of '87, the smaller crash of '90 and the tech bubble in 2000. He has traded three-digit volatility and seen every possible market environment imaginable. So, if you're going to learn options, it might as well be from the very best.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

How To Trade the Iron Condor - Trade Options Like a DPM Webinars #12: Condor & Iron Condor Spreads

How To Trade the Iron Condor - Trade Options Like a DPM Webinars #12: Condor & Iron Condor SpreadsSocialTwist Tell-a-Friend
Using Apple (AAPL) as an example, learn how to trade a Iron Condor spread from The Admiral, a former CBOE Designated Primary Market Maker. Learn the key characteristics of iron condor spreads and how to structure iron condors specifically to capture stocks you expect to trade within a range.



This an excerpt from "Trade Options like a DPM Webinar #12: Condor & Iron Condor Spreads" - http://www.hamzeianalytics.com/Educational_Webinars.asp



"CONDOR & IRON CONDOR SPREADS" OPTIONS WEBINAR
DESCRIPTION (JULY 12, 2010, 1800 CT)

Similar to a butterfly spread, a condor is an options strategy that also has a bear and a bull spread, except that the strike prices on the short call and short put are different.



ABOUT "THE ADMIRAL"

The featured speaker, whom we affectionately call "The Admiral," was a Designated Primary Market Maker (DPM) on the floor of the CBOE for five years. Although we're not using his real name (so don't ask!) suffice it to say that we consider him to be one of the most knowledgeable option traders on the planet. As a floor trader in the '80s and '90s he did the opening options rotation for 5-25 stocks the old-fashioned open outcry way—meaning he opened each option strike price for each of these stocks within the first 30 minutes of trading, both calls and puts.

That meant he had to price more than 500 option strikes, plus as a market maker he traded and kept the markets current. As a DPM, technology brought forth auto-quoting of option series, but pricing of those quotes remained his responsibility. Trading 1 million shares of stocks and 50,000 options contracts was a normal day for him. In 27 years at CBOE, he has traded through the crash of '87, the smaller crash of '90 and the tech bubble in 2000. He has traded three-digit volatility and seen every possible market environment imaginable. So, if you're going to learn options, it might as well be from the very best.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

How to Trade the Condor Spread - Trade Options Like a DPM Webinars #12: Condor & Iron Condor Spreads

How to Trade the Condor Spread - Trade Options Like a DPM Webinars #12: Condor & Iron Condor SpreadsSocialTwist Tell-a-Friend
Learn how to trade a Condor spread from The Admiral, a former CBOE Designated Primary Market Maker. Learn the key characteristics of condor spreads and how to structure condors specifically to capture stocks you expect to trade within a range.

This an excerpt from "Trade Options like a DPM Webinar #12: Condor & Iron Condor Spreads" - http://www.hamzeianalytics.com/Educational_Webinars.asp



"CONDOR & IRON CONDOR SPREADS" OPTIONS WEBINAR DESCRIPTION (JULY 12, 2010, 1800 CT)

Similar to a butterfly spread, a condor is an options strategy that also has a bear and a bull spread, except that the strike prices on the short call and short put are different.


ABOUT "THE ADMIRAL"

The featured speaker, whom we affectionately call "The Admiral," was a Designated Primary Market Maker (DPM) on the floor of the CBOE for five years. Although we're not using his real name (so don't ask!) suffice it to say that we consider him to be one of the most knowledgeable option traders on the planet. As a floor trader in the '80s and '90s he did the opening options rotation for 5-25 stocks the old-fashioned open outcry way—meaning he opened each option strike price for each of these stocks within the first 30 minutes of trading, both calls and puts.

That meant he had to price more than 500 option strikes, plus as a market maker he traded and kept the markets current. As a DPM, technology brought forth auto-quoting of option series, but pricing of those quotes remained his responsibility. Trading 1 million shares of stocks and 50,000 options contracts was a normal day for him. In 27 years at CBOE, he has traded through the crash of '87, the smaller crash of '90 and the tech bubble in 2000. He has traded three-digit volatility and seen every possible market environment imaginable. So, if you're going to learn options, it might as well be from the very best.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Timing Butterfly Spreads - Trade Options Like a DPM Webinars #11: Butterfly Spreads

Timing Butterfly Spreads - Trade Options Like a DPM Webinars #11: Butterfly SpreadsSocialTwist Tell-a-Friend
The Admiral, a former CBOE Designated Primary Market Maker answers a question during the Q&A session about butterfly spreads. Successful application of butterfly spreads take advantage of market timing, which Fari Hamzei is known for. The Admiral and Fari Hamzei combine their expertise to show how to increase your odds of success with butterfly spreads.

This an excerpt from "Trade Options like a DPM Webinar #11: Butterfly Spreads" - http://www.hamzeianalytics.com/Educational_Webinars.asp



"BUTTERFLY SPREADS" OPTIONS WEBINAR DESCRIPTION (JUNE 29, 2010, 1800 CT)

An option strategy combining a bull and bear spread. It uses three strike prices. The lower two strike prices are used in the bull spread, and the higher strike price in the bear spread. Both puts and calls can be used.



ABOUT "THE ADMIRAL"

The featured speaker, whom we affectionately call "The Admiral," was a Designated Primary Market Maker (DPM) on the floor of the CBOE for five years. Although we're not using his real name (so don't ask!) suffice it to say that we consider him to be one of the most knowledgeable option traders on the planet. As a floor trader in the '80s and '90s he did the opening options rotation for 5-25 stocks the old-fashioned open outcry way—meaning he opened each option strike price for each of these stocks within the first 30 minutes of trading, both calls and puts.

That meant he had to price more than 500 option strikes, plus as a market maker he traded and kept the markets current. As a DPM, technology brought forth auto-quoting of option series, but pricing of those quotes remained his responsibility. Trading 1 million shares of stocks and 50,000 options contracts was a normal day for him. In 27 years at CBOE, he has traded through the crash of '87, the smaller crash of '90 and the tech bubble in 2000. He has traded three-digit volatility and seen every possible market environment imaginable. So, if you're going to learn options, it might as well be from the very best.

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