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To Hedge Your Portfolio For Free

| June 16, 2022
To Hedge Your Portfolio For Free

An intriguing way to hedge your portfolio’s downside risk for essentially no cost is by using a put spread collar. A large zero-cost put spread collar was placed last week on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY).  The trader sold calls and used the proceeds to purchase a put spread.  The position will give a […]

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Will December 2019 Be A Repeat Of December 2018 For Stocks?

| December 6, 2019 | 0 Comments
Will December 2019 Be A Repeat Of December 2018 For Stocks?

The stock market is showing its first signs of cracks since October, and investors are starting to wonder if December is going to be a repeat of last year. As a reminder, the S&P 500 was down about 9% a year ago in December after what had been a volatile fourth quarter. Of course, this […]

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