Those kind of
high volatility events can wreak havoc in a covered call portfolio designed just for income.
Best to stay away from
high volatility events like earnings releases if you're not planning on owning the stock for the long term.
you may end up holding the LEAP across several
high volatility events (earnings, product or FDA announcements, etc), any one of which could move the stock down dramatically; and, while the shares may recover eventually, the LEAP holder may run out of time as the LEAP's expiration clock is always ticking
Interestingly, even though these kinds of
high volatility events can occur with some warning, many online brokerages continue to suffer slowdowns or outages because of the trading volume.
Earnings release dates are
high volatility events and any option for an underlying stock that has an earnings release between today and expiration will be priced for earnings volatility.
These kinds of
high volatility events are not good for covered call investors (too risky).
When trading
a high volatility event that potential price move will be priced into the option, after the event the option price will remove that volatility value and the option value will collapse.
Not exact matches
While Syria and the Middle East represent potential
high risk
events, investors should remember that the
volatility that we're seeing is not unusual, says Patrick Chovanec of Silvercrest Asset Management.
That said, as I write in my new weekly commentary, «The Scene Is Set for
Higher Volatility,» there is a big difference between slow growth and no growth, so it's important to put last week's
events in context.
In any
event, it will likely lead to more dispersion in analyst estimates, and hence potentially
higher volatility in prices.»
Blue chip stocks, like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), have become very popular among day traders given the
high level of liquidity and
event - driven
volatility.
These
events attracted a
higher level of institutional interest and potential for greater
volatility.
Low
volatility was a major market theme last year as asset prices marched to new
highs that were seemingly unchallenged, despite political uncertainties and various geopolitical
events.
Oil prices and the US Yields to dictate the pace this week While geopolitical tensions remain bubbling under the surface, rising oil prices and
higher US yields suggest investors are likely to deal with increased
volatility as a broad range of political, economic and financial
events unfolds US Core PCE, GDP price index, personal consumption data are...
So the
events which induce
high volatility in the market have a limited impact while trading with the binary options.
In the
event of
high volatility, rather than gentle consolidation, the daily charts above may help you keep the dominant trend and «big picture» in your mind.
«In setting the company's EPS target range, the board considered the
high degree of
volatility in the agricultural aspects of the company's operations, including the impact of prior
events on future performance, such as weather - affected vintages.»
Here is a screen shot of the results from a covered call dividend capture screen for the March expiration, with earnings releases (i.e.
high volatility risk
events) removed, as of today.
Sure there may be
event driven
volatility every few years (2008 melt down), but the market always finds a way to make new
highs.
Furthermore, as part of our
high - touch service model, we provide ongoing education to keep you apprised of our thinking around current
events and day - to - day market
volatility.
IFRS 9 will result in
higher provisioning and earlier reserving for impairment losses, increasing
volatility in income statements and equity from the need to adjust ECL to reflect dynamic forecasts of economic
events.