Tuesday, June 1, 2010

VXX - options

VXX now has options available for trading the underlying ETF.  Let's take a look at its trend model:

VXX Daily Trend Model


The most recent signal was a BUY on April 27 @ 20.50.  VXX is now about 8 points or 40% higher.  Looking at initial quotes, that kind of percentage move is worth 5X in options, or about 200%.

VXX 60 minute

Shorter-term the VXX 60 minute model does a nice job of capturing smaller moves.  It appears that as small as a one point move in VXX is worth 20-25% in the near-term options.  Now that calls and puts are available on VXX, I'll be keeping a close eye on how well VXX trades both shorter and intermediate term.