New HiPOS Conservative Trade Initiated - Right after I wrote an article explaining why being in cash between trades is normal https://zegafinancial.com/blog/hipos-update-why-being-in-cash-between-trades-is-normal-and-how-to-set-expectations-for-a-short-volatility-strategy , ZEGA’s traders were able to identify a new short put spread position that qualified under our strict rules for entry.
Jay checks in with Derek to discuss people that always predict horrible market crashes are coming and why it’s so unhelpful for investors. Then they talk through what the market fears (besides the normal stuff) at this point including profit margins and looming strikes.
Derek and Jay debate whether inflation still matters to the market. Plus, even though stocks like META are up huge off the bottom, they still are down from their prior highs.
Derek and Jay talk about CNN’s Fear and Greed Index and whether it’s a good indicator for markets. Then they explore differences in Put Call Ratios and how they may not measure what people think.
Jay and Derek are back where they do a deep dive into dividends. There are a lot of misconceptions around things like total return vs price return, ex-dates, payable dates, record date and more.
Derek Moore poses some investment questions to ChatGPT, is it helpful? Instances where ChatGPT is wrong. Then, looking at the bulk of Q1 2023 earnings releases and what we’ve learned. Were analysts too bearish?