Guest contributor and option trading specialist, Don Dale, makes a case that the current historical level of US equity market concentration represents a structurally and economically advantageous time to act with derivatives...
Guest contributor and option trading specialist, Don Dale, offers a few of his top volatility predictions for 2024...
Guest Post: Derivatives specialist, Don Dale, shares key missing pieces to the 0DTE option puzzle...
Guest Post: Derivatives specialist, Don Dale, offers a thoughtful case for why the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is not broken, despite punditry claims to the contrary. Two pearls of wisdom, up front: 1) Pundits like to complain; and, 2) Be careful what you wish for!
Guest Post: Derivatives specialist, Don Dale, adds his final thoughts to potential year-end market impacts caused by the mechanics of one of the most successful option overlay products in the market today; the $15 billion JP Morgan Hedged Equity Fund...
Guest Post: Derivatives specialist, Don Dale, joins the Feed to explain potential year-end market impacts caused by the mechanics of one of the most successful option overlay products in the market today; the $15 billion JP Morgan Hedged Equity Fund...
Don Dale, Chief Risk Strategist for Equity Risk Control Group, is a guest contributor to the Alphacution Feed. I am not a funny guy. (Ask my wife...) And yet, occasionally - when I say the quiet part out loud - I manage to get a laugh. My latest bit is an idea about how to "fight the Fed." So, while you may enjoy a chuckle at the thought, here's why I think things might be different this time: The “Fed Put” is a common reference in capital market circles – particularly since the GFC – given their increasingly likely position to backstop some asset classes. Of late, the Fed’s actions were the driving force behind the stabilization of the bond market since the March gyrations; by extension, the equity markets. However, the primary driver for equity market performance within US indices has been the mega cap FAANGM names, given the thematic benefit of social distancing on factors like home delivery, video bingeing and all manner of online interactions. This [...]
