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Fred Ruffy

Senior Options Strategist
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I'm an experienced options trader and freelance writer. I've covered the options market for various companies for the past 14 years. Prior to that, I worked as an institutional sales trader for a New York-based institutional brokerage firm. I enjoy writing about interesting and noteworthy ...more
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WhatsTrading Recap - 02/05/2015
Thursday, February 5, 2015 3:40 PM EDT
The S&P 500 rallied at the open and then traded in a narrow range from that point forward.
In this article: SPX, VIX, XLB, XLE, XLI, SPY, P, GLD, OIL
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WhatsTrading Recap - 02/04/2015
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 3:38 PM EDT
The S&P 500 has traded in a rather narrow 12 points range and, with less than an hour to trade, is off 1-point to 2049.05.
In this article: XLK, XLE, XLU, XLB, XLI, XLF, XLP, MSFT, KO, AMD, GNW, FOXA, CCE, VIX
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WhatsTrading Recap - 02/03/2015
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 4:16 PM EDT
The month of February is off to a good start. After a late-day spike yesterday, the S&P 500 has added another 23.91 points to 2044.76 Tuesday. It is now up 2.5% in the past two days and has trimmed its year-to-date loss to just 14 points.
In this article: VIX, SPX, XLE, XLU, XLK, XLI
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WhatsTrading Recap - 02/02/2015
Monday, February 2, 2015 4:00 PM EDT
It’s a slow start to the new trading month. Stock index futures ticked higher overnight, but couldn’t gather any real momentum and a round of weak data (construction spending, ISM Index, personal spending) quashed any morning rally attempts on the Street.
In this article: VIX, SPY, QQQ, CAM, DIS, AAL, S
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WhatsTrading Recap - 01/30/2015
Friday, January 30, 2015 3:15 PM EDT
The S&P 500 stumbled on disappointing GDP numbers Friday morning, but held the 2,000 level and is bouncing higher with the help from the energy sector.
In this article: XLE, XLF, XLI, XLU, VIX, SPX
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WhatsTrading Recap - 01/29/2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015 4:32 PM EDT
Stocks are at session highs heading into the final 30 minutes of trading. Market action was mixed through mid-morning, but the S&P 500 had forged modest gains into midday.
In this article: BA, MCD, VIX, SPY, AAPL, HUN, EWG, RIO, SAVE, DDD, VALE
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WhatsTrading Recap - 01/28/2015
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 3:58 PM EDT
Weakness in the energy sector is again weighing on the S&P 500. SPDR Energy ETF (XLE) is off 3.5% and the biggest loser among the nine SPDR Sector ETFs after crude oil broke below previous support at $45.
In this article: AAPL, MSFT, DAL, VIX, TLT, XLE
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WhatsTrading Recap - 01/27/2015
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 3:31 PM EDT
A number of Dow stocks, including Microsoft (MSFT), P&G (PG), and Caterpillar (CAT), are reeling in the wake of their respective profit reports.
In this article: MSFT, PG, CAT, AAPL, YHOO, T
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WhatsTrading Recap - 01/26/2015
Monday, January 26, 2015 3:11 PM EDT
Mixed Monday as the S&P 500 clings to a modest 3-point gain. Overall volumes are light due the Blizzard along the Northeast coast and are likely to tape off even further as players hit the exits early in the final hour.
In this article: XLE, XLY, XLF, XLV, XLU, XLI, XLK, VIX, CAT, MSFT, COH, AKS, CVX, AAPL
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WhatsTrading Recap - 01/23/2015
Friday, January 23, 2015 1:55 PM EDT
It is the busiest week for Q4 earnings reports, the economic calendar includes a flood of data as well as an FOMC meeting on Wednesday.
In this article: VIX, AAPL, AA, APA, HIG, ARO, CL
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WhatsTrading Recap - 01/22/2015
Thursday, January 22, 2015 3:48 PM EDT
A 30-point gain has lifted the S&P 500 to session highs and into positive territory for 2015. Heading into the final hour, the index is up 31.18 points to 2063.30.
In this article: VIX, SPX, VXN, RVX, VXD, ALTR, SBUX, COP, X, IACI, HIG, LLTC, NAV, SPY
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WhatsTrading Recap - 01/21/2015
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 3:25 PM EDT
The S&P 500 is on a three-day win streak, but volumes are light and trading has been choppier than Lake Michigan along the Windy City.
In this article: VIX, NFLX, UNH, EWG, VGK, EWI, AMAT, HIMX, MAT, PETS, SPY
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WhatsTrading Recap - 01/20/2015
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 3:30 PM EDT
Seesaw action to start the week. The S&P 500 opened higher after the long weekend, only to erase the gains and drop 24.5 points from morning highs. The sell-off was orderly, however, and lacked volume. Since then, it's been a slow churn higher.
In this article: GLD, GDX, AAPL, AMAT, NFLX, VIX
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WhatsTrading Recap - 01/16/2015
Friday, January 16, 2015 4:22 PM EDT
The S&P 500 is on track to break a 5-day losing skid heading into the long weekend. The index was recently up 15.90 to 2008.54 and down 1.8% from a week ago.
In this article: SPY, VIX, XLV, XLY, XLE, XLB
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WhatsTrading Recap - 01/15/2015
Thursday, January 15, 2015 4:38 PM EDT
The underlying tone of trading remains cautious and the S&P 500 is down for a fifth consecutive trading session.
In this article: VIX, SPX, SPY, EEM, CY, KRFT, AAL, MAS, ALTR, JNPR, VXN
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WhatsTrading Recap – 1/14/2015
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 4:37 PM EDT
Some of the biggest options prints of the day seem to be expressing concerns about additional losses for global equities in the months ahead.
In this article: JPM, EFA, USO, XLB, SCCO, TLT, LEN, WMT, DOW
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