tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897456774486153841.post8272859353771466621..comments2024-03-29T03:46:10.767-07:00Comments on VIX and More: The Credit Default Swap CanaryBill Lubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01241003017364820134noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897456774486153841.post-83663795601721355442007-03-09T08:09:00.000-08:002007-03-09T08:09:00.000-08:00Excellent --and very useful-- postExcellent --and very useful-- postAgustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16209146710306589853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897456774486153841.post-19690519805604854432007-03-08T15:05:00.000-08:002007-03-08T15:05:00.000-08:00Thanks for the tip, Ron.For those that may be wond...Thanks for the tip, Ron.<BR/><BR/>For those that may be wondering, optionsXpress has 30, 90 and 180 charts (but no raw data that I could put my hands on) for the ratio of long puts to long calls as well as short puts to short calls for their total customer accounts.Bill Lubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241003017364820134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897456774486153841.post-40803009773355656212007-03-08T12:20:00.000-08:002007-03-08T12:20:00.000-08:00Bill,Thanks for the response. Look forward to thos...Bill,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the response. Look forward to those (and other) posts.<BR/><BR/>re: "Where can I get the long and short ratios on optionsXpress?"<BR/><BR/>They have those seven navigation tabs at the top of the page. Select the one labled "Quotes". Then, from the sub-menu, select "Markets". That brings up a page labled "Market Overview". The ratios are in the upper-right area of that page.<BR/><BR/>RonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897456774486153841.post-42066773606809015922007-03-08T10:48:00.000-08:002007-03-08T10:48:00.000-08:00Good question, Ron, and certainly one that deserve...Good question, Ron, and certainly one that deserves a more elaborate response than I will provide here -- but I will definitely post in more detail about the P/C ratio in the near future. <BR/><BR/>Frankly, the reason I have not mentioned the P/C ratio previously in this blog is that I am not a big fan and use it more for confirmation than as a primary indicator -- and more for finding market bottoms than market tops. I primarily use a 4 week and 20 day SMAs in combination with a couple of oscillators. As you point out, I look at open interest in the CPCE: <BR/>http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?$cpce<BR/><BR/>Where can I get the long and short ratios on optionsXpress? I looked, but couldn't find that info.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/><BR/>-BillBill Lubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241003017364820134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897456774486153841.post-36443235243619666492007-03-08T10:05:00.000-08:002007-03-08T10:05:00.000-08:00Bill,Thanks for the Markit Link.A question if you ...Bill,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the Markit Link.<BR/><BR/>A question if you don't mind. I'm not big on the Put/Call ratio as a "canary". As I understand it, it just represents open interest. Since you don't know the long vs short interest, it could be misleading; at least during times when many traders are selling puts. My brokerage (optionsXpress) does break out separate long and short ratios which I do like to look at but of course that only represents data from their accounts. Can you explain the value you find in the Put/Call and why I might be wrong?<BR/><BR/>Thanks and best of luck with your new blog.<BR/><BR/>RonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com