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Strategies & Market Trends : The Options Box -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Poet who wrote (9870)	3/6/2001 6:45:59 PM
From: LemurHouse	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10876

A naiive question from a newcomer to the thread: I believe understand the superficial mechanics of the VXN and VIX -- i.e. that they are aggregate measures of implied volatility of their respective indexes. But what are their practical applications with regard to options and the underlying equities, and what wisdom is derived from following them? Are they simply measures of relative turmoil in the markets, or are there more specific applications? Sorry for posing such a basic question, but thanks in advance for any guidance offered. AD

To: Poet who wrote (9870)	3/6/2001 6:52:48 PM
From: hobo	Respond to of 10876

Yes, I think I will feel more at ease.... Sorry I have not posted more... Time seems to be disappearing in front of me very quickly... On top of that Schwab notified me yesterday of this new Street Smart Pro which is a rough copy of e-signal... this combined with velocity it seems like a great deal... particularly because of its price.. FREE. If I can learn it and replace the e-signal capabilities I will save a fair amount by quitting e-signal... Your strategies seem sound and well thought out. I have a feeling the current rally got some bears flat footed. However, I still think that we are not out of the woods just yet.