Adam Warner

Adam Warner

Adam Warner is the author of Options Volatility Trading: Strategies for Profiting From Market Swings, released in October 2009 from McGraw-Hill. He co-wrote the options column on Street Insight from 2003 to 2005, and is currently Options Editor at Minyanville.com.

When he’s not writing, Adam is a proprietary option trader with Addormar Co. Inc. He traded as a member of the American Stock Exchange from 1988-2001, and he has traded in several off-floor locations since then.

Adam graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in economics.

Recent Articles

Do You Know Squat About VXX?

By Adam Warner

If you think the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE: VXX) mirrors the VIX, you're mistaken.

VIX Goes on Holiday

By Adam Warner

The VIX may look a bit heavy as we head into the July 4th holiday, but there's something traders tend to forget when it comes to the seasonality of the VIX.

Can the Government Manipulate the VIX?

By Adam Warner

Find out how the government, or anyone for that matter, can manipulate the VIX.

Can the VIX Tell You When to Buy or Sell?

By Adam Warner

Find out how useful the VIX is in determining when the market is overbought or oversold.

Will the VIX Keep it Up All Summer?

By Adam Warner

It seems Mr. Market is assuming the VIX will remain elevated this summer, but there's something investors are forgetting.

Smart Money is Buying Bank Stocks Now (BAC, C, USB, STI, WL, JPM)

By Adam Warner

Want to Buy a Bank? The "smart" money is buying U.S. bank stocks. William Ackerman, who runs hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, recently bought 150 million shares of Citigroup (C). John Paulson, the manager of hedge fund Paulson and Co., added 11% to his already huge position in Bank of America (BAC) in the first quarter.

VIX Golden Cross Bad for the Market?

By Adam Warner

The VIX chart shows the very bullish golden cross (i.e., bearish for the market), but can this technical pattern be trusted when it comes to the VIX?

2 Trades to Profit From the Oil Volatility Explosion

By Adam Warner

If you're looking for a way to capture the high volatility in options on crude, you must respect the strong price trend, as well. Here are two trades that do just that.

How Closely Does VXX Track the VIX?

By Adam Warner

The iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE: VXX) doesn't track the VIX exactly, but there is a way to anticipate its movements.

How Skew Affects the VIX

By Adam Warner

You need to understand how skew impacts the VIX, because the 'volatility of volatility' can overstate how fast options are actually moving.

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