February 15, 2018 — Market Update As Principal and founder, it is rare that I send a note to all customers of Foremost Capital, but the market volatility of last week compels me to do so.  On February 5th near the close of the market, some historic and unusual events…

Options traders are a booming business in the CTA space, at least that is the recent trend. It seems like every day we meet a new manager who incorporates some type of option selling or volatility trading. When measured by assets, most CTAs in the industry use some type of…

Red River Capital LLC is truly a niche CTA There are very few trading firms out there that trade only the VIX.  Though Red River’s Volatility Advantage Strategy QEP Only is discretionary, trades are guided by a model that attempts to predict proper prices for VIX futures.  Trades are then placed when actual prices…

Six Reasons Why Volatility is Ahead We are in an odd market climate these days regarding volatility.   The market continues higher while the dollar strengthens. And it seems the world is on edge waiting for some little word from the Fed indicating when they will raise rates. In the meantime,…