1-5-15: Volatility Charts of the Day ($USO, $VIX, $TIF)

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USO

$USO Price and Risk Charts Are Breathtaking (pic) data via --> http://t.co/NHs9eyJLT6 pic.twitter.com/ulyQS9qUVn
— Ophir Gottlieb (@OphirGottlieb) January 5, 2015

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VIX

Listen Closely to Hear It: $VIX Is Starting to Lose Control * Vol of VIX (pic) data via --> http://t.co/NHs9eyJLT6 pic.twitter.com/ivMKZUvp4b
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TIF

$TIF Risk Explodes to New Multi-year Highs (pic) data via --> http://t.co/NHs9eyJLT6 pic.twitter.com/vVwOhdi5Bi
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1-5-15: End of Day Report

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Top Headlines
* Equities slump, led by energy as oil hits 5-1/2-year lows

* Oil will hit bottom soon: Analyst

* Fed might not raise rates in 2015: Gross

Open Interest and Option Volume Report
* Daily Open Interest & Option Volume Report

Covered Call & Call Spread Report
* Daily Covered Call & Call Spread Report

Biotech Index
* Daily Biotech Small & Micro Cap Update

Market Overview

Largest Stock Gainers


Largest Stock Losers


New 52 Wk Highs in S&P 500


New 52 Wk Lows in S&P 500


Unusual Option Volume


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1-5-15: Daily Biotech Small & Micro Cap Update

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The Ophir Gottlieb Small Cap Biotech Index
Is this the biotech revolution or the biotech bust?





Notable Stock Movers

PARD	+37.5%
ANTH	+29.71%
AFFY	+21.6%
PVCT	-6.94%
CASI	-7.09%
MBVX	-10%

Unusually Heavy Option Volume

BOTA:	38300% of daily average
CYTR:	1832% of daily average
ZGNX:	1499% of daily average

231 small / micro cap biotech and pharma companies (equal weighted):

• Public Biotech and Pharma Companies
• Trade on North American Exchanges
• Market Cap Range: [$0, $2 Billion]
• Price, Employees, Revenue Range: Any

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1-5-15: Daily Open Interest & Option Volume Report

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Daily Open Interest & Option Volume Report





Largest Current Open Interest Relative to 90-day Average




Unusual Option Volume




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1-5-15: Daily Covered Call & Call Spread Report

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Covered Call Requirements

• Time Frame Between 60-180 days
• HV30 > 15%
• Stock Price > 10
• Stock Price < 100
• Option Bid > 0.25

Call Spread Requirements

• Time Frame < 60 Days
• HV30 > 30%
• Stock Price > 10
• Stock Price < 100
• Spread Ask < 0.75

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1-2-15: End of Day Report

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Top Headlines
* Wall St. opens 2015 flat as data weighs

* Oil declines in thin, volatile trading

* Why 2015 market looks too good to be true

Volatility Charts of the Day
* Volatility Charts of the Day

Biotech Index
* Daily Biotech Small & Micro Cap Update

Market Overview

Largest Stock Gainers


Largest Stock Losers


New 52 Wk Highs in S&P 500


New 52 Wk Lows in S&P 500
No New Lows

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1-2-15: Daily Biotech Small & Micro Cap Update

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The Ophir Gottlieb Small Cap Biotech Index
Is this the biotech revolution or the biotech bust?





Notable Stock Movers

APRI	+20%
MYRX	+18.75%
AMRN	+15.34%
PRTK	-10.4%

Unusually Heavy Option Volume

PGNX:	1250% of daily average
ANTH:	1241% of daily average
GALE:	1007% of daily average

231 small / micro cap biotech and pharma companies (equal weighted):

• Public Biotech and Pharma Companies
• Trade on North American Exchanges
• Market Cap Range: [$0, $2 Billion]
• Price, Employees, Revenue Range: Any

More on index construction and performance: The Ophir Gottlieb Small Cap Biotech Index

Today's Biotech Index Stock Movers



Today's Biotech Index Unusual Option Volume




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1-2-15: Volatility Charts of the Day ($BBBY, $BBY)

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BBY

Best Buy Risk Explodes to New Highs... (pic) data via --> http://t.co/NHs9eyJLT6 pic.twitter.com/AFLSDfEIxu

— Ophir Gottlieb (@OphirGottlieb) January 2, 2015

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BBBY

Holiday Season to Earnings: $BBBY Breaks New Highs in Risk into Earnings (pic) data via --> http://t.co/NHs9eyJLT6 pic.twitter.com/S5kwaoiyA0

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