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Welcome to the Blog
Please note: Blogs since April 2022 may be found on the following sites:
OptionMetrics (https://optionmetrics.com/blog/)
OptionStrat (https://optionstrat.com/blog)
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War, the Dollar, and an Exchange Warning
https://optionstrat.com/blog/war-the-dollar-and-an-exchange-warning
Brett Friedman
Apr 5, 2022
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Bitcoin and Geopolitical Risk: The Jury is Still Out
March 29, 2022 https://optionstrat.com/blog/bitcoin-and-geopolitical-risk
Brett Friedman
Mar 31, 2022
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War and Volatility: It’s Not That Clear
March 21, 2022 https://optionmetrics.com/blog/2022_war_volatility_not_that_clear/
Brett Friedman
Mar 31, 2022
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Random Musings, Interesting Stuff
March 21, 2022 https://optionstrat.com/blog/random-musings-interesting-stuff
Brett Friedman
Mar 31, 2022
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Pay Attention to Nickel!
March 15, 2022 https://optionstrat.com/blog/pay-attention-to-nickel
Brett Friedman
Mar 31, 2022
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Ceasefire Ruminations
March 8, 2022 https://optionstrat.com/blog/ceasefire-ruminations
Brett Friedman
Mar 31, 2022
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Geopolitical Shocks Are Not That Shocking!
February 28, 2022 https://optionstrat.com/blog/geopolitical-shocks-are-not-that-shocking
Brett Friedman
Mar 31, 2022
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Volatility Effects of the Russia/Ukraine War
February 23, 2022 https://optionstrat.com/blog/from-russia-with-love-this-weeks-volatility-roundup
Brett Friedman
Mar 31, 2022
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Peloton Cycles On
February 15, 2022 https://optionstrat.com/blog/02-15-2022-volatility-rankings
Brett Friedman
Mar 31, 2022
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Bottom Pickers Beware!
February 8, 2022 https://optionstrat.com/blog/02-04-2022-volatility-rankings
Brett Friedman
Mar 31, 2022
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This Week's Market: Prom Night's Over!
January 31, 2022 https://optionstrat.com/blog/01-28-2022-volatility-rankings
Brett Friedman
Mar 31, 2022
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Covid Volatility
January 24, 2022 https://optionstrat.com/blog/01-22-2022-volatility-rankings
Brett Friedman
Mar 31, 2022
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Russian Roulette: Implied Volatility and the Russian/Ukraine Situation
January 24, 2022 https://optionmetrics.com/blog/2022_russian_roulette/
Brett Friedman
Mar 31, 2022
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Infinity Q: Four Months Later, New Questions
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Brett Friedman
Jul 8, 2021
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Archegos: I Have a Solution
I wrote about Archegos a few weeks ago but it’s effects are still reverberating. Other than the usual firings, statements of contrition,...
Brett Friedman
Jun 14, 2021
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Archegos: Not So Fast!
It’s been a few weeks since the Archegos story broke and everyone seems to have moved on. As popularly told, it’s the emblematic story of...
Brett Friedman
May 9, 2021
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Toxic Due Diligence!
A colleague of mine once said that he could assess the quality of investment managers within 5 minutes of meeting them. Yes, the usual...
Brett Friedman
Sep 29, 2020
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Spoofing: The Trials of Deutsche
September 24, 2020 Brett Friedman Managing Partner · The criminal trial of two former Deutsche Bank precious metals traders by the...
Brett Friedman
Sep 24, 2020
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Spoofing -- Still Going On!
September 14, 2020 Brett Friedman Managing Partner The CFTC is coming down hard on spoofers -- and they are just getting started. Based...
Brett Friedman
Sep 14, 2020
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Spoofed!
The ongoing game of cops and robbers in the precious metals markets was back in the news last week and with more juicy details. Trading...
Brett Friedman
Aug 27, 2020
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