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Managing Editor’s Note:<\/strong> Today, we’re hearing from our contributing editor Mike Burnick in his weekly feature.<\/p>\n

Mike has over 30 years in the investment and financial services industry – from operating as a stockbroker, trader, and research analyst, to running a mutual fund as a registered investment advisor and portfolio manager, to being Research Director for the Sovereign Society, specializing in global ETF and options investing. And he’s been senior analyst at TradeSmith for three years, running Constant Cash Flow, Infinite Income Loop, and Inside TradeSmith.<\/p>\n

Here’s Mike…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This Stealth Bear Market May Soon Be Over<\/h2>\n

BY MIKE BURNICK, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, MARKET MINUTE <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The options market is telling us to be sellers<\/em> of options not buyers<\/em> right now.<\/p>\n

And that means one of my favorite option strategies is now paying off.<\/p>\n

Our new Options360 Market Indicators page displays valuable data about market health, trend and sentiment, along with key volatility indicators. And one of these shown below says “it’s time to sell premium in options.”<\/p>\n\n

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Options360 members can login and view our Options Market Indicators, including the IV vs. HV<\/em><\/strong> indicator above.<\/p>\n

This indicator compares implied volatility (IV)<\/em> – that’s what the market expects price swings to be – with historical volatility (HV)<\/em> or how much prices have actually moved lately.<\/p>\n