GRANT is our longest serving Spiker.  He trades high-volume stocks and ETFs.  His particular favorites are volatility ETNs which he uses to exploit greed and fear, the emotions that drive human behaviors in financial markets.  Emotions are much stronger than reason and they impact how we judge risk and reward.  Grant says that understanding volatility, compression and expansion gives him a unique insight into price changes and a winning edge. He uses a handful of well-tested tools to harness volatility and leverage its dynamic effects. 

Table of Contents

Foreword by Dr Alexander Elder

1.  How volatility impacts trading

2.  NR4 and NR7 strategies

3.   Bollinger Bands squeeze and triangles

4.  The VIX and its derivatives: introduction

5.  Shorting VXX: medium term

6.  Shorting VXX: short-term swings 

7.  Shorting VXX: intraday (quick scalps)

8.  Shorting VXX: additional points

Conclusion

Sources

This e-book includes 20 well-annnotated charts.