Equity Armor Investments

The Ripple Effect

Market commentary, volatility insights, and media appearances.

Subscribe on Substack

821 articles

The Wild Card

On "Squawk on the Street" Dan Deming had a chance to discuss Timothy Geithner's testimony on unveiling of the Stimulus overhaul plan. Dan points out the passage of the st…

Read full article →

Interpreting Volatility

Here are some links to the past show of Options Action. On the program, I offered advice on how to use volatility levels in the market to make future trades. Specifically…

Read full article →

Option Optimism

January was a bad month for the market and the economy. Poor economic data, high unemployment, and bad news in the housing and credit sectors all have not helped a potent…

Read full article →

Options Vs. Stocks

Today on CNBC, I had an opportunity to discuss my latest analysis of the market. I also discuss the advantages of playing options during these uncertain times and why the…

Read full article →

Dan's Take

Dan Deming was once again a busy man during the holiday season and through the new year. Hear his take on CNBC and CBOE explaining a declining VIX, the January Effect, in…

Read full article →

Start Spreading the News

Stutland Equities will now have some national exposure as CNBC has announced a new show called "Options Action". The show will be hosted by Melissa Lee with a panel of fo…

Read full article →

December Expiration

Tuesday will mark VIX December's expiration, marking yet another volatile month. The good news is that the VIX has retreated from its mid November high of 80. Although st…

Read full article →

Messing with the Bulls

Over the past week, the bulls have had their ways on Wall St. So, what does all of this mean? To help us find an answer, catch Dan Deming's interview with CNBC's Erin Bur…

Read full article →

Look to the Vix

Check out my interview Tuesday on CNBC "Squawk on the Street". You can hear my take on whether or not we have seen a bottom and the indicators an investor should look to …

Read full article →

Bulls on Parade

Dan Deming was on CNBC election morning explaining his "Bulls on Parade" theory of an election day rally which was dead on. He also gives his short term and long term mar…

Read full article →

VIX Blocking Buyers

With stock prices at record lows and with what appears to be a buying opportunity of a lifetime for investors, the question remains why haven't we seen any buyers? The an…

Read full article →

Today's VIX

You can add the VIX to list of things that have profited in this declining market. An index that few knew much about, is now an important market indicator. It's so import…

Read full article →

Investor Advice

Dear Friends: I would like to add some thoughts to the conversations we have had over the last weeks about the wild markets. 1. If you were to ask me for my personal opin…

Read full article →

Where's the bottom?

Brian Stutland was interviewed by the Chicago Tribune to get his take on what was happening in last week's declining markets. When asked about where the market was headed…

Read full article →

Dow under 10,000

For the first time since 2004, the Dow Industrial Average hit below 10,000 this morning. News around the world was not much better as the sum of all fears of a downward s…

Read full article →

Tuesday August 5th

The S&P 500 index is up 24 points ahead of today's pivotol FOMC policy statement. The VIX corresponded with a 6.5% selloff. Yesterday, Brian Stutland appeared on Bloomber…

Read full article →