Straddle Waddles...

My VIX fix did not move the needle today as I had hoped, but my accounts somehow ended in a field of green as my AMD calls and SD calls increased slightly.  

This is my first up day in some time now and it kind of surprises me...


+0.35% SBA
+0.92% Roth IRA

-0.10% DJIA
+0.03% Nasdaq
+0.01% S&P 

+0.23% FTSE
+0.51% Eurofirst
-1.45% Nikkei
+0.83% Shanghai
+1.53% SENSEX (The Maharajas continue to be spicy...)
+0.10% Hang Seng

+1.77% WTI
+0.61% Brent
+1.05% Gold
+0.39% Copper
+0.56% Corn

+0.44% EUR/USD
-0.99% USD/JPY
-0.55% EUR/JPY

-0.13% DJT
+0.51% VIX

-1.38% 10-Year US Treasury Notes


60% Advancing Issues on NYSE                    |   60% Up Volume
37% Declining Issues on NYSE                     |   38% Down Volume
3% Unchanged                                          |   2% Unchanged
103 New Highs   |   40 New Lows 

46% Advancing Issues on Nasdaq                 |   55% Up Volume
50% Declining Issues on Nasdaq                  |   44% Down Volume
4% Unchanged                                          |   1% Unchanged
105 New Highs   |   19 New Lows