Author Archives: Brian Johnson

About Brian Johnson

I have been an investment professional for over 30 years. I worked as a fixed income portfolio manager, personally managing over $13 billion in assets for institutional clients. I was also the President of a financial consulting and software development firm, developing artificial intelligence based forecasting and risk management systems for institutional investment managers. I am now a full-time proprietary trader in options, futures, stocks, and ETFs using both algorithmic and discretionary trading strategies. In addition to my professional investment experience, I designed and taught courses in financial derivatives for both MBA and undergraduate business programs on a part-time basis for a number of years. I have also written four books on options and derivative strategies.

Exploiting Earnings Volatility: Video Demo #2

Posted on May 14, 2015 by

The following is the second in a series of video demonstrations of spreadsheet tools that accompany my new book: Exploiting Earnings Volatility: An Innovative New Approach to Evaluating, Optimizing, and Trading Option Strategies to Profit from Earnings Announcements. The following … Continue reading →

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Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) Model Forecast – April 2015

Posted on May 7, 2015 by

This article presents the Trader Edge aggregate neural network model forecast for the April 2015 non-farm payroll data, which is scheduled to be released tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM EDT.

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Exploiting Earnings Volatility: Video Demo #1

Posted on May 1, 2015 by

The following is the first video demo of the spreadsheet tools that accompany my new book: Exploiting Earnings Volatility: An Innovative New Approach to Evaluating, Optimizing, and Trading Option Strategies to Profit from Earnings Announcements. The following video demonstrates how … Continue reading →

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04-30-2015 AAR Strategy Update Posted

Posted on April 30, 2015 by

The April 30, 2015 AAR Strategy update is now available on the AAR Subscribers page.  If you are not currently a subscriber and would like to learn more about the strategy, there is a detailed description on the AAR Strategy … Continue reading →

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#1 New Release in Options Trading

Posted on April 23, 2015 by

The Print version of my second options book, Exploiting Earnings Volatility: An Innovative New Approach to Evaluating, Optimizing, and Trading Option Strategies to Profit from Earnings Announcements, is currently the #1 new release in Options Trading on Amazon. The Kindle … Continue reading →

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Recession Model Forecast 04-01-2015

Posted on April 16, 2015 by

The following article updates the diffusion index, recession slack index, aggregate recession model, and aggregate peak-trough model through March 2015. In January 2015, I created a new explanatory variable for a new market-based indicator, bringing the total number of explanatory … Continue reading →

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Print AND Kindle versions of Brian Johnson’s 2nd Options Book Now Available

Posted on April 9, 2015 by

The Print and Kindle versions of my second options book, Exploiting Earnings Volatility: An Innovative New Approach to Evaluating, Optimizing, and Trading Option Strategies to Profit from Earnings Announcements, are now available on Amazon. The print version became available earlier … Continue reading →

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Brian Johnson’s 2nd Options Book Now Available

Posted on April 8, 2015 by

The Kindle version of my second options book, Exploiting Earnings Volatility: An Innovative New Approach to Evaluating, Optimizing, and Trading Option Strategies to Profit from Earnings Announcements, is now available on Amazon. The print version will be available on Amazon … Continue reading →

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