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.

Option Strategy Hedging & Risk Management: Video 2

Posted on April 5, 2017 by

The following is the second in a series of videos that demonstrate how to use the spreadsheet tools that accompany my new in-depth (100+ page) article: Option Strategy Hedging & Risk Management: An In-Depth Article Introducing an Interactive Analytical Framework … Continue reading →

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Option Strategy Hedging & Risk Management Video 1

Posted on April 4, 2017 by

The following is the first in a series of videos that demonstrate how to use the spreadsheet tools that accompany my new in-depth (100+ page) article: Option Strategy Hedging & Risk Management: An In-Depth Article Introducing an Interactive Analytical Framework … Continue reading →

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#1 New Options Release on Amazon

Posted on March 31, 2017 by

“Option Strategy Hedging & Risk Management: An In-Depth Article Introducing an Interactive Analytical Framework for Hedging Option Strategy Risk” is the #1 New Options Release on Amazon. The Kindle ($9.99) and Print ($14.99) versions are both available. Option Strategy Hedging … Continue reading →

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Print Version of Brian Johnson’s New Options Publication Available

Posted on March 29, 2017 by

The Kindle ($9.99) and Print ($14.99) versions of my new in-depth (100+ page) options article “Option Strategy Hedging & Risk Management: An In-Depth Article Introducing an Interactive Analytical Framework for Hedging Option Strategy Risk”, are now both available on Amazon. … Continue reading →

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Recession Model Forecast: 03-01-2017

Posted on March 27, 2017 by

The following article updates the diffusion index, recession slack index, aggregate recession model, and aggregate peak-trough model through February 2017. Throughout 2015, I added a number of new economic and market-based variables with very strong explanatory power to the recession … Continue reading →

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Brian Johnson’s New Options Publication Now Available

Posted on March 22, 2017 by

The Kindle version ($9.99) of my new in-depth (100+ page) article “Option Strategy Hedging & Risk Management”, is now available on Amazon. The print version ($14.99) should be available on Amazon in approximately one to two weeks. Option Strategy Hedging … Continue reading →

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No Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) Model Post this Month

Posted on March 2, 2017 by

I finished the VIX futures project and I am trading the new hedged VIX futures strategy. However, I am now working on a new in-depth options article and do not anticipate releasing new Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) model posts until after … Continue reading →

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Recession Model Forecast: 02-01-2017

Posted on February 18, 2017 by

The following article updates the diffusion index, recession slack index, aggregate recession model, and aggregate peak-trough model through January 2017. Throughout 2015, I added a number of new economic and market-based variables with very strong explanatory power to the recession … Continue reading →

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