Volatility Spikes, What They Are and How to Trade Them
Volatility Percentile, Where to Find It and What It Means
A Warning About Selling Naked Puts
With another wave of earnings right around the corner, I feel the need to caution option traders and investors about selling “naked” or cash-secured puts over an earnings announcement. Whether you refer to it as writing or selling naked options, many option traders do not understand the risk. Selling a put option without having a […]
Island Reversals Can Signal a Major Move
Why Are Both Stocks and Oil Down Today?
Should You Trade During “Extended Hours”?
Why The Pullback In Stocks And What’s Next?
Hard vs. Mental Stops for Option Traders
When to choose hard vs. mental stops as an options trader is a topic that comes up frequently in my daily group coaching classes and one-on-one coaching sessions. The truth is, it is not an easy answer. When it comes to options, stop losses can be a little tricky as compared with an investor who […]
This Is A Trade That Can’t Be Ignored
Access Leads to Excess
How is it possible for some professional traders to make the excess profits they do? Are they smarter than you? No. (And I’m not just being nice. My experience shows it’s true.) If anything, they just have a little more experience. Do they take more risk? Definitely not. In fact, they take less. Are they […]
An Interesting and Opportune Set Up
Is AMC Back (Hint: Yes.)
There’s Riches in the Niches
How VXX Works And How It’s Different Now
Investors LOVE the Fed
Option Vega Works Both Ways
If you have traded over the past several weeks, you have undoubtedly noticed how volatile the market has been. As an option trader, you are or probably should be familiar with how implied volatility changes can affect option prices. Below we will take a look at a topic I covered in class a couple of […]
What Happened in VXX Today?
Tech stocks lead the market lower: What it means
Get to Know Your Options Trading Platforms
“I’m a carpenter but I don’t know how to use any of my tools.” … Said no one, ever. If you work in any field, knowing how to use the tools of your trade is, legit, one of the most important things you can put your efforts toward. It goes the same for trading. Options […]