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Virtual Reality Check

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What’s Priced In? What’s Not?

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Over the past several weeks, I have been working on writing my PowerPoint presentations for our annual option training retreat. Of course, I am reminded of several topics I need to focus on during the retreat but also in my daily lessons with traders. Management has always been priority number one for me, but I […]

Careful Buying Calls in NVDA

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This Stock Doubled in Less Than a Month

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It IS Time to Update Your Plan

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Make This Your Option Trading Mantra

You have seen posts from me like this before, but the lesson cannot be taught enough. I have a mantra I like to use in my Group Coaching class and with one-on-one coaching students, and I repeat it frequently: “Know exactly what you will do no matter what happens.” Simple enough, right? What I mean […]

Hedge Fund Myths

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The “What If” Scenario

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Do Option Trades Affect the Stock Price?

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Uncut Version

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And… We Wait

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Volatility and Vertical Debit Spreads

Let’s start with something simple that most option traders know. Long options, such as long calls, have limited risk. The purchase price is the risk on the position. One of the many reasons traders love options so much is that they are usually far cheaper than buying 100 or fewer shares of stock. But sometimes […]

Debt Ceiling Hopes Buoys Market

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Fast Tracking Your Trading Success

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Use a Spread to Offset Positive Vega

The market has been a volatile machine as of late. Option prices and implied volatility levels have moved higher in response. That said, implied volatility and option prices are destined to come back down again if and when the market rallies. Generally, IV levels move higher when the market drops, and IV levels drop when […]