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 […]
A time for this strategy not that one
Are these stocks diamonds in the rough?
3 Stocks Making Big Moves This Month
My smallest trade (in a long time)
Trade Management Needs to Be a Priority
Whether you are new to options or have been trading them for several months or decades, you know there is plenty to learn and discover about them. Essentially with stock, there are only two things you need to know: buy and sell. With options there are more moving parts, like implied volatility (IV) and the […]
VIX Alert: What Does VIX Over 30 Mean?
The Rally Continues, What’s Next?
Have You Ever Thought About Modeling?
I was working with one of our student traders recently, and we spent a lot of time talking about modeling… trades, of course. Duh. Modeling option trades is an underused part of any proven trading methodology. I’d go as far as saying that trade modeling should literally be done on every single trade. It’s important […]
Love It or Leave It
A Netflix Calendar Spread That Required Patience
If you know a little about me when it comes to option trading, you know my adoration for time spreads and in particular calendar spreads. I look for them often in MTM’s daily group coaching class and of course for my own personal trading too. What I like about them is that they give an […]
A Green Knock Out in VSTO
