Trade selection using volatility as the primary criteria. Different trades for different volatility opportunities.
Option Block 315: The Great Iron Fly Vs. Condor Debate
The condor is an iron butterfly for cowards.
The Advantage of Knowing Multiple Asset Classes
In the live classes and also the Extended Learning Tracks at Online Trading Academy, the instructors are always asked about which asset class is the best to trade.
Finding Option Opportunities
Options are exciting to trade for many reasons. They offer so many opportunities that the sheer volume of possibilities can be overwhelming. How can we go about finding the good ones?
Speed of SPX Rally in One Shot
As we have stated, the SPX and the VIX are acting quite differently than the last time around
What Did I Do Again?
There are many skills required to be a consistently profitable trader.
Cycle the Average Revisited
In the Extended Learning Track course last week, we were discussing how to identify the trend of the security we are planning to trade.
The Bull Trap Strikes Again
I know I keep writing articles on the Bull Trap but I can?t help it, they happen so often.
Anything But Average
I often hear students complaining about having been stopped out too early or taking bad trades they wished they had passed on.
Commitment of Traders Disaggregated Report
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has released a report since 1962 showing what positions were held by Speculators and Commercial traders.
You Can?t Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd
?You can?t roller skate in a buffalo herd.? These words were from that sage old philosopher, Roger Miller.
The Olympics of Trading
The Winter Olympics in Sochi are currently in full swing and it can be quite enjoyable and patriotic to watch.