This week, as I occasionally do, I?ll answer a couple of questions that readers have sent in regarding options.

While teaching a Professional Futures Course last week in Online Trading Academy?s new San Diego center, the students were amazed that I was able to easily pick out turning points in the markets with a high degree of accuracy.

Occam?s Razor is an old scientific principle that suggests the simplest answer is typically the right answer to a given question.

In class I point out that the smart money traders are the Commercials.

Today we?ll look at a way to simulate that strategy in cases where we are not permitted to do credit spreads.

For this week?s offering, I wanted to share with you a slice of real-life trading action taken directly from the Crown Jewel of Online Trading Academy?s Educational Program.

Most traders I talk to are very nervous about the potential for this bull market to continue. They are wondering when the next bear will start to roar.

During my time on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, I noticed many things that helped shape my thought process and strategy that I still employ today.