There is no doubt we have discussed straddles in the past in this blog. A straddle is an option strategy that traders can use when the market is volatile but direction is uncertain.
Reviewing Strangles with AAPL
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Option Block 244: Car Talk
It might go off the rails a bit into car talk, but there are options, too
More Than One Way to Skin A Cat
In last week?s article, I wrote about creating an option position out of different ingredients. We started with a stock position, and then added a protective put for insurance. This combination is called a married put.
Lots of Diversification Under My Tin Foil Hat
Very often someone with trading experience will quickly delve deeply into a problem that they have with trading. ?Whenever I buy, the market immediately turns down,? or ?My stop gets hit too often and then the market goes my direction.?
Stop Losses
A lot of traders wrestle with the question of what types of protective stops to place and how to place them. There are many different styles of stops that you can place. I think they are all beneficial.
Losing to Win
My whole life, I have been very involved in sports. Ice hockey, soccer, golf, and tennis are the sports I love to compete in. Playing hockey at a high level, I learned how to win consistently.
VIX & SPX Up. Is a Crash Imminent?
Memory is a funky thing in the market. Right now many new investors and traders have the 2008 crash in the forefront of their minds.
Stock Option Picks Require Analyzing the Overall Market as Well as Individual Stock Assessment
Making stock option picks with huge profit potentials, whether the market is up or down, depends on diligent market research and a thorough understanding of stock option fundamentals.
Option Block 243: The Viceroy Trade
What IS the viceroy trade? Arrested Development makes NFLX pop.
Options Insider Radio: BOX Enters Jumbo SPY Fray
Jumbo SPY. BOX’s view of minis, and more.
Volatility Trading Digest – Selective VIX Hedge
Since the May VIX Futures (VIK3) expire on the opening Wednesday May 22 they are the most responsive to changes in the VIX price.
Volatility Trading Digest – Sell in May and Go Away?
Well it?s that time of the year to once again ponder the old market adage and add our unique options perspective to the many comments and observations being offered by other analysts midway through this important month.