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US Index Options
I am looking to short strangles on either the Dow Jones Industrial Index or the S&P 500. I not f...
The Great Volatility Skew Debate
"I just listened to Episode 38 - The Great Skew Debate. I was a little confused by the end wher...
Vol Contracts on the NASDAQ!!!
Meeting this coming week with the folks at PHLX.
You'll know when we know. :-)
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Education
Judge and Jury
Last week while I was teaching a class, a student asked me how they should know whether or not to take a particular trade. Read >
What the Market Is Buying
While the Euro Zone rushed to put the finishing touches on an agreement to loan the Greeks more money Tuesday morning, a funny happened in the market. Read >
Are You Struggling With Moving Averages?
The Moving Average... It is a tool that is talked about in almost every trading book that has ever been written. Read >
The Naked AAPL Call
The naked call is defined as an option strategy where an option player sells (writes) call options without owning the underlying security. Read >
Natural Gas - Wealth Builder or Widow Maker?
Occasionally, a Commodity offers prices to investors at a deep discount. Many times, there is a reason for a market to be cheaply priced, and we would do well to keep shorting that market. Read >
Compromises
In this article, I will compare two trades; one mine, and one from a trader who shared his trade with me asking for my take on it. Read >
The Birth of the Funky Fly
Looking at markets all day long really keeps the mind moving. Read >
Low Risk Entry or Confirmation?
When it comes to entry points into a trade, most traders are always looking for the entry to offer confirmation and very low risk. The trap they run into is thinking they can have both at the same time. Read >
Keeping Up with Tradition
In all of our OTA courses, regardless of which asset class, we teach the importance of record keeping. For those faithful enough to do this, after several years of trading and recording both winners and losers, you will have a valuable bank of data. Read >
Trading Option Strangles 101
We have discussed the straddle options strategy in the past, a strategy that traders can use when the market is volatile but direction is uncertain. Read >
Rise of the Weekly Option
Please join ICE as it presents an overview of its new weekly options on sugar, coffee and cotton futures. Mark Longo of OptionsInsider.com will also discuss how you can incorporate these short-dated instruments into your trading. Read >
Will AAPL Declare a Dividend?
After the giant earnings release in AAPL last week I thought it fitting to ponder if AAPL will payout some of that largesse they have squirreled away. Read >
Stock Trading: Chop and Slop
A student recently emailed me to ask if I knew of an indicator or tool that could identify high quality trading environments versus choppy, unpredictable ones. Read >
Who Makes a Better Trader, Men or Women?
This is always a hot topic and one I have plenty of experience with and have written about before. Read >
Option Pit's Research on AAPL as Seen on Mad Money
Here is the research that was used on Mad Money along with a slightly more indepth description. Read >
Bull Call Spread vs. Purchasing a Call
Let's say that you have a moderately bullish bias toward a stock and the overall market is slightly bullish. Is there a way that you can take advantage of this investing scenario while limiting risk? Read >
Google Earnings Disappoint
Google Earnings Disappoint Read >
New Traders Beware...
The day someone decides they are going to pursue a trading career, they are typically making that decision because of the potential financial prize. Read >
The Stock Repair Strategy
It's been a rough ride for a lot of investors. Some investors are waiting (patiently) for some of their losers to turn around. Some traders are buying at new, cheaper prices. Read >
LEAPS = Leverage
This article will explain the concept of LEAPS (Long-term Equity AnticiPation Securities) which is often puzzling to novice option traders.
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When the Time Spread Edge Looks Too Good to Be True
With the SPX closing flat yesterday, I thought it would be interesting to identify other phenomena outside of the big indexes. Read >
