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Successful traders rely on reading price movement itself in order to find and manage trades. ... More »
GOOG Skew Bend-o-Rama
With the VIX up .05 to 12.86 as I write this the market is taking a long overdue breather. ... More »
Reviewing Strangles with AAPL
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. ... More »
Option Block 244: Car Talk
It might go off the rails a bit into car talk, but there are options, too... More »
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.... More »
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... More »
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. ... More »
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. ... More »
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. ... More »
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.... More »
Option Block 243: The Viceroy Trade
What IS the viceroy trade? Arrested Development makes NFLX pop.... More »
Options Insider Radio: BOX Enters Jumbo SPY Fray
Jumbo SPY. BOX's view of minis, and more.... 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.... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Sell in May and Go Away?
Well its 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.... More »
Options Bootcamp 21: Playing Defense
Everyone knows that the best offense is a good defense. Especially when it comes to your portfolio.... More »
The Advisors Option 5: Asset Allocation
Wealth advisors: options are your friends. Embrace them.... More »
Option Block 239: Rally Ho!
Trade like a quant. Rally ho! OX traders chained to their desks.... More »
Trade Like a Quant
You love uncle Mike Tosaw from Option Block. You can't get enough of federal holiday Mike Cavanaugh from Advisor's Option. Well, you can get more of them because they have a great webinar coming up.... More »
2013 OIC Conference Coverage: Exchange & Committee Updates, Part 2
The Options Insider's coverage of the 2013 OIC Conference continues with the Exchange & Committee Updates.... More »
Volatility Views 88: Reestablishing the Norm
With the markets in flux, the only constant is change.... More »
Ags on the Move – Breaching Trend Lines
Having been a proponent of bullish grain plays for several weeks now, I’m happy to see new crop wheat and corn on the verge of breaking above significant downtrend lines. ... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – Strategy Ideas
While we had previously suggested preparing for a more extensive pull back the market strength last week seems to have reduced the necessity for employing more hedging strategies.... More »
Volatility Trading Digest – 40 Years Later
On its 40th anniversary last Friday the listed options industry and the Options Clearing Corporation marked the occasion at the Options Industry Conference in Las Vegas by highlighting the first day volume on April 26,... More »
Option Block 238: Markets Have a Headache
They're not billionaires because they're stupid.... More »
May Options Education: OIC Investor Education Day, Options Insider Unusual Activity Forum
Want more options education? Take a look at these two May offerings. ... More »
Daily Corn: When Are Delays a Good Thing?
New crop corn is slow to get in the ground this year. That could mean higher prices, in my eyes.... More »
Option Block 237: Buy Juice, Be Happy
If you're happy and you know it, buy some juice!... More »
Top 10 reasons to attend the Options Insider Unusual Activity Forum
The top 10 reasons to attend the Options Insider Unusual Activity Forum... More »
Volatility Views 87: It All Comes Down to Timing
Timing is everything. Especially when it comes to volatility.... More »
Nothing Gold Can Stay
Gold is down 22% from its early October high and people are scrambling. None of the fundamental reasons supposedly favoring a continued rally in metals have proven true. ... More »
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