Over the weekend I was conducting an options workshop for beginners who are just getting a handle on options basics. One question that I was asked, was whether options traders should stick to technical analysis of the underlying asset or …
Iron condor spreads are some of the most popular options trading strategies with both novice and experienced traders alike. Iron condor is really a combination of two vertical spreads; a call credit spread and a put credit spread and both …
One way to use Delta is to determine the chance that an option will be in the money at expiration. As a simple example, a 30 delta suggests that the option has a 30% probability of being in the money …
One of my all time favorite options strategies is the bull put spread. Because it's a credit spread, you receive premium when you initiate or open the position. The ultimate goal of any credit spread, is to keep as much …
There are many factors that go into deciding which call option to buy. One of the biggest mistakes that beginners make is focusing on the price of the call option, instead of the ultimate objective or the reason for purchasing …
In very basic terms, when you purchase a call option, you profit if the underlying stock goes up and you MAY lose money if the underlying stock moves lower. Because you don't own the actual underlying asset, buying calls is …
***Note: We came inches from our trailing stop in FCX at 14.44 but did not get hit. Use same stop.
***EXC: Raise sell stop to breakeven at 32.08. Lower first target to sell ½ the position to 35.97 market if …
Longs:
ADSK
RAI
VZ
EA
KSS
PAY
IBM
PSX
BBRY
THC
ONVO
EMC
DIS
SPWR
TXT
PCAR
EQIX
Shorts:
DISH
GILD
EBAY…
Yesterday the Fed surprised the market, and stocks exploded higher. As a result there were lots of stocks that had very big volume days. But I wanted to find stocks that had big volume and strong moves after all the …
When the market pulls back from a 52-week high and holds support the question on everyone’s mind is whether or not new highs are in the cards. Regardless of the result, any attempt to move back to the highs can …