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options: Archive
Take Advantage Of Covered Call Strategy On Market Slide
by Daniel Laboe
It's time to start thinking about covered calls with the recent market selloff spiking in implied volatility on options across the equity market, presenting us with a Theta-catching opportunity
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Fade Or Trade Unusual Activity?
by Daniel Laboe
There is another way to take advantage of unusual activity
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Put Spread Opportunity That You Don't Want To Miss
by Daniel Laboe
Invesco's Nasdaq 100 tracking ETF (QQQ) October monthly options are lining up very nicely for a trading/hedging opportunity
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How To Properly Hedge Your Portfolio Using Put Options
by Daniel Laboe
Market participants are taking on a 'this is as good as it gets' mentality, and it may be time to think about hedging your portfolio against broader market risks
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The ABC's Of Options & A Few Simple Strategies
by Daniel Laboe
I don't want any of you taking outsized risk on option trades and losing it all...at least not without understanding some of the basics of an option
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What does 250% implied volatility really mean?
by David Borun
When stocks rip higher, often implied options volatilities do as well. Be careful.
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"Buy When You Can, Not When You Have To"
by David Borun
The old adage applies to protecting your portfolio before things get rough, instead of after.
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You Have a Theory, Which Options Should You Choose?
by David Borun
Picking the right expiration cycle can be the difference between success and failure in the options markets.
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As Expiration Approaches, Sometimes the Tail Wags the Dog
by David Borun
Options' open interest influences share prices rather than the other way around.
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You Can Trade Options and Futures on the Fed Funds Rate
by David Borun
The CME offers liquid derivatives for hedging and speculating on short-term interest rates.
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When Buying Calls is a Terrible Idea...
by David Borun
Last week's AMC rally shines a light on the true risk of buying those expensive options.
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Move Over Gamestop, AMC Entertainment Options are now Where the Action is.
by David Borun
Volumes and Volatility are soaring as the "YOLO" crowd shifts it's attention to AMC options, setting off a gamma squeeze.
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Buying the Dip in the VIX Makes More Sense Than Selling the Rips.
by David Borun
With volatility at low levels, the low price of long options strategies skews the odds in favor of options buyers.
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Is There Opportunity in Unregulated Cryptocurrency Exchange Options?
by David Borun
Why you need the protection and security of the SEC and CFTC in the crypto options markets.
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With No Bitcoin ETF, What Other Options Trades Provide Crypto Exposure?
by David Borun
You can't trade listed equity-style options on Bitcoin, but some companies might be the next best thing.
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How Do You Trade Options on Bitcoin?
by David Borun
With cryptocurrencies hitting new all-time highs, futures and options may be the smart play.
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Owning Options Makes Sense at High Stock Prices and Low Volatilities
by David Borun
Being long Gamma lets you hedge and re-hedge for profits as stocks move in either direction....
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Netlix Options are Too Inexpensive to Sell
by David Borun
Successful "cash-covered" puts depend on collecting a juicy premium, and this stock doesn't offer any.
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When Can You Trade Options on the New Coinbase Offering?
by David Borun
The crypto exchange earned an $80B market cap in its first day of trading, and options are coming soon.
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With Unusual Activity, Don't Trade It...Fade It
by David Borun
Changes in implied volatility after unusual volume are an opportunity to trade like the pros.
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Your Covered Calls Worked Well...Maybe Too Well. Now What?
by David Borun
Selling a diagonal call spread keeps you in the game when your shares are in rally mode.
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Learn to Design a Trade for Shifting Implied Volatilities
by David Borun
Simply buying options may not be the best way to profit from an expected move in a stock.
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Volatilities are Down, Volumes are Up
by David Borun
Weekly expirations are popular, are they right for your trading strategies?
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Selling Options Responsibly in the "Reddit" Stocks
by David Borun
Sometimes, implied vols are so high, you don't even need all legs of a trade...
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Trading Options on the Reddit/Robinhoood Stocks Requires Discipline
by David Borun
Huge moves and huge implied volatilities can wipe out an uninformed speculator in hurry.
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