Trading stocks, or any other market, is fraught with danger. Traders can use too much leverage, be undercapitalized, trade without stops or do any number of stupid things. The biggest mistake made by new stock traders is trying to make…
Favorable Set Up Forming in GPB and Euro As the equity markets tumbled in recent months, Silas Peters decided to step out in order to let the volatility settle down. BUT! As any savvy trader knows, there is always opportunity somewhere!…
Recorded Wednesday, 1-09-2018 Last week saw some strong recoveries across the market after a treacherous end to the fourth quarter in 2018. Stocks that were plunging 30%, 40%, 50% have now begun small rebounds, suggesting that maybe the worst is over….
If you are a day trader, then you can relate to being guilty of at least one of these nine secret trader habits… Talking to yourself… All day long I talk to myself about what’s going on… but no one is around. Dreaming…
Options values and modeling can become quite complicated, but they can also follow some very simple rules. If you’re new to options, one of the most critical elements to understand is the element of theta, or time decay. Theta measures the rate…
What’s The Best Way to Own Gold? Most people who want to buy gold will usually take their retirement accounts and buy an ETF like GLD. They typically do this is because they do not know that there is another…
Should You Trade SPY ETF Or SPX Broad Based Index Options? One of my favorite options trading strategies is collecting premium on the U.S. stock market and one of the most frequently asked questions that I get from my readers…
If you want to be a successful options trader, you need to understand the concept of implied volatility (IV). Not only does it represent how volatile the market may be in the future, more importantly, it is a critical component…
