This shortcut is not a new discovery, but I often wonder why more investors don’t use it. Maybe because it uses that off-putting term, “option selling.” Questions to consider: Are you a stock investor who is interested in buying stocks…
What can an investor or trader do if they have experienced a nice run up in a stock and would like to protect their unrealized profits? Or perhaps a stock has been tracing out a technical pattern which, if the…
If you have ever wondered how to predict stock movement in response to an earnings announcement, here’s a neat little trick. To use it, we need to go to the options market. There is a strategy called a short straddle….
Here’s a shortcut on how to come up with a price target for a stock just like the fundamental analysts do. Many of us are familiar with the concept of the Price-Earnings (P/E) Ratio. It is often used to determine…
To make money in the market, it is said that one must “buy low and sell high.” But it doesn’t matter which comes first! Shorting allows stock bears to sell first and buy later at a lower price, profiting from…
The dollar’s rise and fall and its impact on the American equity markets are obsessively discussed as a driver of the economy. The good ole’ USA is unique in its financial plan to increase interest rates with additional hikes potentially…
How to size one’s options trade is a subject that is certainly open to much debate. However, for traders looking to use options as an alternative to stock, here’s a simple way to think about how many calls to buy…
Investors and traders use technical indicators in an attempt to obtain more information than just observing price. The speed, momentum, and volume of movement can provide additional clues to what the future may hold. One of the most commonly used…
