All posts by Daniel Darrow
Options In Play – What I Look For In A Bottom
Many traders love trying to pick a bottom – that’s not my style. I prefer to be patient and let the trade come to me because that gives me greater confidence.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – Earnings On The Radar Week Of 3/13/20
Earnings slow down this coming week but a few major Tech names are still scheduled. The question again is will the overall market volatility overshadow earnings?
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – The Short List Into The Bounce
A huge drop and a big bounce… and now what. I am starting a list of names for bearish trades that have similar characteristics.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – The Importance Of Implied Volatility
Implied volatility is a critical concept for all things options related. Overall volatility in the market creates a ton of opportunities for trades but it also leads to substantial changes in implied volatility that can alter the strategies that work.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – The Last Haven Standing
Gold, Silver, Utilities, REITS and Staples all have been hit over the past week and Bonds are the last haven asset still performing. While TLT is up a lot quickly, it’s consistent performance means it’s worth sticking with.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – 2×2 Tape
Volatility is raging and we are seeing huge daily swings. The steady uptrend is broken so the time frames of my option trades has changed.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – Using Option Debit Stops
Volatility is up and overnight gaps are a new reality. When a stock has a huge gap up or down, it can burn through a technical stop level for a stock and option trade which is why I like to use debit stops.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – What To Make Of Back To Back 1,000 Point Drops
2 days of aggressive selling across the market has led to some nervousness. Interestingly, we are beginning to repeat a pattern we saw 2 times in 2018.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – All That Glitters Is Not GLD
GLD has been surging recently but SLV is starting to show very encouraging signs as well. SLV may still have an explosive upside move coming.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – Earnings On The Radar Week Of 2/28/20
It’s late in the quarter but it’s a packed week of earnings. Expect a busy stretch of Software, Biotech and Retail numbers.
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