Category Archives for Options
Options In Play – Earnings On The Radar Week Of 6/26/20
It’s the last full week of June and earnings are few and far between. NKE will be a big report for Retail later in the week.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – Is Option Pinning Relevant?
I get asked often how I handle option pinning and how I trade it. The answer is not a clean cut idea.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – BABA Bullish Breakout
I love when volatile stocks go into consolidations and then set up long time frame breakouts/downs. It creates a great opportunity for options on several fronts.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – Short Term Trading With Out Of The Money Options
Out of the money options do not need to be viewed as “lotto” tickets. You can trade these contracts like other options but there nuances you need to be mindful of.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – Earnings On The Radar Week Of 6/19/20
It’s June OpEx week but it’s also another light scheduled news week. There are only a handful of names reporting and ORCL is the biggest of the group.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – What Happens When The Music Stops
SPY and QQQ stormed higher non-stop for the past 2 months and today they are getting whacked. Now comes the first real test for the market recovery.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – The Trick To Rolling Options
Rolling up/down options is a great way to manage your risk on trades. There are certain techniques I use when rolling and one of the main ones is “price points.”
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – Waiting Is The Hardest Part
It tried my patience and stopped me out but TLT eventually followed through on the move lower. Stops, risk and time frame is key when it comes to options trading and there are constantly ways to improve.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
I hate backing away from a swing trade idea but sometimes it’s the smartest thing to do. AAPL and OXY were 2 recent trade ideas where the thesis changed materially before the positions were initiated.
Continue Reading -->Options In Play – Earnings On The Radar Week Of 6/12/20
Earnings hit the brakes this coming week as the pace of scheduled reports slows down substantially. There will still be a few big Retail and Tech names, though.
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