The risk with options straddles and options strangles is limited Options straddles and options strangles are two advanced options strategies that can be used to capitalize on changes in implied ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated ...

A short straddle is an advanced options strategy used when a trader is seeking to profit from an underlying stock trading in ...

How to profit from a big move in either direction With earnings season right around the corner, options players might want to look into employing a long straddle strategy. A long straddle is typically ...

Market volatility could be your friend too, and I will discuss how investors can take positions in stocks based on expected volatility. Options are not only useful to hedge risks and could be used by ...

The options market is priced for a one-day post earnings move in Tesla's stock that would be slightly bigger than usual over the longer term, but less than its more recent moves. An options strategy ...

We recently published a performance review of at-the-money (ATM) NDX straddles with between one and five days left to expiration. One finding was that consistent sellers of 3-Day, 4-Day, and 5-Day NDX ...

This past week's stock market rally was not surprising. That's because a specific type of option trade known as a “Straddle” is currently profitable. When Long Straddle* trading is profitable in a ...

Option "straddles" on Microsoft's stock are priced for a slightly bigger-than-average one-day post-earnings move, and much less than the 6.1% move after last quarter's results. Straddles are pure ...

Options trading is the buying and selling of options contracts in the market, usually on a public exchange. Options are often the next level of security that new investors learn about following their ...

Visa has mixed technicals, with its weaknesses very apparent, but fundamentally, it is still strong. However, it is stuck trading in a channel. The stock recently declined from $373 to $349 per share, ...