Monday, April 22, 2019
Of the many benefits to trading options, the most valuable trait is the flexibility they provide in custom designing strategies. That’s just my opinion of course. Other option traders may point to leverage or some other clear benefit. However, the ability to create tailor made strategies to meet your personal risk/reward criteria is something very […]
One of the most effective ways to use options is by placing covered call trades. This may not seem like a controversial statement. However, there are plenty of traders out there who come up with all kinds of excuses why they don’t like buy/write trades (another name for covered calls). The pushback usually comes as […]
I’ve just returned from the Orlando MoneyShow and was very impressed at the amount of investors and traders looking to learn more about options strategies. I had the opportunity to deliver two different presentations to the options-oriented folks. One of the topics I spent quite a lot of time on was covered calls. Of course, […]
Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) is one of those companies which often poses a conundrum to investors. On one hand, the microblogging site has become an essential tool for following breaking news and insights into everything from sports to finance to politics. On the other hand, despite the popularity, the company doesn’t have an obvious path to […]
Market volatility has essentially become a mainstream metric in the investment realm – especially for anyone who does any short-term trading. Most traders are now aware of what the VIX is and how a higher level in the volatility index usually means more uncertainty in the market. While investors and traders may not be able […]
Not long ago, I wrote about an emerging markets trade which suggests emerging market debt could be in trouble. But what about emerging market stocks? What is the option market telling us about that asset class? Problems with debt can definitely spill over into stocks… but it doesn’t have to. For instance, an issue with […]
