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 ...

While demand for Uranium Energy’s namesake asset is soaring thanks to tech, political headwinds pose concerns. Given the narrative’s complexity, options traders can deploy a directionally neutral ...

High volatility signals a bullish outlook and creates new buying opportunities for traders while markets remain unpredictable ...

A few months ago, we explored trying to smooth out performance of consistently shorting straddles with a buying dated long straddle using NDX options. We found that a consistent strategy selling NDX 3 ...

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 ...

When traders first start using options, they often employ them either as a way to take a directional view on an asset (buying a call if they expect it to rise or a put if they expect it to fall) or as ...

If there was ever a time to be directionally neutral on soft-drink giant Coca-Cola (KO), now might be it. Fundamentally, KO stock faces significant political risk. Due to an incoming change in ...

Option trading can deliver tremendous profits, but the flip side of those gains is the potential for tremendous losses, since option trading is a zero-sum game. Those who are just getting started with ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Among Wednesday’s 35 most unusually active options, two emerged as notable straddle setups appealing to both bullish and ...

Buying a straddle profits from large price swings, regardless of direction. Selling a straddle profits when the underlying security's price remains stable. Straddle strategy is ideal when expecting ...