Options trading utilizes leverage with the ability to control stocks in 100 share increments at a fraction of the holding price of the actual stock. Options trading is similar to the concept of rent - as in renting shares without full ownership yet taking advantage of the potential appreciation of the entire stock movement.
Last updated on January 22nd, 2021 Over the next 6 weeks we will see many of the big market moving stocks release their quarterly earnings numbers. These releases can cause large market moves overnight in the stock price. While this can provide an incredible opportunity for big profits if you... Read more… read more
Last updated on January 18th, 2021 Markets finally started to show some signs of two way price action this week which we have been waiting patiently for. Over the last few months we have seen markets brush aside bad economic numbers, negative news headlines, political uncertainty, and the pandemic showing... Read more… read more
If you trade options for any length of time you will run into stocks and ETF’s paying dividends. It’s important to know when these dividends will require you to adjust or close a trade. What is a dividend? “A dividend is the distribution of a portion of the company’s earnings,... Read more… read more
Last updated on January 12th, 2021 As we wrap up another week of trading, we are seeing a continued focus on the Covid-19 vaccines as well as another potential stimulus plan. Coming into this week, we had overbought conditions across the board. The market tried selling off a few times... Read more… read more
Last updated on December 8th, 2020 Another week in the books and another week of new all time market highs. Given the news cycle world wide right now with the pandemic numbers sky rocketing and more shut downs being announced it’s amazing how well this market has hung in there.... Read more… read more
Last updated on November 17th, 2020 Markets got off to a hot start this week with Monday morning’s positive vaccine news. With Covid-19 numbers spiking all over the country, traders cheered the positive news that a vaccine might be close. SPY rallied on this news up to a new all... Read more… read more
Now that we are past the elections, focus has shifted back to the spread of Covid-19 worldwide. With numbers spiking again we are seeing more and more headlines hit about a potential shut down. So far the market has brushed it off with the continued rotation between index products masking... Read more… read more
Last updated on November 17th, 2020 Trading this past week was completely dominated by election headlines. We saw markets rally the entire week once we got some clarity on the outcome of the elections. Over the past weeks we have dealt with earnings season, stimulus rumors, election headlines, and virus... Read more… read more
Last updated on November 2nd, 2020 Going into last week we had been talking about how the potential was there for some big moves primarily due to the headline risk. We had the election uncertainty, the increase in Covid-19 numbers, and the big earnings numbers out of the tech stocks... Read more… read more
Options are the most flexible instruments in the world. They are also the most misunderstood financial instruments. The reason so many traders get frustrated using options is the lack of understanding of what impacts the price movement of an option. The terminology can be overwhelming for many newer traders We... Read more… read more
