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Know Your Options: Archive
Take Advantage Of Elevated Volatility With Covered Call Options
by Daniel Laboe
High volume selling since early-November has been driven up volatility premiums on options across the equity market, generating rich Theta-catching opportunities
SPLK TWLO CRWD
SMART Global (SGH): The Next-Gen Options Trade You Don't Want To Miss
by Daniel Laboe
SGH is roaring out of the shadows with an ambitious growth strategy that won't remain under the investors' radars for much longer
SGH
A Rare Options Trade On Rising Rates You Don't Want To Miss
by Daniel Laboe
As the Fed pares back its $80 billion in monthly US Treasury purchases, a rare option trade with massive upside potential is manifesting itself
IEF
How To Take Advantage Of Market Volatility With Covered Calls
by Daniel Laboe
Indiscriminate selling has been driven up premiums on options across the market, presenting us with a Theta-catching opportunity
SPLK GOOGL TWLO CRWD
The 2022 Alight (ALIT) Option You Don't Want To Miss
by Daniel Laboe
Now is the time to jump on the ALIT train before the broader markets catch wind of this fantastic opportunity
PAYX ADP ALIT
Bullish Spread Opportunity For Splunk (SPLK) & Its Enormous Upside Potential
by Daniel Laboe
Splunk just unveiled a tidal wave of innovative cloud-focused products that should catalyze a profitable rally
MSFT ADBE SPLK
Take Advantage Of Covered Call Strategy On Market Slide
by Daniel Laboe
It's time to start thinking about covered calls with the recent market selloff spiking in implied volatility on options across the equity market, presenting us with a Theta-catching opportunity
SPLK GOOGL TWLO CRWD
Pre-Earnings Option Spread To Profit Off Micron Technology (MU)
by Daniel Laboe
I'm looking at a 3-legged option spread that will allow you to see endless upside gains on a rebound to the upside and still furnish you with a downside lever
MU
Fade Or Trade Unusual Activity?
by Daniel Laboe
There is another way to take advantage of unusual activity
QQQ SPY
Put Spread Opportunity That You Don't Want To Miss
by Daniel Laboe
Invesco's Nasdaq 100 tracking ETF (QQQ) October monthly options are lining up very nicely for a trading/hedging opportunity
QQQ
How To Properly Hedge Your Portfolio Using Put Options
by Daniel Laboe
Market participants are taking on a 'this is as good as it gets' mentality, and it may be time to think about hedging your portfolio against broader market risks
QQQ SPY
The ABC's Of Options & A Few Simple Strategies
by Daniel Laboe
I don't want any of you taking outsized risk on option trades and losing it all...at least not without understanding some of the basics of an option
QQQ UBER
What does 250% implied volatility really mean?
by David Borun
When stocks rip higher, often implied options volatilities do as well. Be careful.
HOOD
"Buy When You Can, Not When You Have To"
by David Borun
The old adage applies to protecting your portfolio before things get rough, instead of after.
SPY
What Autonomous Driving Can Teach Us About Risk
by David Borun
A clear understanding of what's really risky and what simply feels risky is important in trading and life.
TSLA
You Have a Theory, Which Options Should You Choose?
by David Borun
Picking the right expiration cycle can be the difference between success and failure in the options markets.
CBOE
As Expiration Approaches, Sometimes the Tail Wags the Dog
by David Borun
Options' open interest influences share prices rather than the other way around.
CBOE
You Can Trade Options and Futures on the Fed Funds Rate
by David Borun
The CME offers liquid derivatives for hedging and speculating on short-term interest rates.
CME
When Buying Calls is a Terrible Idea...
by David Borun
Last week's AMC rally shines a light on the true risk of buying those expensive options.
AMC
Move Over Gamestop, AMC Entertainment Options are now Where the Action is.
by David Borun
Volumes and Volatility are soaring as the "YOLO" crowd shifts it's attention to AMC options, setting off a gamma squeeze.
GME AMC
Buying the Dip in the VIX Makes More Sense Than Selling the Rips.
by David Borun
With volatility at low levels, the low price of long options strategies skews the odds in favor of options buyers.
CBOE
Is There Opportunity in Unregulated Cryptocurrency Exchange Options?
by David Borun
Why you need the protection and security of the SEC and CFTC in the crypto options markets.
IBKR CME COIN
With No Bitcoin ETF, What Other Options Trades Provide Crypto Exposure?
by David Borun
You can't trade listed equity-style options on Bitcoin, but some companies might be the next best thing.
TSLA GLD MSTR PYPL SQ MOGO
How Do You Trade Options on Bitcoin?
by David Borun
With cryptocurrencies hitting new all-time highs, futures and options may be the smart play.
CME
Owning Options Makes Sense at High Stock Prices and Low Volatilities
by David Borun
Being long Gamma lets you hedge and re-hedge for profits as stocks move in either direction....
SPY