SteadyOptions Trading Blog

Reading as much as we can about trading always helps us to improve and become better traders. I'm pleased to share some of the best trading articles, podcasts and videos from some of my favorite traders, bloggers and educators. If you came across an interesting article please share it in the comments section.

Weekly options, first introduced by CBOE in October 2005, are short term options as opposed to traditional options that have a life of months or years before expiration. Originally, new series for Weekly options were listed each Thursday and expire the following Friday. 

FANG, an acronym created by Jim Cramer a few years ago, is representative of four of the most popular and best-performing tech stocks in recent memory - Facebook (FB), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX) and Google (GOOG). How those four stocks are relevant to us?

Reading as much as we can about trading always helps us to improve and become better traders. I'm pleased to share some of the best trading articles, podcasts and videos from some of my favorite traders, bloggers and educators. If you came across an interesting article please share it in the comments section.

Amazon reported earnings after the close today, and the company missed expectations on profits. It happened only once since 2014. Is it just a bump in the road? Or a sign of upcoming pullback? Should you buy the pullback? Or should you take your money and run?

Traders are human and when they undertake anything new, they come to the table with certain preconceived notions or habits, or mindsets. It pays to take advantage of your education and experiences and apply appropriate lessons to any new challenge, including becoming a successful trader.

There are 5 stages every trader will go through over the years. You can’t skip one and knowing which one you are in and being totally honest with yourself is essential. Excellent post from our friends at Tradeciety. Which stage are you at right now? Try to answer this question as best and honest as you can. 

Reading as much as we can about trading always helps us to improve and become better traders. I'm pleased to share some of the best trading articles, podcasts and videos from some of my favorite traders, bloggers and educators. If you came across an interesting article please share it in the comments section.

Have you ever traded earnings? Did you buy puts, got the direction right but still lost money? How is it possible? If the stock declined, surely the puts would get a significant bump up in price, right? Wrong! This is where Volatility collapse comes into the play and hurts your position.

The US is currently stuck in a low interest environment, with rates at historic lows.  Portions of ECB countries even have "negative" interest rates.  The theory behind this is that it promotes spending over savings and spending should be beneficial to the economy by driving money back into the economy.

I've encountered a group of questions and comments from traders that tells me that traders have a certain way of viewing the world.  These each represent part of the Trader's Mindset.  Today I'll tackle one of those questions: How much can I expect to earn when using options?

Reading as much as we can about trading always helps us to improve and become better traders. I'm pleased to share some of the best trading articles, podcasts and videos from some of my favorite traders, bloggers and educators. If you came across an interesting article please share it in the comments section.