Understanding Option Trading

At his blog, Joey offers his perspective on the top reason that so many trader wannabes are not, and will not, become profitable traders. His post is titled: Learn to Lose Money to Make Money. Here are the Excerpts from the blog.

By Mark Wolfinger, May 11

Today’s small investment can fulfill your dream of high living tomorrow. But investing blindly can make it reverse. We all want to get a high return on our investment. Stocks or ETFs can be the best option for you in such cases. The investment in stocks or ETFs is not very different except few noticeable points.

By Kim, May 6

Whether you are considering dabbling in day trading or looking for a longer-term investment if you want to start trading it will serve you well to carry out a little due diligence in advance. There are a number of markets that you could use and understanding how each one works and what they are all about is key.

By Kim, May 3

In my previous article I shared some thoughts why I believe traders should start with paper trading before committing real capital. Not everyone would agree, but today I would like to share another article by a trader I respect very much. The original article was published here

By Kim, May 2

The trigger to this article was a question posted on the forum: "why we should use bull credit put spread when you can just long call they both have limited loss both in long call you have unlimited profit why limited it with bull put spread?" You can read the discussion here.

By Kim, April 28

The words above are powerful because they're approach-agnostic. It doesn't matter if you're an old-school pit trader who swigs grit instead of coffee before the opening bell, or a Gen Y technocrat who codes trend-detection algorithms. All traders live and die by The Four Words. If you consistently buy low and sell high, then you will be profitable.

By Kim, April 28

Earnings crush is the fall in implied volatility after earnings is announced. Typically, earnings announcements cause the price of the stock to move more than normal. The move will have more effect on short dated expirations since the day of earnings large move has more weight than the rest of the days with normal moves. 

By ORATS_Matt, April 26

In my previous article, I described a strategy of buying strangles a few days before earnings and selling them just before earnings. In this article, I will show why it might be not a good idea to keep those strangles through earnings.

By Kim, April 25

Most cryptocurrency owners skipped a heartbeat when the bitcoin fell to 50% from its all-time high. According to experts, such nasty downturns are natural, and the crypto market may witness such downturns now and then.

By Kim, April 7

Tradier Brokerage is partnering with SteadyOptions to offer a special promotion for SteadyOptions customers: Open an account with Tradier Brokerage and get no subscription fees for 3 months, plus all ACAT fees will be waived. After opening an account, you will also receive 3 months of free access to TradeHawk, our full-featured customizable trading platform.

By Kim, April 5