Learn about trading legs in derivatives strategies, their roles, and types, including long straddles, collars, and iron ...

This past week's stock market rally was not surprising. That's because a specific type of option trade known as a “Straddle” is currently profitable. When Long Straddle* trading is profitable in a ...

Learn about the U.S. tax implications for call and put options, including short-term and long-term gains, exercising options, ...

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 ...

A quick guide to reading the option chain, premiums, bid–ask spreads, IV, volume and open interest, so you can choose liquid ...

With rising market volatility and more physicians exploring side investments, options trading has become an increasingly ...

The second-quarter earnings season kicks off this week with key reports from PepsiCo Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP), Progressive Corp. (NYSE:PGR), and Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE:DAL) on Thursday, followed by major ...

Volatility Trader subscribers scored a 114% profit on our recommended DOCN call Last week, Schaeffer's Volatility Trader subscribers more than doubled their money with our DigitalOcean Holdings Inc ...

The options market is priced for a one-day post earnings move in Tesla's stock that would be slightly bigger than usual over the longer term, but less than its more recent moves. An options strategy ...

Visa has mixed technicals, with its weaknesses very apparent, but fundamentally, it is still strong. However, it is stuck trading in a channel. The stock recently declined from $373 to $349 per share, ...