You should not follow any recommendation made by an analyst on the future outcome of a stock's price or earnings because that is not what they get...
Gold and its ETF offshoots like GLD are popular with both retail investors and hedge funds like Paulson & Co. However, since gold doesn't throw...
Market makers make their coin on the spread, but most traders employed by mutual funds and hedge funds are not trying to make money from the...
For the self-trader it is tough to make money, yet when they see those who inhabit Wall Street making millions it is tough to reconcile why they...
yeah, the economy still sucks and the Fed confirmed it. (sarcasm)
I know CNBC promotes its Fast Money show as a way to follow the actions of its trading hosts, but I wonder how credible they are when they discuss...
Another benefit of the average up strategy (AUS) is that your break even price is lower than the current price (assuming it initially rises)...
A reason why traders blow up is because they average down their trades, when they should instead average up. It is tempting to accumulate more...
I am discussing the tradeoffs. You have to be aware of them and not assume using spreads get you something for nothing.
One reason to own spreads instead of direct calls or puts is to reduce your cost of option buying. A call option with a month to expiration and...
The reason why most retail investors (RI) fail to beat the market (i.e., the major indexes) is because they actually listen to the advice of...
I have an open position in SPY formed as a bullish vertical spread with the call bought at 105 and sold at 106 at a cost of $.45. It is currently...
I use ThinkorSwim (ToS) to do most of my option trading. However, their pricing, similar to other firms, for multi-leg options (esp....
Despite enduring two of the largest asset bubbles within a decade (the tech bubble and housing bubble) we will continue to have more bubbles...
I believe professional investors who manage Other People's Money are similar in their mindset and actions as those who paper trade. Both take...
You and I have seen their advertisements: "Just $99/mo. for select picks of hot stocks. Along with my commentary get an exclusive daily trading...
FYI, I am not a call seller, never have been. I'm just wondering who these folks are and why they are enduring the pain.
There hasn't been much of a pullback for call option sellers to cover. From the Feb 8th low, a call seller has been basically in the red the...
One has to appreciate the amount of pain that call option sellers have endured during this most recent bullish run. Not only have they been...
I am not talking about risk-free returns, but sites that say that if you had followed my picks on X date you would have earned Y return, and...
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