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Discovering The World Of Options – Buying Or Selling
Long before weekly options were a thing when ticks were still in 16ths, and we downloaded batches of chart data over a dial-up modem…I “discovered” the world of options. Like…
Read More »Does Selling Put Options During A Market Downturn Provide A Safety Net?
In a significant market downturn, bearish sentiment, if not outright fear, can drive down the share price of good companies rather drastically. When the market is in a sustained selling…
Read More »Futures Contract – Trading Oil With USO
Crude oil, like most commodities, is not priced as a single data point like a stock. Instead, commodities, like oil, trade via futures contracts. A futures contract is an agreement…
Read More »Selling Puts – A Simple Options Strategy
Selling puts is a neutral to bullish strategy. Traders tend to overcomplicate things. This is especially true with options trading where puts and calls can be bought and sold in…
Read More »How To Use A ‘Collar’ To Protect Your Portfolio Against Losses
How can we protect our portfolio against losses when stocks are in a correction? Or even if stocks are not currently in a correction? There are many schools of thought…
Read More »The Put / Call Ratio – A Technique Used To Gauge Market Extremes
Perhaps you’ve heard of the “Put / Call Ratio” (PCR) and been unsure of exactly what it is or when and how to use it. First, a quick review of…
Read More »The Taxman vs Traders – How To Minimize His Cut Of Your Profits
While the reality is hopefully not quite that bad, as Traders and Investors, we need to consider our silent partner, the “Taxman,” and how to minimize his cut of our…
Read More »The Synthetic Dividend Option To Generate Profits
Many companies regularly distribute a portion of their profits in the form of a dividend to attract investors and incentivize them to remain long-term shareholders. But most companies, ETFs, and…
Read More »Death, Taxes, and Time Decay
Few things are certain in life. But as the old saying goes, there is nothing quite so certain as “death and taxes”. As an Options Trader, I would enthusiastically add…
Read More »Sector Themes In Play In The Markets For 2022
As 2021 closes, it’s time to consider how sector themes in the markets are likely to perform in 2022. Years like 2021 saw a solid broad-based performance in many stock…
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