by Dave Caplan As the market begins to heat up, opportunities to use the “ratio spread” are presented to us. This option strategy has numerous benefits over just a net long or short position. We all know the benefits of buying an option or futures contract that...
by Ellie Taft London, New York, and Tokyo are the main financial centers of the world – in that order. But lesser hubs can be found in every corner on earth. Consequently, during the week, there is currency trading going on somewhere at all times, day or...
by TradeWins Publishing Editors It's a fact that markets often go sideways. These strategies can give you a real trading edge. A Quick Introduction A strategy designed to collect premium from both sides of a market. Dual Credit Spreads are a way to sell out of the...
Steve Swanson Metaphorically, you could compare bull and bear trends to the seasonal variations of the earth’s annual journey around the sun. Each day the sun comes up in the east, and at high noon during summer months the full energy of the sun triggers very...
by Adam Oliensis If a picture (chart) is worth a thousand words, then what is the picture (chart) telling us? Are the prospects bullish, bearish or uncertain? Charts can help us determine direction and a potential price target. Knowing when to buy and sell can lead to...
by Oliver Velez The title of this lesson really encompasses many topics. I want to focus on the criteria here that determine your profit-to-loss ratio and share size. While this is not the first step in picking a trade, it is the most important. Let's look...
by Andy Chambers Symmetrical triangles are great patterns to trade. A symmetrical triangle is a continuation pattern that narrows until it finally erupts in a breakout. The best patterns have five legs, and each leg is smaller than the preceding leg. A move beyond the...
by Tom DeMark Once a stock is listed on an exchange or added to an index, the potential for additional interest is enhanced considerably. Index funds are required to include in their portfolios all components in various indexes, and margin requirements are often...
by Rob Roy The more time there is to expiration, the less sensitive the option is to stock price movement. The less time-to-expiration, the more sensitive the option is to stock price movement. The reason for this goes back to the Greek Gamma. The closer to...
by Dan Keen Some optionable stocks, but not all, have expiration dates that go out one or two years. These option series are called “LEAPS”, which is an acronym for Long-term Equity AnticiPation Securities. First introduced in 1990, these long-dated option...