A call is an option that gives the buyer the right, not the obligation, to buy an underlying asset at a certain point in time at a certain price. A put option gives the buyer the right, not the obligation, to sell an underlying asset at a certain point in time at a certain price. How can they both become the same thing? Click the video below and I will show you how.
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Ever wonder why option premiums rise before binary events in the stock market? It’s not uncommon for option prices to spike ahead of major announcements like: For context, I like to describe option premium as the difference between the contract’s price and intrinsic value. It’s essentially what buyers pay for the “hope” that an option […]
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When the markets move, the Delta Greek can be one of the most valuable metrics to options traders. There’s a particular correlation between the Delta Greek and options premium that can help traders find out how much the price of an option is expected to change. From my personal experience, I believe this pattern can […]
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Written By: Howard Greenberg As everyday traders put their trading plans into action for 2026, penny stocks might not be on many of their radars. It’s totally understandable why penny stocks may not appeal to the more calculated seasoned traders. Their reputations for susceptibility to manipulation, extreme volatility, and low liquidity make them way too […]
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As we start a brand new quarter in 2026, it also resets the earnings cycle for companies to report their quarterly results — and I believe that Q1 Earnings Season could have a lot in store. Q4 earnings season at the start of the year gave traders a lot to process. It also set the […]
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Stocks ended slightly mixed on Thursday after recovering from deep losses, as diplomatic signals from the Middle East helped calm markets rattled earlier by President Trump’s threats of tougher action against Iran. The three indexes had their biggest weekly rise in four months and the first week of gains in the last six. As war […]
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In this current market, I believe day traders should ask themselves three important questions: The answers won’t jump out at you…and in conditions like these, finding them is no easy task. In my years of experience, I’ve learned that day traders should try leveraging every possible resource at their disposal. While risk management and a […]
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