You have done all of your analysis and have come up with a directional strategy for a stock option trade. Great! A lot of the hard work has been done. But what should your price target be for your spread? In this video, I will show you how using just three simple data inputs will help you find the desired price target.
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Costco (COST) has pulled back and Scott Bauer is putting a trade on it. He joined Business First AM to walk through exactly how he is positioning and why he thinks the stock has found a floor worth trading around.
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Lowe’s (LOW) is rallying but Scott Bauer is not buying it. He joined Schwab Network to walk through the technical picture and why it has him fading the move. He also breaks down a bearish iron condor he put in place to take advantage of elevated post-earnings volatility in the options chain.
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Netflix (NFLX) dominated headlines for years and then quietly faded from the conversation. Scott Bauer joined Business First AM to explain why that might be exactly what makes it interesting right now.
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Scott Bauer joined the IBKR Podcast this week to break down what moved markets last week and what investors need to watch heading into the next stretch of earnings season. From lagging inflation data to big tech CapEx concerns, Scott did not hold back.
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The Dow rose more than 1% to a record closing high on Thursday ahead of the long holiday weekend as a softer-than-expected U.S. jobs report eased worries about interest rate hikes, while another sharp drop in chipmaker stocks weighed on the Nasdaq. The second half of 2026 kicked off this week much the same as […]
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A renewed sell-off in technology stocks grabbed headlines this week. The Nasdaq index fell 4.5%, closing lower 5 days in a row, led by a large 5.5% decline in the so-called Magnificent 7 mega cap names. Meanwhile, the post IPO exuberance around SpaceX appears to be fading, with shares now down 25% from their peak. […]
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