As a trader with decades of experience in the options market, I’ve seen firsthand how earnings season can create both incredible opportunities and serious pitfalls. When companies release their quarterly financial reports, stock prices can swing wildly, presenting traders with unique ways to profit. So how does one try and take advantage of these uncertain […]
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Options trading offers huge potential rewards—but it also comes with serious risks that can be mitigated. I’ve seen traders time and time again jump in without fully understanding the mechanics, leading to costly mistakes that wipe out their accounts overnight. President Trump’s new tariff policies are shaking up global markets, adding another layer of uncertainty […]
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Understanding the Delta of an option is crucial for both new and seasoned traders. It’s one of five specific calculations called “Greeks,” which help measure specific factors that could influence the price of an options contract. Delta is a metric that helps you gauge how much the value of an option contract is expected to […]
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Out of all the Greeks in options trading, Rho is capable of providing uniquely critical insights that others cannot offer. Rho measures an option contract’s susceptibility to changing interest rates. We’ll explain how Rho by defining its specific functions, how interest rates impact options trading, and cover some pertinent scenarios. What is Rho in Options […]
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Defining Volatility Volatility signifies a security or index price’s degree of variation over time, and is typically associated with price swings in either direction. Volatility often indicates how much risk or uncertainty is tied to the size of changes in an asset’s value. Higher volatility means more risk (the asset’s price can change drastically over […]
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Events like a bear market, pullback, or correction make most traders extremely uneasy. Those who’ve done their due diligence, however, know that these types of declines are relatively common. They have varying degrees of severity, based on duration and relative decline that occurs. Why Do Dips Happen? Stock prices typically indicate future expectations of a […]
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Shares of Ulta Beauty tanked more than 20% after the company reported earnings after the bell Thursday that missed analysts’ expectations and slashed its outlook for the fiscal year. The company said that the cosmetics industry has struggled as a whole this cycle, because there haven’t been innovative beauty routines that drive consumers to purchase products as […]
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Cash dividends affect option prices through their effect on the underlying stock price. Because the stock price is expected to drop by the amount of the dividend on the ex-dividend date, high cash dividends imply lower call premiums and higher put premiums. Click the video below to see how I break this down for the class. Follow me at on Twitter @CboeSib
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What to do when you hold an option at expiration that is in the money? Many feel it’s time to panic. That is not the case. Click the video below to find out why. Follow me on Twitter: @CboeSIB
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This morning, Scott Bauer joined Oliver Renick on TD Ameritrade Network‘s Morning Trade Live to discuss an example trade on $NVDA and more Grab a free day pass to Scott’s live signal trading room today: http://bit.ly/nlonedaypass
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