Many options traders focus purely on the directional aspect of a trade. What often gets left behind is not only are you right directionally but have you, in fact, turned a profit? Click the video below to fully understand this facet of risk management.
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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0DTE (zero days to expiration) options can be boom or bust. For those unfamiliar, a 0DTE trade involves trading options, whose contracts expire the following day. They’re designed to enter, hold overnight, and exit the next morning. If you follow the right steps and know what to look for, these trades can net potentially explosive […]
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Many traders started wondering if the AI stocks boom has come to an end. It’s hard to blame them after seeing how some of the market’s biggest AI stocks performed this past week… ORCL: Down 16%… AMD: Down 11%… AMZN: Down 11%… NVDA: Down 10%… GOOG: Down 10%… But could Friday’s AI stock rally indicate […]
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IBM stock was among the latest notable moves that turned heads this earnings season. The stock jumped over eight percent, after beating earnings expectations, along with the company’s encouraging growth in software and its AI book of business. Scott Bauer already had IBM stock on his radar going into their quarterly report. He released a […]
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