One of our students today wanted to know an efficient way to get long American Airlines ($AAL) for the next month or so. Click the video below to see how I walked him through the construction of a vertical spread. Grab a free day pass to one of our live signal trading rooms today>> http://bit.ly/nlonedaypass […]
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The Ledge Methodology is a derivation of the Crossover Scalp. It uses the exact same chart as the Crossover Scalp but in a different way. When markets are calm and orderly, the Crossover Scalp has proven to be a very effective tool in our trading in the STO Room. But as we know, the markets […]
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So you have pulled the trigger and entered into an options spread. Congratulations! Now what? Managing the signal is just as important as your decision to enter one. Click the video below to find out how you can use delta to target your entry and exit levels. Follow me on Twitter @MikeShorrCbot
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Open interest is a concept that is unique to options. Volume is a parallel concept to stocks. First, what are they? Second, why should an options trader care about them? Open interest is the number of active contracts. It is a metric that can be tracked or displayed on most options trading platforms, like bid […]
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It’s hard enough to project which direction a stock is going to go. But then what? How far is it going to move over a given time period? Click the video below to find out exactly how we calculate the magnitude of the projected move using implied volatility. Follow me on Twitter: @cboesib
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One of the main methodologies we employ in the Short-Term Options Room is the Crossover Scalp. It worked extremely well for day trading with very limited risk. Watch the video below as we explain this technical set-up. Grab a free day pass to one of our live signal trading rooms today>> http://bit.ly/nlonedaypass Follow me on […]
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An inside bar is just what the name implied. It is a bar that is “inside” of another bar. We use a daily chart for this approach. So the high from two days ago is higher than the high from one day ago and the low of two days ago is lower than the low […]
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Stop, Stop Limit, Trailing Stop and OCO orders can be used across just about any asset class. They are similar in nature but with some very important nuances. Click the video below as we discuss these types of orders. Grab a free day pass to one of our live signal trading rooms today>>http://bit.ly/nl-freepass Follow me […]
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Option margin is the cash or securities an investor must deposit in his account as collateral before writing – or selling – options. Margin requirements are established by the Federal Reserve Board in Regulation T. Option margin differs from other types of margin that you may associate with stock or futures trading. These types of margin allow a trader to employ leverage in […]
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We talk a lot about price distributions, standard deviations, confidence intervals, etc. in our rooms. What are we talking about? We throw these terms around like it’s “2+2=4” and that is not fair. Here is what we are talking aboutFor example, a 95% confidence interval is a range of values that you can be 95% […]
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