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    May 19, 2020

    Is American Airlines Ready For Takeoff?

    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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    May 19, 2020

    A Classic Example of the Ledge

    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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    May 18, 2020

    How To Calculate A Target Or Stop Price Using Delta

    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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    May 14, 2020

    How Big Of A Move Can We Expect?

    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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    May 13, 2020

    How To Use Stop, Stop Limit, Trail Stop, and OCO Orders On the TOS Platform

    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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    May 12, 2020

    What Is A Confidence Interval?

    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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    May 11, 2020

    Other Contingency Orders On ThinkOrSwim

    One of the things you will hear me harp over and over again is to mitigate and manage risk. What if you are trading in the room but have to run off to a meeting? I cannot promise that this is fail-proof, but there is a solution. You can place a limit entry order and […]

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    May 7, 2020

    I am an Options Day Trader!!! Now What???

    The biggest indicator for the success of a trader in all of my years of training clerks, junior traders, senior traders, and my current students is this.  Their inability or unwillingness to realize a loss and to manage their risk responsibly.  Here is a very straightforward lesson on how to do that.  The rest is […]

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    May 6, 2020

    It’s Allocation! Allocation! Allocation!

    When I talk to new (and even some veteran) traders when they are struggling with their trading, invariably one of the issues that they have is allocation.  Options traders should not characterize themselves as a “5 lot trader” or a “10 lot trader” as a futures trader may.  Futures traders typically manage their risk by […]

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    May 6, 2020

    The Important Concept of Expected Value

    Many traders look at their win to loss rate when evaluating their trading.  This is an important concept, if you are right way more than you are wrong, you probably are not going to enjoy much success.  But, many are missing one part of the puzzle, expected value.  Not only IF you are right or […]

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