March 11, 2019

Getting Into the Trade Is the Easy Part

Getting into a trade is easy.  Hit green or hit red.  What to do once you are in?  Click the video below to learn how we manage a trade once we are in.

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about the author:

Scott Bauer

A respected market commentator seen on Bloomberg, Fox Business, CNBC and other major financial networks, Scott Bauer has 30+ years of professional equity and index options experience at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and as a Vice-President/trader for Goldman Sachs. Scott graduated with Honors from the University of Illinois Business School and has taught classes both at his alma mater and at the CBOE.

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Buying Puts vs Selling Calls: What’s The Difference?

When traders expect a stock to drop, options give them more than one way to potentially profit from that move. Two of the most common bearish options strategies traders use in these situations are buying puts and selling calls. When presented with both options, some traders might ask: “If they’re both bearish options trades, aren’t […]

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April 1, 2026

3 Charts Day Traders Should Follow

In this current market, I believe day traders should ask themselves three important questions: The answers won’t jump out at you…and in conditions like these, finding them is no easy task. In my years of experience, I’ve learned that day traders should try leveraging every possible resource at their disposal. While risk management and a […]

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February 15, 2026

Why Option Premiums Rise Before Binary Events

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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May 4, 2026

Weekly Earnings Prep: 2 Names To Watch This Week

We’re coming off a big week in earnings that was highlighted by some of the big Mag7 names. This week has a few other major names on deck, like PLTR, SHEL, MCD, and AMD. In this week’s Earnings Prep issue, Short Term Options Coach Mike Shorr, and Crypto / Penny Stocks Coach Howard Greenberg look […]

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May 3, 2026

The Week Ahead: Sell In May

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs on Friday, boosted by robust earnings and a dip ​in crude prices, and turning the page on their biggest monthly percentage gains in years. They both logged their sixth straight weekly advance, their longest run of weekly gains since October 2024. As May begins, the stock […]

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https://www.prospertrading.com/how-scotts-amzn-earnings-trade-went-down/How Scott’s AMZN Earnings Trade Went Down
April 30, 2026

How Scott’s AMZN Earnings Trade Went Down

Scott Bauer has had Amazon Inc. (AMZN) on his radar all week, and pulled the trigger on an AMZN earnings trade that paid off big time. On Wednesday, Scott laid out an example trade for AMZN on the Schwab Network — hours before they reported earnings: Amazon smashed earnings expectations, and made some wild moves […]

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