When trading options, position allocation is one of the keys to avoiding undue variance in your trading portfolio. Watch this short video on how to assess your risk and allocate accordingly.
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October 8, 2019
It’s All About Dollars At Risk
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Risk Reversals: When The Market Flips The Script
Many options traders focus on one direction at a time. However, risk reversals can force you to focus on two directions simultaneously. Buy a call. Buy a put. Maybe sell a covered call against something you already own. That’s exactly what makes them so powerful…and dangerous, if you don’t know what you’re doing. I’ll walk […]
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Understanding Vega Risk: Are You Exposed?
Most options traders know Delta. Some know Theta. There’s one Greek that quietly erodes your position, often before you even realize what happened. It’s called Vega, and if you’re not paying attention to it, you could be trading with a blind spot. What Vega Actually Is Vega measures how much the price of an option […]
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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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Mike Shorr Calls OUST Before It Popped 30 Percent
Have you ever heard of a stock called Ouster Inc. (OUST)? It’s a lidar sensor company that focuses on autonomous driving, robotics, and smart infrastructure. The stock is up over 47% in 2026. It’s a lesser-known name that usually flies under most trader’s radars (or in OUST’s case, lidar), so you probably missed its big […]
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Charlie Moon Nails The Dip In ASTS
On Thursday, Charlie Moon highlighted two setups in his daily watchlist that his AI Trade Finder spotted in AST SpaceMobile Inc. (ASTS): Charlie went with the “Buy the Dip” trade idea, and released a trade signal for it in his room. He wound up closing it that same day – for a 50%* win. Here’s […]
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BABA Stock: How Mike Phased Out Post-Earnings Noise
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