Now that the markets are experiencing higher levels of volatility, premiums on options have increased quite a bit. Many, in fact, most retail traders cannot simply sell option premium. So, what to do? In the video below, I explain how a smaller trader can take advantage of this higher implied volatility and how we are able to manage this risk.
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Charlie Moon joined Schwab Network to break down a live options trade on Comcast — a stock making an outlier move at a critical technical level. Here’s the setup and exactly how he’s playing both sides of it.
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FedEx (FDX) reported earnings on Tuesday, beating the top and bottom line. Despite the beat, FedEx tumbled more than 6 percent in afterhours trading. By Wednesday morning, the stock recovered sharply from its lows. Scott Bauer used FedEx in an example trade that same day on the Schwab Network. Here’s the setup: As of Friday […]
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Want to get more trade ideas for tech stocks from Mike Shorr? Let’s see if you’re a fit for his program. Fill out this quick application to get started. The tech stock selloff sent traders into a frenzy this week. While most traders are focused on the usual suspects, Mike Shorr is following one stock […]
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The Dow rose more than 1% to a record closing high on Thursday ahead of the long holiday weekend as a softer-than-expected U.S. jobs report eased worries about interest rate hikes, while another sharp drop in chipmaker stocks weighed on the Nasdaq. The second half of 2026 kicked off this week much the same as […]
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A renewed sell-off in technology stocks grabbed headlines this week. The Nasdaq index fell 4.5%, closing lower 5 days in a row, led by a large 5.5% decline in the so-called Magnificent 7 mega cap names. Meanwhile, the post IPO exuberance around SpaceX appears to be fading, with shares now down 25% from their peak. […]
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Equities finished the holiday-shortened week with a more complicated message than the headline indexes suggested. The Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed to new records this week, helped by industrials and financials, while the broader market wrestled with a hawkish Federal Reserve, rising 2-year yields, and an increasingly narrow technology trade. The week’s major geopolitical headline was […]
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