Risk. It is a fact of life for a trader. Without risk, there is no reward. Risk is not a bad thing in and of itself. However, you must quantify and manage your risk. In this video, I explain how to identify and manage the risk of a credit spread that is in the money at expiration. It is an important concept to understand for all options traders.
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As we start a brand new quarter in 2026, it also resets the earnings cycle for companies to report their quarterly results — and I believe that Q1 Earnings Season could have a lot in store. Q4 earnings season at the start of the year gave traders a lot to process. It also set the […]
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The March 2026 Jobs Report was among the most anticipated ones in recent memory. Right now, the economy is being shaped by a number of factors: These current circumstances — combined with February’s bad jobs report — had traders preparing for the worst. Fortunately, the March 2026 Jobs Report looked much better than expected…at least […]
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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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Satellite stocks are turning heads in the market after Amazon announced their purchase of Globalstar Inc. (GSAT). Mike Shorr is a big fan of the sector, and has been watching one satellite stock — AST SpaceMobile Inc. (ASTS) — even before the Amazon announcement. Mike appeared on Business First AM recently to discuss why he’s […]
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The market has been showing some encouraging signs lately — and AI growth stocks could be at the center of what comes next. Last Friday, for example, both the QQQ and SPY jumped back above their 50-day SMAs. The result? The market wiped out all of its losses since the Iran conflict began. In fact, […]
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Like most tech names, Microsoft (MSFT) has seen a major decline in 2026. Since January, the stock was down over 24% at one point. Although it’s made modest gains — climbing more than 7% — since hitting a new low in 2026, many traders are still wary. Mike Shorr covered this topic when he guest […]
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