You may have heard of the terms simple and compound accruals. What does it mean and how is it important to one’s trading account?
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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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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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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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Palo Alto Networks (PANW) has been flying this month. The stock closed higher eight consecutive trading days, it’s up 16% since last Wednesday, and trading near all-time highs. While this name has some real momentum behind it (for now), Scott Bauer wonders if it may have run too far too fast. On Schwab Network’s Trading […]
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Baidu reported earnings this morning: The old ad business is fading. The new engine is just getting started. Charlie Moon went live on Schwab Network this morning, and broke down how he would consider trading this setup. One key level, defined risk, and a clear thesis. Watch the full breakdown below: The analysis, insights, and […]
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Stock indexes continued their run higher this week with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting record levels. But just as AI fueled the markets to record highs, spiking crude prices ignited global inflation fears. Markets tumbled on Friday as a jump in benchmark Treasury yields, reflecting surging energy prices and concerns about long-term inflation offered […]
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