Although not strategies that we employ in the Short-Term Options Room, straddles and strangles can be very viable options strategies if used in the right circumstances.
Click the video below to hear about the similarities and differences between the two strategies and when the best time to use them is.
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Mike Shorr sat down for another live Q&A with his trading room, and this one gets into the numbers most traders never share. His current swing positions, why he leans on one specific ticker, and exactly what his winners look like next to his losers.
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Nvidia (NVDA) delivered the report the market needed. The Fed is up next. Scott Bauer joined Business First AM to share his take on both, plus why he thinks CrowdStrike (CRWD) may be running out of room right here.
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Intuit (INTU) delivered a confusing earnings report and Scott Bauer saw exactly the kind of setup he looks for. He joined Schwab Network to walk through the iron condor he is selling to take advantage of a stock he expects to stay range-bound over the next several weeks.
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Scott Bauer joined the IBKR Podcast this week to break down what moved markets last week and what investors need to watch heading into the next stretch of earnings season. From lagging inflation data to big tech CapEx concerns, Scott did not hold back.
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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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