Options Trading: Two by One or One by Two
Today I want to talk about the one by two ratio vertical spread, both long and short. Both are excellent options trading strategies although...
Market Masters: Analyzing Cloudy Markets with Ichimoku
Ever met someone you'd call "a real numbers guy"? I've come across a few.
Roughed-up card counters dumped headlong into Vegas casino kitchen dumpsters. A...
Using the Straddle to Set the Wings of the Iron Condor
After some violent swings as the market continues to digest the pronouncements of Big Bad Ben and the resulting Bond Panic, we very easily...
Insights into Breaking a Trading Slump
Ever been in a slump? A bad one – a really bad one? If you’ve invested in the markets for an extended period of...
My Twist on the Cash Covered Put Strategy
Hello, I’m back after my two week hiatus. For those curious about an amazing bike journey my wife and I made from Amsterdam to...
Market Masters: Short-Selling; Sell High, Buy Back Lower
By Madison Montana One advantage of short-selling is that an active investor can be profitable in a rising or falling market environment. In uncertain markets...
Market Masters: Why Investor Confidence Is King
For today’s Market Masters column, I’m going to focus on investor psychology. And more specifically, the value of personal investor confidence. As many of...
Market Masters: Preparing for Rising Interest Rates
By Naufal Sanaullah The impact of Fed's large-scale asset purchases (LSAPs) on interest rates continues to be one of the most contentious topics...
Options Education: Covered Calls Equal Naked Short Puts
It always amazes me how much bad, disingenuous or downright false information there is out there in options education land. And too many people...
Investing Literature To Optimize Your Trading
The following is a summary of investing literature that has been helpful to my development as a trader. The list reads somewhat like a...
