Option Samurai Blog

As traders we are constantly on the look to understand the market's tendency and how to act on it. One way is by examining how stocks behave after they are oversold. We believe this is an essential...

Traders that trade with the trend, increases their chances to be profitable in the long run. While it is impossible to completely predict the market, we can judge different patterns and sentiments...

Covered call is one of the most popular options strategies. Last week we mentioned that option-sellers have an edge when trading, and we talked a little bit about the edges in covered calls - They...

We often use strategies that involve call options around dividend ex-date. Often times we sell calls and they might get exercised (for example our dividend capture strategies) and other times we...

As you might know by now - we are traders ourselves, and we built SamurAI as we felt the tools out there were not satisfying our needs. We use our scanner daily and constantly share some of the...

It’s been more than a week since the Philadelphia Eagles upset against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII that brought the first professional sports title to the city of brotherly love. But...

(small update: The Vix gave more than 30% and faster than we projected. If you took our idea it might be good time to take some profits off the table)

Indeed an historical event, an event that can...

The holiday season is coming down the back stretch and this year looks like it will be a winner. According to the CNBC All-America Survey, average holiday spending intentions will top $900 for the...

The major indexes continue to hit fresh all-time highs as the calendar flips into the last month of 2017. The combination of robust earnings, the potential for a new tax plan, and bullish...