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Education

Earnings Play on Stocks You Own with the Custom Scan - Shares and Long Straddle

7 min read

You can combine a straddle with stock ownership. With our custom scan, you can screen the market for a trade setup holding a portion of the underlying (say, for instance, 75 shares) and add a straddle

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Education

Condor Spreads - Using Calls or Puts to Define Risk and Target Volatility

8 min read

Learn how condor spreads work using calls or puts, with clear examples of long and short strategies to trade market volatility with defined risk and reward.

Company News

Option Samurai Q2 -2025 - Custom Option Strategy Scanner

2 min read

Option Samurai Q2 2025 version adds a custom strategy scanner, dark mode, and platform upgrades to help you find trades you can't find anywhere else. Try it now.

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Education

Strap Options - Two Different Ways to Trade Directional Volatility

5 min read

Strap options are designed for traders who expect a big move but aren’t sure which direction it will go.

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Education

Ladder Options - Using Long and Short Ladders with Calls and Puts

8 min read

Most option traders know vertical spreads, but fewer take advantage of the ladder option. What happens if you add a third leg to the trade?

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Trades

Trade Idea - Risk-Free Collar on OUST

3 min read

I recently opened a low-risk position in OUST using a collar strategy that mimics a Treasury-like return profile.

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