Category: Spread

Profit and Protection: A Trader's Guide to the Credit Spread Option Strategy
If you wish to profit in a neutral and directional market, a good credit spread option strategy may be what you're looking for. This guide will focus on the credit spread trading concept, providing...

Selling Call Spreads: A Comprehensive Dive into Bear Call Spreads
Among various options strategies, selling call spreads, particularly bear call spreads, stands out. This article provides a deep dive into credit call spreads or short call spreads, illustrating a...

Option Samurai’s Q3 2023 Release – IV vs. HV. Analysis, Improved Spreads Scanner, and More
As the third quarter of the year comes to an end, we are happy to announce our Q3 2023 version of Options Samurai. As mentioned in the last update, we have continuously delivered new features and...

Option Samurai's Q2 2023 Release - Improved data engine and spread filters
Option Samurai has always been committed to providing traders the best tools to succeed in the market. As we enter the fourth year of ongoing development, we are thrilled to introduce the Q2 2023...

Creating an optimum vertical spread
Update: This article describes what vertical spreads are, considerations on how to build optimal spreads, data points to take into considerations, how to find your comfort zone, and more. Feel free...

Bull Put Credit Spread on $WMT
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...

Bull Put Credit Spread Trade ($UVXY)
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...

Bear Call Credit Spread on JD
Despite a smooth climb in stock prices that have continue to reach all-time highs, implied volatility has started to pick up as the calendar slides into the heart of the earnings season. Some of...

Bull Put Credit Spread on $WDC
As Q3 earnings commence, U.S. stocks are hitting all-time highs, as low interest rates and the promise of deregulation and tax cuts are buoying riskier assets. If you think stock prices will...
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New Features: Bid-Ask Spread + Real time scans
We are happy to announce that we have completed the transformation of our systems into intraday data. Tradier clients can receive free real-time data when they have a funded account with Tradier....