Category: Tutorials

This is a quick post on how I find dividend capture opportunities in the stock market. As part of my weekly process, I like to look for dividend stocks that distribute dividends in the next month...

One of Option Samurai's unique features is the ability to scan the Average True Range vs. BreakEven point (ATR vs. BE).

Average True Range is the average movement a stock makes each day,...

Option Samurai has two predefined scans that help you find unusual options volume across the entire market. These scans help you see what the 'smart money' in Wall St. is trading. There are many...

'Values on strikes' are unique measures we created to help you find trades that take into account the underlying fundamental or technical situation at different strikes. Since options are contracts...

Options players are considered a sophisticated group of market participants. Every day, millions of different options are traded on thousands of stocks. The nominal value of those options exceeds...

In the realm of trading strategies, Expected Value (EV) is a statistical measure that seeks to predict the potential profitability of a particular strategy, given certain market conditions. By...

Options have inherited strengths compared with vanilla stock positions, and it's important to play to those strengths and try to minimize exposure to the weaknesses. This is the first part of a...

This will be the first in a series of articles that dive into the advanced applications of implied volatility. You can read the first series of articles about IV in the implied volatility category...

With the addition of the Excel integration to the Samurai platform, we can now create advanced tools in Excel and increase our edge while trading. For example, we have shown in our Blog and Video...