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How to trade when a stock is over extended

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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...

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Picking the perfect covered call strike

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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...

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When to exercise call options early

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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...

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The markets plunge - what does Vix tell us?

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(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...

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How To Choose A Covered Call Using A Predefined Scanner ($MOS Example)

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In this article, we’re going to see how to choose an option for generating income. The strategy we’ll use is covered calls, which means we own a stock or will buy it then sell call options on the...

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Cover Call Strategy for Micron ($MU)

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On the doorstep of the Q4, U.S. stocks continue to trade at elevated levels. October is generally remembered as a volatile month, but over the last 20-years the S&P 500 index has returned 1.9% on...

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How To Choose A Naked Put Option For Premium Capture

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We are going to see how to choose an option for selling using a predefined scan. In this case, we’ll use the “High probability Naked puts (85% prob of worthless, good companies, good risk-return...

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Directional Trading - Combing Low Volatility with Momentum and Trend Following (GDX Trade)

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The options market provides several opportunities to generate revenue depending on the strategy that best suits your trading needs. One of the most popular ways to trade the options market is to...

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The Edge of Option Selling - Part 1

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Option trades can be either an option buyers and enjoy unlimited profit potential and limited risk, or be an option sellers and enjoy higher probability of profit (though the profit is limited)....

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How to use SamurAI Options backtester

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This is the first post, describing our unique options backtester. Our options backtester allows the user to set up an event, and then see the behavior of stocks and/or options after that...