James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

How to profit from a big move in either direction With earnings season right around the corner, options players might want to look into employing a long straddle strategy. A long straddle is typically ...

Options strategies not only boost returns but can also protect your money from a crash and I'm revealing the five best ...

Option "straddles" on Microsoft's stock are priced for a slightly bigger-than-average one-day post-earnings move, and much less than the 6.1% move after last quarter's results. Straddles are pure ...

While demand for Uranium Energy’s namesake asset is soaring thanks to tech, political headwinds pose concerns. Given the narrative’s complexity, options traders can deploy a directionally neutral ...

The options over-under on how much Tesla's stock will move, in either direction, after earnings is a lot less than what ...

We recently published a performance review of at-the-money (ATM) NDX straddles with between one and five days left to expiration. One finding was that consistent sellers of 3-Day, 4-Day, and 5-Day NDX ...

Visa has mixed technicals, with its weaknesses very apparent, but fundamentally, it is still strong. However, it is stuck trading in a channel. The stock recently declined from $373 to $349 per share, ...

Today's breakout report is for Monday March 15, 2010. If this is your first time reading one of my breakout reports you'll want to read the section below, however if you are familiar with my daily ...