On 4-19-24, Sandra with Trading Made Simple LLC was on Benzinga Live with Zunaid Suleman discussing trade ideas for earnings season. Sandra explained using Butterflies and Debit Spreads near the ...

Explore 10 essential options strategies every investor should know, from basic calls and puts to advanced spreads, risks, rewards, and real-world use cases explained.

Bear put spreads limit loss to net debit, capping maximum at difference between two puts. This strategy suits investors expecting a slight stock/index drop due to specific events. Profit potential is ...

A bull put spread is an options strategy where you sell a put option at a higher price and buy one at a lower price for the same asset and expiration date. This helps generate income and limits losses ...

Let’s just get down to it: market makers badly mispriced Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) options, specifically bear put spreads, creating a phenomenon I have termed “risk inversion.” Such undercurrents rarely ...

To construct a short put spread, you would first identify a chart level that has served as support in the past A long put spread is a bearish options strategy that is usually initiated when the trader ...

Options are an increasingly popular way for traders to play the market, and it’s no surprise why. Options let you make some big money if you’re right, potentially multiplying your money, perhaps in ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Katrina Ávila Munichiello is an experienced editor, writer, fact-checker, and ...

It's a terrifying time to be a market maker these days. Recently, the University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Index for April plunged to 50.4, its lowest reading since June 2022. It also ...