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 ...

Do you believe a stock is set to move sharply in the next few days, weeks or months? You don’t have to guess the direction if you initiate a strangle or a straddle. These options trading strategies ...

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 ...

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 ...

The options market is priced for a one-day post earnings move in Tesla's stock that would be slightly bigger than usual over the longer term, but less than its more recent moves. An options strategy ...

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, ...

On paper, the underlying commodity of Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSE:UEC) appears to enjoy a northbound framework. In particular, the market for generative artificial intelligence may spark a $1 trillion ...

We are halfway through the third full year with daily expirations for NDX index options. As the market is relatively new, the results for buying or selling 1-day at-the-money (ATM) straddles continue ...

Morgan Stanley's stock accelerated to the upside after the opening bell, enough that buyers of the option strategy known as a straddle can make money. A straddle is a pure volatility play that ...

Options trading is the buying and selling of options contracts in the market, usually on a public exchange. Options are often the next level of security that new investors learn about following their ...