May 15, 2008
- They Say This Is Reckless. Yeah, Right.
So I’ve observed an interesting phenomenon in the trading world. And it has to do with perceptions about what is risky and what is not. (…)
May 1, 2008
- Is Trading Stock Options a “Lone Wolf” Activity?
I remember one particular email I received a few months ago. Or maybe it was a comment on this blog. I can’t remember exactly where I read it. (…)
April 22, 2008
- Accusations, Responses, And a Trading Challenge
A blog reader named Sam writes, "Seems like you just cut and paste info from other places. What is the deal with that. (…)
April 14, 2008
- How I Trade Stock Options
When I make a trade, I’m not looking to hold a position for a year, six months, or even three months. I want to enter and exit my trade within three to 40 days. (…)
April 9, 2008
- Is the Trend Always Your Friend?
Trend trading is a perennially favorite topic among traders. And "The trend is your friend" is probably one of the most famous and repeated phrases within the trading community. (…)
April 3, 2008
- Why You Should Be a Lazy Trader
One of the biggest mistakes I see over and over again is trading too frequently.
You’d think it would be something more technical than that. (…)
March 28, 2008
- Counting Method to Determine a Market Bottom
Nearly everyone (including the IBD) predicted earlier in the week that the market was confirming a bottom. But was the prediction correct? (…)
March 20, 2008
- Quadruple Whammy: Options Expire Today
Just wanted to remind you to not forget that the markets are closed tomorrow (Friday, March 21) in observance of the Easter holiday weekend. (…)
March 19, 2008
- Trading Stock Options in Uncertain Times
During uncertain times, it’s easy to start blaming circumstances for what happens to your trading portfolio. (…)
March 17, 2008
- The Bear on Wall Street
Today is an interesting day in the markets (to say the least).
Troubled financial firm Bear Stearns was valued at $3.54 billion on Friday evening. (…)
March 14, 2008
- The Option Trader’s Toolbox
To get started trading stock options, you must have a few tools at your disposal. Without these basic tools, you will not be well equipped to accomplish your task. And what is your task? (…)
March 12, 2008
- The Quick & Easy Way to Trade Options
Barry writes, "Is there is a quick and easy way to find great trading opportunities?"
Of course, this question is probably on many people’s minds. (…)
March 4, 2008
- Whiplashed by the News?
Do you trade on the latest news? Do you wait for a "breaking story" to place your trades?
My advice: don’t. (…)
February 27, 2008
- New Alert System Goes Live Monday!
If you are an active trader, you already know how valuable automatic alerts are to your profitability. (…)
February 25, 2008
- The Downside of Stock Picks & the Importance of Mastery
Last week, I asked the question, "Why aren’t we all rich then?" I used this question to bring up the topic of stock-picking services and "experts" who hand you trades on a silver platter. (…)
February 18, 2008
- Why Aren’t We All Rich Then?
I often wonder… do we lose our common sense sometimes? (…)
February 15, 2008
- OTM, ATM, ITM?
In the crazy world of stock options trading, there are all kinds of different acronyms and abbreviations tossed around. The problem? (…)
February 14, 2008
- Three Rules for Option Trading
I’ve gotten a lot of questions about how I trade options lately. Many of those questions are really roundabout ways of asking if I have any hard and fast rules for trading options. (…)
February 8, 2008
- Who Trades Options?
One of the questions I received during the recent open question time was about who trades options. (…)
February 5, 2008
- What Exactly Is an Option?
First off, if you submitted a question for me to answer, THANK YOU! This blog is about education, but it’s also a dialog. (…)
