May 5, 2011

• Ep. 5 - The Three Dimensions of Vertical Spreads

  My friend, head coach, and trading peer, Jason and I are back, this time to wrap up our serial on the three dimensions of vertical spreads.  This is our last episode. (…)

April 21, 2011

• Ep. 4 - The Three Dimensions of Vertical Spreads

  We’re back again! My friend, head coach, and trading peer, Jason and I are back with our fourth episode of our video training serial on vertical spreads. (…)

April 6, 2011

• Ep. 3 - The Three Dimensions of Vertical Spreads

  Did you miss us?  It’s been about a week and as promised, my friend, head coach, and trading peer, Jason and I are back with our third episode of our video training serial on vertical spreads.  Every week we intend to bring you a new episode. (…)

March 31, 2011

• Ep. 2 - The Three Dimensions of Vertical Spreads

  My friend, head coach, and trading peer, Jason and I are back again with a second episode of our video training serial on vertical spreads. We’re doing an episode every week. (…)

March 22, 2011

• Ep. 1 - The Three Dimensions of Vertical Spreads

  I’m trying something new as a post to this blog.  My friend, head coach, and trading peer, sat down with me and we put together a video training serial on vertical spreads.  We’re going to do an episode every week and post it here on the blog every Tuesday. (…)

March 7, 2011

• ATM Calendar Spreads, Aware of the Gotchas?

  Over the years of being both an options trader and trainer, I have seen different option strategies that come into and out of vogue. It seems almost cyclical, like fashion. (…)

September 22, 2010

• Three Keys to “External Stochastic Shocks”

  I believe it was a Harvard study that determined when someone communicates a message to another, 7% of its meaning comes across in the words, 38% of its meaning comes across in the person’s voice qualities, and 55% of its meaning comes across in the person’s body language. (…)

September 10, 2010

• The 5 Master Keys to Disciplined Trading

  I’m often approached by people looking for the “holy grail” when it comes to trading.  Well… most people don’t like my answer. (…)

September 7, 2009

• What’s the Best Overbought / Oversold Indicator?

  Now and then I get asked what are the best technical indicators to use in trading. (…)

August 24, 2009

• Why You Don’t Get the Results You Want

  One trader buys a home study course, studies it religiously, takes action… and gets amazing results in the form of winning trades and big profits. (…)

July 28, 2009

• How to Bounce Back After a Setback

  Lou writes: “How do you bounce back after a setback? I was up huge my first year of trading only to be overconfident and give it back… how do you bounce back??”
  Great question, Lou. (…)

May 6, 2009

• Do Fibonacci Retracements Fib?

  Nothing ruffles feathers of some traders more than bringing up the mystical Fibonacci series! (…)

April 27, 2009

• Will the Trend Ever Be Our Friend Again?

  I’ve collaborated with my mentors, my peers and dedicated members of the Trading Trainer community about my findings in this post, so please read it carefully. (…)

March 18, 2009

• Skeptical Traders Take Note

  Are you skeptical? You should be. In this day and age, I believe it’s important to test and prove for yourself the effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) of different strategies. (…)

March 12, 2009

• Announcing New Covered Call Webinar

  On Sunday night, March 15, at 9 p.m. Eastern, I’ll be hosting a special training webinar to answer any questions you may have about the Black Box or covered call writing in general. (…)

January 27, 2009

• Good Stocks for Covered Call Writing

  An anonymous reader says, “My question is what stocks should we use for the covered call strategy? (…)

January 6, 2009

• Listen to the Option Trading Q&A Call with A.J.

  Happy New Year!
  Just before Christmas, I did a one-hour Q&A call and invited everyone to participate. We had 75 people show up… and more than 100 questions were submitted. (…)

December 8, 2008

• Decision Time: Are You In or Out?

  Team, we have a serious decision to make right here and right now.
  The charts are telling us that a few investors are speaking loudly. (…)

December 3, 2008

• Why I Love Option Trading

  As early as I can remember, I have had an intense interest in every aspect of money.
  * How to earn it.
  * How to save it.
  * How to grow it.
  My interest in money has led me down some interesting paths. (…)

November 20, 2008

• Is Now a Good Time to Trade?

  With the markets swinging as much as 1,000 points in a single day, quite a few readers are wondering whether or not it’s a good time to trade. (…)