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 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 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 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. (…)
February 4, 2008
- Open Question Time!
Hey Option Traders! So I’ve been thinking…
I hate to just post stuff arbitrarily and hope it’s something you want to read about. (…)
January 17, 2008
- Big Volume Is Like a Left Hook
After writing yesterday’s blog post, I was still thinking about volume and how to explain it using a different analogy. Boxing came to mind. (…)
January 16, 2008
- Volume Validation
Here’s something few option traders know: Price action without volume is practically meaningless.
Imagine a room of 100 people. The people are voting on the main course at an upcoming barbecue. (…)
January 6, 2008
- Are Options Risky… Really?
All trading involves risk, no matter if you’re trading stocks, options, FOREX, or futures. Some people argue that options are riskier than other types of financial instruments. (…)
