How to Make 5% to 10% Per Trade with Iron Condors

We, as options traders, have the ultimate advantage over other investors. Unlike most investors, we have the ability to structure our positions in a way that generates profits regardless… Read more

Seagate Earnings in Focus for Friday Trading Session

The Seagate earnings forecast has been ratcheted down recently, from earnings per share of $1.27 just 90 days ago to the current EPS estimate of $1.04. Read more

Options Explained: Make 5% to 10% When the Market Is Flat

The S&P 500 has been range-bound for the last two months. But there’s a relatively conservative income strategy which thrives in range-bound markets. Read more

Trade of the Day: Delta Air Lines Options

DAL is scheduled to release earnings on Wednesday before the market opens. I think the best play is with Delta Air Lines options – specifically, a strangle. Read more

How to Play the Alcoa Earnings Report

With Alcoa set to release earnings Wednesday, I wouldn’t make a directional play. But there is a way I think you can profit from the Alcoa earnings report. Read more

How to Use a Skittish Market to Your Advantage

As options traders, we welcome fear in the market. In fact, more specifically, as options sellers we thrive on fear. Read more

Xilinx Stock Could Break Out or Break Down

With resistance points above, support below and its earnings report looming, I think Xilinx stock will move sharply up or down over the next month. Read more

Get More Bang for Your Buck With Intel Call Options

Intel has lagged so far in 2015, losing 11.19% while the S&P 500 has been break-even. I look for that to change in the next three or four months. Read more

Bank Stocks Buck Trend, Head Down After Fed Meeting

What jumped out at me after the Fed announcement wasn’t so much the overall market as what happened to bank stocks after the meeting. Read more

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