Straddles can help a trader make money in the most volatile environments Subscribers to Chart of the Week received this commentary on Sunday, March 12. Earlier this month, subscribers to our ...

Volatility is back towards the lowest levels we have seen in 2025 with the VIX Index closing at 16.28 yesterday. When volatility is low, options become cheaper, so today we’re looking for stocks with ...

The next trade in our discussion of option spreads is the “straddle” in which we simultaneously buy or sell a call and a put with the same strike price and expiration date. The trade is typically ...

The following is an updated interview that originally appeared in the Fall 2012 issue of SENTIMENT magazine, and was reprinted in the market commentary from the July 2016 edition of The Option Advisor ...

Trading options can be a complicated process as a lot of options strategies are available and traders need to evaluate all of the possible routes ahead of executing a trade. As such, Schaeffer's are ...

View post: Walmart is selling a $129 Keurig K-Duo coffee maker for $79 ahead of Cyber Monday One of the frustrating things about buying straddles is that the more correct you are, and the more quickly ...

Long straddles allow gains if a stock moves significantly, either up or down, after setup. The trade's risk is capped at the initial cost, but full loss occurs if stock ends at strike price. Straddles ...

On the outside, a long straddle seems like a great option strategy. If you’re betting the stock is going higher while simultaneously betting the stock is going lower all you need the stock to do is ...