Category Archives: Options

Earnings Season is Here Again

Posted on April 11, 2016 by

It is earnings season again, which is one of the best times to exploit earnings-related option pricing anomalies. Option traders are savvy, but Earnings volatility is a difficult concept and it affects every option in the matrix differently.When markets move, … Continue reading →

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Earnings Season is Here

Posted on January 11, 2016 by

It is earnings season again, which is one of the best times to exploit earnings-related option pricing anomalies. Option traders are savvy, but Earnings volatility is a difficult concept and it affects every option in the matrix differently.When markets move, … Continue reading →

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8 Recent Cautionary Articles on Trader Edge

Posted on January 1, 2016 by

Happy New Year! As I mentioned in my holiday greeting, I had to deal with a number of issues in 2015 that limited my research (and writing) efforts. As a result, I had a backlog of several important market-related insights … Continue reading →

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Most Bearish Reading in History

Posted on January 1, 2016 by

The crowds are often wrong at extremes, but there are a few groups of traders who have a proven track record of calling market turning points. They are the “smart money.” When smart money positions become extreme, everyone should pay … Continue reading →

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Exploiting Earnings Volatility Featured in Stocks & Commodities Magazine

Posted on August 16, 2015 by

My new options book, Exploiting Earnings Volatility: An Innovative New Approach to Evaluating, Optimizing, and Trading Option Strategies to Profit from Earnings Announcements, is featured in the “Books for Traders” section of the current (September 2015) issue of Technical Analysis … Continue reading →

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Recommended Reading: 06-18-2015

Posted on June 18, 2015 by

Readers repeatedly ask me for book and article recommendations, especially new traders who are interested in learning more about trading and investing.  Here is another book recommendation from my personal finance library. A complete list of all past recommendations is … Continue reading →

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Exploiting Earnings Volatility: Video Demo #2

Posted on May 14, 2015 by

The following is the second in a series of video demonstrations of spreadsheet tools that accompany my new book: Exploiting Earnings Volatility: An Innovative New Approach to Evaluating, Optimizing, and Trading Option Strategies to Profit from Earnings Announcements. The following … Continue reading →

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Exploiting Earnings Volatility: Video Demo #1

Posted on May 1, 2015 by

The following is the first video demo of the spreadsheet tools that accompany my new book: Exploiting Earnings Volatility: An Innovative New Approach to Evaluating, Optimizing, and Trading Option Strategies to Profit from Earnings Announcements. The following video demonstrates how … Continue reading →

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