Option Strategy Trading

The individual investor will typically include some stocks in their investment portfolio. And whether they are a long term trader or in it for much quicker returns, many investors understand and feel somewhat comfortable with the concepts and techniques of trading stocks.
Options tend to be much less understood – and therefore avoided. But Options can [...]

In 1897 Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian Economist wanted to figure out why wealth was so unequally distributed throughout the world. What was it, he wondered, that the rich knew that the poor didn’t? While at the time it seemed self-evident that the majority of the world’s wealth was concentrated in the hands of the few, [...]

“To everything (turn, turn, turn)There is a season (turn, turn, turn)And a time for every purpose, under heavenA time to be born, a time to dieA time to plant, a time to reapA time to kill, a time to healA time to laugh, a time to weep” – The Byrds

Just like the seasons [...]

The relative strength indicator is one of the most commonly used technical analysis tools available. Unfortunately it is also one of the most misused. The RSI was a tool developed by famed market technician Welles Wilder during the 1970’s as a way to determine whether a market was overbought or oversold. The formula is rather [...]

Do you know what make a successful trader?Here are 5 Characteristics which you should strive to have:1) Successful traders are prepared. Having a clearly define trading plan is of utmost importance. Too many traders make it up as they go along.You should have a written plan of WHAT you want to buy and WHY. You [...]

These days everybody wants to know how to make the money back that they lost in the stock market. Clearly the answer isn’t to trust a financial adviser because they are likely the person who lost your money to begin with. Seventy-percent of mutual funds under perform the S&P 500 and over the last two [...]

sing credit spreads is a good way to make a consistent income using options without taking too much risk. However very few non-professional investors know how to use it and believe it to be too complicated. This article shows you how to write credit spreads.
The first thing you want to do is check the [...]