Anyone can make money in a bull market, and most people lose money in bear markets. But when markets are flat, it can be tough for investors to know what to do. Thanks to an options strategy known as ...

There are plenty of ways to profit on a stock's movement, beyond investing in the actual stock itself. Options provide a nearly endless array of strategies, due to the countless ways you can combine ...

The word scares people, especially when put next to the words, retirement, savings, or life’s earnings. When I talk about options trading with people who dabble in online investments, I usually hear a ...

Traders make most investments with the expectation that the price will go up. They make some with the hope that the price will move down. Unfortunately, it is often the case that the price doesn't do ...

Condors are versatile options trading strategies that provide more opportunities to profit. An options trader can set up a condor or iron condor to profit from a sideways market or volatile one.

Trading options can be a complicated process. Information overload among the uninitiated is prevalent, as a lot of options strategies are available and traders need to evaluate all of the possible ...

Mark Wolfinger is a writer and author of three books, with 30+ years of experience trading option contracts. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a ...

Silver ( SLV) has been trading in a 4 point range for what seems like months. It hits $22 and quickly retreats to roughly $18… rinse and repeat. Does it matter? And can we truly answer such a question ...

Here's the basic setup of an iron butterfly, along with how to calculate the position's maximum gain, maximum loss, and breakeven point. There are plenty of ways to profit on a stock's movement, ...

The iron condor is a four-legged options strategy intended to capitalize on a period of muted, low-volatility price action in the underlying security. This play is essentially the combination of a ...

Chris McKhann is an expert in options trading and volatility research. He is also the director and founder of iVol Trading and SledRX. Suzanne is a content marketer, writer, and fact-checker. She ...

Here's the basic setup of an iron condor, along with how to calculate the position's maximum gain, maximum loss, and breakeven point. There are plenty of ways to profit on a stock's movement, beyond ...