We recently published a performance review of at-the-money (ATM) NDX straddles with between one and five days left to expiration. One finding was that consistent sellers of 3-Day, 4-Day, and 5-Day NDX ...

We are halfway through the third full year with daily expirations for NDX index options. As the market is relatively new, the results for buying or selling 1-day at-the-money (ATM) straddles continue ...

First, a long straddle consists of buying a call option and a put option with the same strike and expiration date. By doing so, the buyer stands to profit from a big stock move in either direction, ...

Options trading continues to thrive and shows no signs of slowing down, as seen when 2024 set another record for options volume. While lists of the best and worst stock performers are readily ...

A short straddle is a neutral options strategy that entails writing uncovered, or naked, calls and puts simultaneously, at the same strike price and expiration, on a certain underlying stock. With a ...

The options market is priced for a one-day post earnings move in Tesla's stock that would be slightly bigger than usual over the longer term, but less than its more recent moves. An options strategy ...

Do you believe a stock is set to move sharply in the next few days, weeks or months? You don’t have to guess the direction if you initiate a strangle or a straddle. These options trading strategies ...

In 19 of the last 20 trading sessions, corn closed within a tight range of $3.83 to $3.98. It seems farmers are willing to make sales at $4 and end users are willing to buy at or below $3.80. I expect ...