I woke up this morning feeling nostalgic. I realized it’s been three years and seven months since I wrote my first Barchart commentary about unusual options activity. I’ve always emphasized that it ...

For investors hoping to juice up the income from their stock holdings or preserve capital, covered calls could be an effective and relatively low-risk way to accomplish those goals. In its most basic ...

REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF's simple options strategy and tax advantages make it a compelling buy, offering 15.81% returns over the past 10 months. The ETF focuses on large-cap ...

Big data analytics specialist Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) is generating news, this time for severe underperformance. On Tuesday, PLTR stock dropped more than 4%, forcing onlookers to question ...

Option trading can deliver tremendous profits, but the flip side of those gains is the potential for tremendous losses, since option trading is a zero-sum game. Those who are just getting started with ...

As the old Groucho Marx line goes, "definition of a stock broker: someone who invests my money until it's all gone." This article is about continuing to try to profit from the most opportunistic yet ...

Options straddles and options strangles are two advanced options strategies that can be used to capitalize on changes in implied volatility (IV) and stock price volatility. Options straddles and ...

We’ve talked before about how exchange-traded funds (ETFs) represent an efficient tool for gaining quick access to different types of assets or investment exposures. We’ve also discussed how options ...

For investors hoping to juice up the income from their stock holdings or preserve capital, covered calls could be an effective and relatively low-risk way to accomplish those goals. In its most basic ...