To determine which stocks delivered the most attractive options plays, I calculated returns on four-week straddles starting ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated ...

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 ...

How to profit from a big move in either direction With earnings season right around the corner, options players might want to look into employing a long straddle strategy. A long straddle is typically ...

The straddle is an options trading strategy, so named for the shape it makes on a pricing chart; your position literally “straddles” the price of the underlying asset. With the straddle, you trade on ...

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 ...

Volatility is back towards the lowest levels we have seen in 2025 with the VIX Index closing at 14.91 on Friday. When ...

A strangle is a popular options strategy that involves holding both a call and a put on the same underlying asset. It yields ...

A few months ago, we explored trying to smooth out performance of consistently shorting straddles with a buying dated long straddle using NDX options. We found that a consistent strategy selling NDX 3 ...

The options market has priced straddles on Microsoft's stock for a one-day post-earnings move of $20.94 in either direction, well above the average move over the past 12 quarters of $15.88, according ...

This past week's stock market rally was not surprising. That's because a specific type of option trade known as a “Straddle” is currently profitable. When Long Straddle* trading is profitable in a ...

If there was ever a time to be directionally neutral on soft-drink giant Coca-Cola (KO), now might be it. Fundamentally, KO stock faces significant political risk. Due to an incoming change in ...