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Option Trading Article of the Week

Option Trading - How I Trade Options - Form An Opinion - Direction.

Posted by Pete Stolcers on July 8

You might be thinking, "What a crazy option trading blog. This guy is a dozen articles into the series and he hasn’t even mentioned puts or calls.” Today we get one step closer. We have the stock targeted, we’ve watched for relative strength/weakness and now we have to form an opinion. I dissect my opinion into the following categories: direction, magnitude, duration. To make money in this business, you have to be a directional trader! Run from the "guru" who will "teach" you how to make a fortune trading neutral strategies. Common sense should tell you that you can't run…

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Stock Options Question of the Week

Do You Ever Pivot From Long Put Options To Long Call Options?

Posted by Pete Stolcers on July 4

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• Analysis - Technical, Fundamental, Market
• How I Trade Options!
• Option Strategies - Good and Bad!
• How To Manage Your Trades
• Relative Strength/Weakness - My Edge
• How to Start Trading Options
• Option Intracacies - Expiration, Assignment, Volatility...

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Option Trading Q & A

• Do You Ever Pivot From Long Put Options To Long Call Options?
• Option Trading and Risk Management - What Approach Do You Use?
• “I’m Reading A Course By Bernie Schaeffer. Is it a Waste of Time?”
• In The Money Or Out Of The Money?
• How Do I Handle A Losing Out Of The Money Option Trade That Has Lots Of Time?
• Covered Calls - Should I Roll Up and Out?
• What is The Best Approach To Option Trading If You Only Have $5000?
• “Rolling” An Option Position
• How Can I Exit This Option Trade Without Getting Whipsawed?
• If The Stock Option Liquidity Is Poor, Can I Get Screwed Out Of Profits?
• Surrogate Market Positions - How and Why?
• Which Option Strike Price Should I Trade?
• Why Are VIX Options At A Discount?
• Can You Help Me Exploit The Delta Of An Option?
• How Do I Get A Good “Deal” On A Stock Option?
• Which Option Trading Arbitrage Strategy Is The Best?
• I’m Faced With An Ill Liquid Market? How Can I Keep The Market Maker Honest?
• I Need to Know When I’m Assigned. Why Is Option Assignment Notification So Screwed Up?
• Why Aren’t Index Options Listed On This Popular ETF?
• What Do You Think Of A Covered Call Stock Option Trading Strategy That Uses LEAPS?
• Doesn’t Stock Option Trading Require The Use Of “Greeks”?
• Can I Make Stock Option Trading Profits If The Stock Moves Just A Little?
• The Market Is Going To Crash. How Can I Make Money Trading Options?
• How Do Market Makers Pin A Stock Right At The Strike Price During Option Expiration?
• A Can’t Miss In-The-Money Call Credit Spread!?
• How Can I Get An Entry Level Position Where I Can Learn How To Trade?
• How Can I Use Options To Capitalize On A Pre-Open Move?
• Is There An Option Broker That Will Adjust My Option Bid Based On the Stock?
• Which Option Pricing Model Should I Use To Calculate Implied Volatility?
• How Should I Approach High Implied Volatility Stock Options?
• Where Can I Find Stock Option Charts For Technical Analysis?
• Option Credit Spreads - Where Should I Place The Stop Loss?
• Option Credit Spreads Gone Bad - Buy In The Short?
• What Is An Option Box Spread and How Does It Work?
• Can An Option Trader With A $100k Account Consistently Make $500 A Day?
• What’s Your Opinion Of This Option Trade?
• The Options On NWS Are Unusually Priced. Is This A Covered Call Opportunity?
• Option Trading Idea - Expiration Strangle
• Does Your Option Trading Use Straddles or Strangles?
• How I Trade Options - A Seasonal Example!
• Descending Triangle Formation - When Should I Enter?
• What Does It Take To Be A Full-time Trader?
• How Does Assignment Work?
• Where Should I Turn For Option Education?
• What Determines An Option Bid/Ask Spread?
• Why Use The SPY As A Market Gauge?
• Front Month or Back Month Options?
• How Do I Determine A Spread Price?
• The Problem With Option Limit Orders.
• How To Get In When You Can’t Be Around.
• Naked Put Writing And The “Big Hurt”.
• How Much Should I Expect To Make A Year?
• Index Trading vs Individual Stocks
• Will Penny-size Option Quotes Help Traders?
• Exercise, Assignment and Spreads
• Implied Volatility
• Hedge Or Bail?
• Hedging Option Positions
• Profit Management
• Is Covered Call Writing Risky?
• Protective Stops
• Debit Spread or Credit Spread?