Calendar spreads are a versatile options strategy that allows traders to capitalize on time decay and changes in implied volatility. This strategy involves selling a short-term option while ...

Palantir Technologies Inc PLTR hosts their first Demo Day Tuesday after the close. The event includes announcements and demonstrations of some of the company's latest software. The stock is sharply ...

NDX options are an incredibly useful tool for both investors and traders. When two different options are combined into a spread they allow hedgers to protect a position and allow speculators to take ...

With markets in crisis, it’s a good time to check in on our bear put spread screener. A bear put spread is a vertical spread ...

A debit spread is an options strategy that involves the purchase and sale of the same class of options with the same expiration date but different strike prices. Right now, this may sound confusing, ...

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 ...

First, the Expected Move. The Expected Move is the amount that options traders believe a stock price will move up or down. It can serve as a quick way to see where real-money option traders are ...

First, a look at how options are pricing potential moves in the stock for the next few weeks, via Options AI: With Tesla (TSLA) trading about $800, the options market is pricing an expected move for ...

Trading options can be a complicated process, as a lot of options strategies are available and traders need to evaluate all of the possible routes ahead of executing a trade. The beauty of options ...

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Credit spread is a term with a couple of different meanings in the world of investing. Specifically, it has applications in both the bond market and in the context of derivative investments like ...