Options Theory: Gamma Risk
Picture delta as a mechanical bull. Gamma is how quickly the bull is bucking. Come learn what is Gamma Risk.
Picture delta as a mechanical bull. Gamma is how quickly the bull is bucking. Come learn what is Gamma Risk.
I was considering doing a more comprehensive year in review, but the beauty of my monthly retrospectives is I’ve effectively already done that. My “year in review” would merely be a re-hash of the tales I’ve already laid bare on a monthly basis anyway. The key lessons have been chronicled, my highs and lows spelled
Happy New Year! So, we have spent some time talking about the bullish patterns and that is good for the markets we have seen in recent vintage, however, what happens when we get a market that is more like 2008 or 2009? Does that mean we just stop trading and wait for the Bears to get
The options realm is an insurance marketplace where stock owners can acquire protection against loss in their beloved equities.
One of the most enlightening parts of the CMT program I completed back in 2013 was its thorough teaching of intermarket analysis and the relationship between asset prices and the business cycle. I had obviously heard bits and pieces of both topics previously, but never in a cohesive, comprehensive manner. In one of the most
Alright, we are back! This time around we are going to finish up with the fourth of the major patterns. We have gone through the Bullish Retracement, the Bullish Breakout, The Bearish Retracement and now last but not least the Bearish Breakdown. The reason we focus on these four major patterns is that they are
Tally-Ho Tackle Traders, So here we are in Week 22 of this blog and what an exciting week it has been. First and foremost the world of cryptocurrencies is absolute insanity and is reminiscent of investing in the roaring 20s’… Indeed I have been enjoying their Interstellar growth but have been pondering when Matthew McConaughey
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There are times when Covered Calls beat Naked Puts. Come learn with me.
The financial markets consist of numerous asset classes. From cash and bonds to stocks and commodities, capital owners have a variety of places to park their dough. Rather than analyzing the merits of one asset in isolation, veteran investors are continually assessing them relative to each other. Sometimes stocks are more attractive than bonds. And
Let’s continue our journey… We have put together a framework of technical aspects here and we need to discover a few more to round out our knowledge of technical analysis. Let’s do a quick review of what we have covered to this point so that we don’t miss anything in our discussion of all things
The financial markets that we get to play in these days have already been sliced, diced, and organized to death. And that’s a good thing! Once upon a time, the global markets were a hodgepodge of countless companies. Now, they’ve been cataloged into easy-to-follow groups. One way to break things down is geographically like U.S.
Decision trees offer the ability to model potential trade adjustments based on changes in the underlying market.
Earnings season is upon us. Whether it’s a straight stock position, you’re holding for the long run, or one that you’re selling covered calls on there is a straightforward way to limit your risk.It’s called a collar.
We are inching ever closer to owning the knowledge we need to produce our first trade, so let’s keep going… Last week we did a review of all that we have covered so far in our examination of the technical analysis world. We also brought volume into our arena and discovered how we can use
How goes it Tackle Traders!? This last week was nothing short of amazing and I was given the opportunity to return to Puerto Rico and observe the installation of Tackle’s solar donation to Off-Grid Relief. Three families in need were given free power for the next ten years in what I can only describe as
Hello Tackle Family! I am back to take the reins on this week’s Women in Trading blog but first I would like to give my girl Jessica Marinho a HUGE shout out for her amazing blog on how to utilize the goal setting trading planner that she created just for us Tackle Traders! In case
Kia Ora Tackle Traders! So here we are in my favorite country on the planet, or at least of the countries I have visited thus far. New Zealand is indeed unique in flora, fauna, and landscape, however, it is the people of New Zealand that bear the most beauty. They are fun, incredibly kind and
With all the bullishness surrounding large-caps these days, you would think the largest of all the caps would be having a hey-day. Even with today’s give-back, the S&P 500 is still up 6.7% year-to-date in one of its best starts in decades. Mr. Market is frothier than a root beer float.
Last week we talked about moving averages and how they can help confirm our expectation of where an equity price might be headed. On this journey through trading, we have gone through how to set goals, how to find good stocks to trade and how to read a chart to give us an edge when
A spike in implied volatility. A return of fear. An inflation of option premiums. Come see what happened.
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