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Tackle Today: Failure is Fuel

February 4, 2019

It is the rare individual who does not get derailed by failure. It is the unique individual whose dreams become larger and larger over time. What can you do this week to increase the size of your dream? Are you going to let your past failures keep you from maximizing your potential in life? Seize the day this week my friends and whether it is trading, entrepreneurial activities or personal growth take steps this week to becoming the best version of you possible.

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Friday Feature: My Why: Fear

February 1, 2019

By Beth Salamanca

A large part of my “Why” for learning financial markets is to overcome fear: Fear of financial insecurity. Fear of losing something I had (nest egg). Fear of not getting something I wanted (secure retirement).

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Tackle Today: The benefits of knowing nothing

January 31, 2019

By Christian Sisson

The world of investments is divided into those who don’t know and those who think they know.

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Options Theory

Options Theory: The Game of Risk Management

January 28, 2019

By Tyler Craig, CMT

Let’s play a game. A risk management game.

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Options Theory

Tales of a Technician: When Covered Calls Move In-The-Money

January 22, 2019

By Tyler Craig, CMT

Traders have all sorts of rules and guidelines for managing covered calls that move in-the-money.

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Tackle Today: 🔔 The 7-Step Guide to Trading 🔔

January 17, 2019

By Tim Justice

≈ A Beginner’s Guide to Trading. ≈ We’re happy to announce the re-release of our video-based course the 7-Step Guide to Trading. If anyone asks me, “How do I learn how to trade?” I will send them first to this course. We’re very proud of it, and excited to have #TeamTackle take the course. TheREAD MORE

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Options Theory

Options Theory: A Bear Tamer Update

January 11, 2019

By Tyler Craig, CMT

One of the carefully crafted and thoroughly vetted systems introduced in the Bear Market Survival Guide is the Bear Tamer.

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Options Theory

Options Theory: Eating a Rotten Apple

January 3, 2019

By Tyler Craig, CMT

Apple is rotting. But we’re going to eat it anyway. I’ll have to mix-in some options to make the meal tasty enough, but I think we can come up with something both palatable and profitable.

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Options Theory: How to Be Wrong and Still Make Money – TLT Edition

December 28, 2018

By Tyler Craig, CMT

Let’s take a look at a recent bond trade to discover how I adjusted a put fly gone awry.

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Tales of a Technician

Tales of a Technician: The Fade the Fear Trade

December 26, 2018

By Tyler Craig, CMT

One of the systems introduced in the Bear Market Survival Guide is called “Fade the Fear”. And with the epic levels of panic seizing the Street, the time is ripe for its deployment. After a brief review, I’ll provide an example of how you might use it right now.

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Options Theory

Options Theory: A Straddle Win

December 21, 2018

By Tyler Craig, CMT

Well, that escalated quickly. Last week we highlighted why long straddles were tempting on SPY. Today I want to follow-up to see how the idea fared.

Glossary Straddle long straddle risk graph

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Options Theory

Options Theory: The Straddle Temptation

December 13, 2018

By Tyler Craig, CMT

When does a long straddle become tempting? I have a simple answer that is taking place in the market right now.

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Options Theory: Cash is King and Other Bear Market-isms

December 7, 2018

By Tyler Craig, CMT

The new market overlords bear the names of Volatility and Whipsaw. And they’re nasty brutes. The kind that steal your lunch money kick you when you’re down, and spit “yo mamma” jokes with pleasure. The antics of these bullies have been on full display since October.

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Tales of a Technician

Tales of a Technician: Price Drives the Narrative

December 4, 2018

By Tyler Craig, CMT

Every effect needs a cause. Sweet sounding and simple explanations make humans feel good. But never forget that the narrative doesn’t drive price. It’s the other way around.

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Tackle Today: The Options Heuristics Series – The Greeks: Delta

November 29, 2018

By Christian Sisson

≈ Keep it in your pocket. ≈ Yesterday you’ve learned the (easy) definition for option Greeks. Today we will dissect the Greek Delta: Delta: Delta is the Greek that measures the sensitivity of the option price to a change in the price of the underlying asset. Can’t get any simpler than that. If the priceREAD MORE

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Options Theory

Options Theory: All Aboard the American Express with Bull Calls

November 29, 2018

By Tyler Craig, CMT

$AXP – you are a rockstar.

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Tackle Today: The Options Heuristics Series – The Greeks

November 28, 2018

By Christian Sisson

≈ Keep it in your pocket. ≈ We are back with our Options Heuristics Series. To refresh your memory, the idea behind this series is “How can we explain the basics of Options so that our students can really learn, without getting confused with so many concepts, terminologies, and strategies?” By definition, a heuristic isREAD MORE

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Options Theory

Options Theory: Combating Volatility with Covered Calls

November 8, 2018

By Tyler Craig, CMT

Nothing like a monster “V” shaped reversal to get the juices flowing, am I right? Count me among those suffering whiplash over the market’s death-defying whoops and whirls of late. Yesterday was particularly annoying for those short delta toting traders like me.

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Tackle Today: The Options Heuristics Series – Profiting with options as a seller

November 7, 2018

By Christian Sisson

≈ Keep it in your pocket. ≈ Yesterday you’ve learned how options buyers profit. How do options sellers profit? Profiting with options as a seller: To profit as an options seller, you must sell high and buy low. Again, this is as simple as it gets. If options buyers profit by buying low and sellingREAD MORE

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Tackle Today: The Options Heuristics Series – Profiting with options as a buyer

November 6, 2018

By Christian Sisson

≈ Keep it in your pocket. ≈ We’ve seen some questions in the Clubhouse regarding how to profit with options. Because they are multidimensional beings, and also because there are many possible strategies out there, new students find it hard to pinpoint exactly how profits are made. When you enter an options trade, you areREAD MORE

financial education

Tackle Today: Failure is Fuel

Friday Feature: My Why: Fear

Tackle Today: The benefits of knowing nothing

Options Theory: The Game of Risk Management

Tales of a Technician: When Covered Calls Move In-The-Money

Tackle Today: 🔔 The 7-Step Guide to Trading 🔔

Options Theory: A Bear Tamer Update

Options Theory: Eating a Rotten Apple

Options Theory: How to Be Wrong and Still Make Money – TLT Edition

Tales of a Technician: The Fade the Fear Trade

Options Theory: A Straddle Win

Options Theory: The Straddle Temptation

Options Theory: Cash is King and Other Bear Market-isms

Tales of a Technician: Price Drives the Narrative

Tackle Today: The Options Heuristics Series – The Greeks: Delta

Options Theory: All Aboard the American Express with Bull Calls

Tackle Today: The Options Heuristics Series – The Greeks

Options Theory: Combating Volatility with Covered Calls

Tackle Today: The Options Heuristics Series – Profiting with options as a seller

Tackle Today: The Options Heuristics Series – Profiting with options as a buyer

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