Gavin McMaster has a Masters in Applied Finance and Investment. He specializes in income trading using options, is very conservative in his style and believes patience in waiting for the best setups is the key to successful trading. He has been trading options since 2004 and teaching traders since 2010. Follow him on Twitter at @OptiontradinIQ
The long call butterfly spread is a defined-risk, limited-profit options strategy designed for traders who expect minimal price movement in the underlying asset.
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The price of Microsoft stock has dropped in recent months and the company is due to report earnings on January 28th after the market close.
Netflix (NFLX) stock has been in a severe downtrend for the best part of three months.
Earnings season kicks into gear this week with banks and tech stocks taking center stage. This week we have Bank of America, Taiwan Semiconductor, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Goldman...
Markets enter a massive week marking the unofficial start of Q4 earnings season with major financial institutions including JPMorgan, Bank of America, and Goldman Sachs reporting results.
Earnings season is here and we’ve got the first batch of big name companies reporting earnings next week with Taiwan Semiconductor, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Delta...
Market volatility is as low as we’ve seen in the last six months as measured by the CBOE Volatility (VIX) Index.
Calendar spreads are a versatile options strategy that allows traders to capitalize on time decay and changes in implied volatility.
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Robinhood Markets (HOOD) stock bounced off support at the 110 level on Friday as it aims to evolve from a trading app into a broader personal finance platform.
Markets enter 2026's first full trading week with an extraordinary convergence of events including the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas where Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su will...
