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
A bear put spread is a vertical spread that aims to profit from a stock declining in price. It has a bearish directional bias as hinted in the name. Unlike the bear call spread, it suffers from time decay...
Earnings season ramps up this week with some big names set to report. This week we have Netflix, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Freeport McMoran and 3M Company all reporting in what shapes as a busy and pivotal...
Markets enter a holiday-shortened week with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day closure Monday, followed by a convergence of events including President Trump's WEF speech Wednesday at 8:30am
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.
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.
