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Gavin McMaster

Fri, Jan 10th, 2025

Gavin McMaster

Gavin McMaster

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

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Market Correction Got You Down? Try These 2 Bear Call Spread Trades on Thursday

Feeling down about this correction? Don't worry, there's still a way to profit! In this article, we'll show you two bear call spread trades you can make this Friday.

LLY : 786.49 (-0.09%)
AMD : 116.18 (-4.65%)
Datadog Bear Call Spread Could Net 33% in Four Weeks

Datadog (DDOG) stock was a bearish candidate that came up on one of my Barchart Stock Screeners having broken below the 50-day moving average.

UPS : 123.28 (-2.75%)
Low IV Alert: Stocks to Watch Right Now

Market volatility has dropped in the first few days of 2025, but with plenty of items on the economic calendar, we could see a volatility spike at any point.

TD : 53.21 (-0.36%)
PAYX : 139.47 (-0.56%)
LOW : 248.50 (+0.65%)
BNS : 51.43 (-0.50%)
VRT : 126.78 (-1.93%)
ADBE : 409.55 (-2.39%)
EOG : 131.57 (+2.42%)
DASH : 170.37 (-1.93%)
PANW : 173.05 (+0.13%)
DELL : 116.41 (-2.43%)
Short Straddle Screener Results for January 6th

A short straddle is an advanced options strategy used when a trader is seeking to profit from an underlying stock trading in a narrow range.

TSLA : 393.01 (-0.49%)
NVDA : 136.29 (-2.73%)
PG : 159.53 (-1.59%)
MSTR : 329.61 (-0.63%)
AMD : 116.18 (-4.65%)
PLTR : 66.00 (-3.27%)
BA : 169.10 (-1.55%)
FOMC Minutes, Employment Data and Other Key Things to Watch This Week

The S&P 500 starts the year near all-time highs as investors focus on upcoming economic data and potential Fed signals.

$SPX : 5,847.64 (-1.19%)
SPY : 581.69 (-1.32%)
CRM Bull Put Spread Could Return 19%

Salesforce (CRM) is experiencing an orderly pullback to the 50-day moving average and is leading the growth in Agentic AI with its new Agentforce product.

CRM : 317.90 (-2.75%)
Bear Put Spread Screener Results for December 31st

With markets looking more volatile, it’s a good time to check in on our bear put spread screener.

KO : 61.01 (-1.13%)
RTX : 115.80 (-0.10%)
AMD : 116.18 (-4.65%)
Options Flow Alert: Bears Building a Position in PLTR Stock

Palantir stock (PLTR) has been one of the best performing stocks in 2024, but cracks may be starting to appear in this historic rally.

PLTR : 66.00 (-3.27%)
Holiday Trading, Jobs Data and Other Can't Miss Items This Week

The year's final trading week transitions into 2025 with holiday-shortened sessions and traditionally lighter trading volumes.

$SPX : 5,847.64 (-1.19%)
SPY : 581.69 (-1.32%)
Selling Covered Calls On The Dogs Of The Dow Stocks

The Dogs of the Dow is a long standing wall street strategy for investing in the stock market that involves purchasing the 10 highest yielding Dow Jones stocks.

VZ : 37.69 (-1.49%)
CVX : 151.49 (+0.79%)
KO : 61.01 (-1.13%)
JNJ : 142.78 (+0.36%)
MRK : 99.82 (-0.03%)
$IUXX : 20,909.32 (-1.28%)
MCD : 283.61 (-1.15%)
QQQ : 507.86 (-1.44%)
CSCO : 58.83 (-0.63%)
IBM : 218.62 (-2.04%)
PG : 159.53 (-1.59%)
$DOWI : 42,055.56 (-1.36%)

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Australian Dollar plunges to weakest level against the U.S. Dollar since April 2020 https://t.co/0oHKsZm2jp
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BREAKING 🚨: Small Caps Small Cap Stocks $IWM enter technical correction after falling more than 10% from the November 25 high 📉 https://t.co/DMKr1PhKn3 https://t.co/6cwwwLeD06
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JUST IN 🚨: 30-Year Treasury Yield hits 5% for the first time since Halloween 2023 👻🎃 https://t.co/NGITtJWIXh https://t.co/2xs0htXcMU
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JUST IN 🚨: U.S. Dollar Index $DXY soars to highest level in 26 months https://t.co/MmIELeA9Xb https://t.co/6KCGgt9REZ
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Where will the S&P 500 finish the year?
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BREAKING 🚨: Nike $NKE approaching its lowest price since the onset of Covid 📉 https://t.co/lLiDCBdzG0 https://t.co/tA3X4MG0Ht
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Bitcoin $BTC ETFs saw a withdrawal of $583 million on Wednesday, the 2nd largest outflow in history 🚨 https://t.co/6eRSpxGo0t
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S&P 500 projected moves based on today's U.S. Jobs Report according to Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan https://t.co/XVZVXWRLsS
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Look at all those Green Hourly Candles for Bitcoin $BTC - nice move 📈 https://t.co/YbwtwG3FTL
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