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Thu, May 14th, 2026

Gavin McMaster

Thu, May 14th, 2026

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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Options Outlook: Calendar Spread Screener Results for May 14

Calendar spreads are a versatile options strategy that allows traders to capitalize on time decay and changes in implied volatility.

PDD : 96.08 (-3.53%)
NVDA : 234.84 (+3.99%)
QCOM : 204.55 (-4.04%)
SNOW : 152.01 (-0.24%)
MRVL : 187.61 (+5.43%)
CRM : 167.55 (+1.03%)
The VIX Butterfly Playbook for Volatility Spikes

Using the June 18th expiry, the trade would involve buying the 17 strike call, selling two of the 25 strike calls and buying one of the 33 strike calls. The cost for the trade would be $268 which is the...

Intel Stock Calendar Spread: A Smart Way to Play INTC If You Feel Neutral About Its Next Move

Intel Corp stock has been in a huge uptrend for the last two months and could be due for a pause here.

INTC : 115.98 (-3.58%)
How to Buy RKLB for a 20% Discount, or Achieve a 60% Annual Return

On Friday, with Rocket Lab Corporation (RKLB) trading at $105.47, the June put option with a strike price of $90 was trading around $5.55. Traders selling this put would receive $555 in option premium....

RKLB : 127.71 (+2.87%)
CPI, Trump-Xi Meeting and Other Can't Miss Items this Week

Markets enter a potentially pivotal week as geopolitical developments dominate with both U.S.-Iran negotiations and a highly anticipated Trump-Xi summit creating binary outcomes that could dramatically...

BABA : 143.36 (-1.68%)
CSCO : 116.07 (+13.94%)
HOOD Stock Bullish Diagonal Trade Targets a Price of $85 by June 18th

Robinhood Markets looks to be sparking back up after crossing above the 50-day moving average on Monday.

HOOD : 76.35 (-0.52%)
Positioning for a Big Move: SBUX Long Straddle Trade Idea

When volatility is low, options become cheaper, so today we’re looking for stocks with a low IV Percentile which could be good candidates for a Long Straddle trade.

$VIX : 18.06 (+1.06%)
SBUX : 107.69 (+1.64%)
DDOG Earnings Play Has a HUGE Return Potential

Selling put options before a company's earnings announcement can be a valid strategy for options traders seeking to capitalize on higher than normal volatility.

DDOG : 203.67 (-0.80%)
DAL : 71.37 (+0.72%)
Option Volatility And Earnings Report For May 4 - 8

We have Palantir, Advanced Micro Devices, Coinbase, Coreweave, Arista Networks, Arm Holdings, Shopify and Uber Technologies all reporting in what shapes as a busy and pivotal week for stocks.

MSTR : 179.12 (+0.61%)
GOOG : 394.01 (-1.26%)
ANET : 146.05 (+3.81%)
COIN : 200.99 (-0.40%)
SHOP : 94.97 (-0.45%)
CRWV : 117.24 (+5.33%)
TSLA : 443.25 (-0.45%)
AMD : 450.40 (+1.10%)
RKT : 14.54 (+5.06%)
PINS : 19.03 (-1.65%)
ARM : 220.41 (-0.36%)
MRNA : 49.77 (-1.29%)
Jobs, Earnings and Other Key Things to Watch this Week

Markets enter a big week following last week's Federal Reserve meeting and mega-cap technology earnings convergence, with focus now shifting to Friday's April jobs report at 8:30am that will provide insights...

PYPL : 45.12 (-0.24%)
MSTR : 179.12 (+0.61%)
APP : 455.00 (+0.32%)
ANET : 146.05 (+3.81%)
RKLB : 127.71 (+2.87%)
ABNB : 133.36 (+0.29%)
COIN : 200.99 (-0.40%)
PFE : 25.87 (-0.35%)
DIS : 105.36 (+0.44%)
MCD : 275.41 (-0.11%)
SHOP : 94.97 (-0.45%)
OXY : 56.99 (+1.44%)

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U.S. sells 30-year bonds above 5% for the first time since the run-up to the Global Financial Crisis 🚨🚨🚨 https://t.co/C0junX5LNZ
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BREAKING 🚨: JapanJapan's 30-Year Yield soars above 3.9% for the first time in history 📈🇯🇵 https://t.co/sj9fcBA66Y
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JUST IN 🚨: Japan's 10-Year Yield jumps to 2.62%, the highest level this century 📈🇯🇵 https://t.co/CpKoTeTd1f https://t.co/mdfH5BRCA9
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