Earnings reports will flood the market next week. Could this be the juice the S&P 500 needs?

The options market isn't expecting Nvidia's earnings to provide much excitement in the stock, based on the pricing of "straddle" strategies. Straddles are pure volatility plays — they aren't ...

Straddles on Alphabet's stock are priced for a one-day post-earnings move that is about 17% greater than the average move over previous 12 quarters. Straddlers are pure volatility plays, what involve ...

Volatile post-earnings moves offer the potential for quick gains Several Big Tech companies are reporting earnings this week, including Amazon.com (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Meta Platforms (META) and ...

Options trading might sound complex, but there are basic strategies that most investors can use to improve returns, bet on the market's movement, or hedge existing positions. Covered calls, collars, ...

Understand how a strap options strategy utilizes one put and two calls at the same strike and expiration for potentially large bullish market gains.