Do you believe a stock is set to move sharply in the next few days, weeks or months? You don’t have to guess the direction if you initiate a strangle or a straddle. These options trading strategies ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated ...

Plus, a list of another 19 stocks made good straddle plays in 2025 Options trading continued to grow in 2025, setting another record for trading volume. While lists of the year's best and worst stock ...

With earnings season right around the corner, options players might want to look into employing a long straddle strategy. A long straddle is typically used ahead of expected volatility (such as before ...

In 2023, we saw a surge in options volume, setting yet another record. As Cboe Global Markets, total volume across Cboe's four options exchanges was 3.7 billion contracts in 2023, the fourth ...

Put and call options are the building blocks of many options trading strategies. A call option gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock at a specified price (the strike price ...

When traders first start using options, they often employ them either as a way to take a directional view on an asset (buying a call if they expect it to rise or a put if they expect it to fall) or as ...

Volatility is back towards the lowest levels we have seen in 2025 with the VIX Index closing at 16.35 on Wednesday. When volatility is low, options become cheaper, so today we’re looking for stocks ...

Options allow for greater flexibility when it comes to expressing a wide variety of market outlooks. Implied volatility tends to rise into earnings events, providing options sellers with potential ...