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Plowing Some New Ground
[responsivevoice_button rate=”0.9″ pitch=”0.5″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Play”] So far, we’ve played with trading options in equities (stocks) and exchange traded funds (ETFs).Today, we’ll look at a third underlying, index funds. Specifically, we’ll take a dive into the SPX. It’s … Continue reading
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The Way the Wind Blows
[responsivevoice_button rate=”0.9″ pitch=”0.5″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Play”] Knowing the velocity of the wind is only part of what Orville and Wilber Wright needed when they first took off at Kitty Hawk. The also needed needed to know the wind’s … Continue reading
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Lions on the Beach
[responsivevoice_button rate=”0.9″ pitch=”0.5″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Play”] In Ernest Hemingway’s Old Man and the Sea the aging Santiago dreams about lions on the beach, a metaphor that captures an old man’s nostalgia for his youth. An old man myself, … Continue reading
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Living in the Past
[responsivevoice_button rate=”0.9″ pitch=”0.5″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Play”] I want to examine yesterday’s trade (PSTG bull put spread with strikes at 25 and 28). I was drawn to it because PSTG’s earnings report was published after the market closed on … Continue reading
Shorts for a Summertime Trade
[responsivevoice_button rate=”0.9″ pitch=”0.5″ volume=”0.8″ voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Play”] Last week we bought (that is, went long on) an ITM call. This week we’ll watch what happens when we go short on an OTM call. A trader who goes short on … Continue reading