An options strangle is a strategy to profit from price swings in either direction of an underlying asset. How does an options strangle work and what are the risks and rewards involved? Benzinga ...

Earnings season may seem like a scary time to trade stocks given the heightened chance of a volatile post-earnings move. Options can often provide speculative players the ability to invest in the ...

When stocks undergo major price swings - due to earnings rumors, earnings news, or sector/market volatility - it's a trader's dream. And it doesn't matter which way stocks move; just that there is ...

With all the recent market volatility, new and experienced traders alike are looking for the perfect strategy to get ahead in the game. We think a return to the basics could help everyone looking to ...

Three weeks ago, we discussed the Straddle – in which we would buy a call and a put simultaneously with the same strike and the same expiration date. The intention was to capitalize on the recent drop ...

Many are looking at this market, with the S&P 500 (SPX) trading up at the 1520 level, and saying it seems to be completely overbought. However, others have spent their time looking at the numbers and ...