Continuing the theme of our holiday shopping list of stocks is particularly appropriate, given that this is one of the most significant shopping weeks of the year. "Black Friday" is the informal name ...

Learn about the Christmas tree options strategy, involving six call or put options with various strikes designed for traders expecting a neutral to bullish market trend.

Robinhood (HOOD) is exactly the kind of underlying where selling volatility can make more sense than trying to predict the next headline-driven price swing — especially after a sharp pullback and with ...

If you’re diving into options trading, you’ll likely come across two common terms: sell to open and sell to close. While they may sound similar, these two strategies serve very different purposes — ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Michael is a former senior editor of investing and trading products for ...

Options are a type of derivative, meaning they “derive” their value from the securities they’re linked to. Options are also leveraged, meaning a smaller amount invested in them generates larger gains ...