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A short straddle is an advanced options strategy used when a trader is seeking to profit from an underlying stock trading in a narrow range. Since it involves having to sell both a call and a put, the ...

The risk with options straddles and options strangles is limited Options straddles and options strangles are two advanced options strategies that can be used to capitalize on changes in implied ...

A straddle can be considered a volatility spread, as the trader who puts on the straddle is speculating on the volatility, or degree of movement of the underlying, not necessarily the direction of ...

It is no secret that short-dated index options have taken the trading world by storm over the past couple of years. Most of the focus is on very short-dated index options that have a day or less to ...

Learning how to trade options helps expand your trading choices. It’s a powerful tool you can use to speculate on and hedge against market moves. But how do you know which strategy to use in a certain ...

Jack Daniel’s maker, Brown-Forman, reported Q4 2025 results this morning before the markets opened. The news was not comforting for long-time shareholders. As a result, its shares are down more than ...

In Wednesday’s unusual options activity, there were 1,025 calls and puts, with Vol/OI (volume-to-open-interest) ratios ranging from 1.24 to 187.91 for NuScale Power (SMR). Among the top 35 options for ...

Straddles allow traders to cover both sides of a play while still swinging for triple-digit gains Trading options can be a complicated process as a lot of options strategies are available and traders ...