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 ...

Options straddles and options strangles are two advanced options strategies that can be used to capitalize on changes in implied volatility (IV) and stock price volatility. Options straddles and ...

Straddles on Alphabet's stock are priced for a one-day post-earnings move that is about 17% greater than the average move over previous 12 quarters. Straddlers are pure volatility plays, what involve ...

The options market isn't expecting Nvidia's earnings to provide much excitement in the stock, based on the pricing of "straddle" strategies. Straddles are pure volatility plays — they aren't ...

Dell earnings land Tuesday. Options expiring Friday price an 11% swing, and analysts want AI margins, not just revenue.

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 ...

With earnings due next week, today we're looking at a short straddle trade. This option trading strategy involves selling an at-the-money put and an at-the-money call with the same strike price with ...

About a month ago, I wrote about the extremely low historical volatility reading for the S&P 500 Index (SPX). Low volatility on the index does not necessarily mean a lack of opportunities for option ...

Advanced Micro DevicesAMD has been trading in an increasingly tight range over the last few weeks. Chances are, AMD stock will break out at some point soon. One way to profit from such a breakout is ...

NOW PLAYING How Will Coronavirus Shape The Future Of The Gig Economy? Whenever a company announces earnings, implied volatility drops through the floor. This is known as a volatility crush. This makes ...

As stated this morning I expected a major move in the equity markets based on Tuesday's price action - I just didn't know the direction. As stated I was looking at opening option straddle positions on ...