How Put Insurance Can Benefit Your Portfolio

How Put Insurance Can Benefit Your Portfolio

You insure your house. You insure your car. Do you insure your portfolio and/or your positions? There are many differences of opinion among traders as to the benefit of insurance on your positions, or your overall portfolio. This article will touch on some of the...
Backtesting –  Is it Worth Your Time?

Backtesting – Is it Worth Your Time?

Some traders are of the mindset of “what good is backtesting if it doesn't always replicate real-life trading?” It's true that backtesting isn't the same as live trading.  It doesn't recreate all the emotions and the market conditions such as low-volume...
Have You Ever Been Tempted to Adjust Before Your Plan Dictates?

Have You Ever Been Tempted to Adjust Before Your Plan Dictates?

Most traders have been guilty of over-adjusting a position at one time or another. There are many reasons we have fallen prey to making premature adjustments outside our trade plans. This article will touch on some of the reasons a trader pulls the trigger before the...
How to Speed Up the Playback of a Wistia Video

How to Speed Up the Playback of a Wistia Video

Many of our members like to speed up the playback of videos. YouTube has this feature built into their player. Wistia does not (yet). I've read that Wistia will be including speed control in their player in the future, but until that feature is ready, you can use a...
The Time Bomb Butterfly Versus Vertical Spread

The Time Bomb Butterfly Versus Vertical Spread

Mark Fenton wrote an article about the Time Bomb Butterfly. Mark said “one of the best butterfly strategies is the time bomb butterfly.” There isn't one best strategy as each strategy has its pros and cons. The time bomb butterfly suffers from a very low...
The Best Type of Trade for You

The Best Type of Trade for You

What is the Best Type of Trade for You? There are many types of traders, and no single trade method or strategy will work for everyone. The vast range of objectives, styles, experience levels, and capital levels makes this outcome virtually impossible. In order to...