What Do You Do When Fear Takes Over?

What Do You Do When Fear Takes Over?

When faced with danger, fear is a normal emotional response. When fear is present, it is normal human behavior to be primed for flight or fight: running away from the source of the danger, or stand up to it and face it. Sometimes, however, the dangers we face are not...
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...
Stay or Go – When is it time to exit rather than adjust a trade?

Stay or Go – When is it time to exit rather than adjust a trade?

You've followed all the proper guidelines before pulling the trigger on a particular trade. You've watched carefully for signals that have worked for you in previous trades. You've waited for the price and volatilities to come to you. You've waited for the right...
How Volatility Can Affect Option Pricing of Two Similarly Priced Underlyings

How Volatility Can Affect Option Pricing of Two Similarly Priced Underlyings

Two stocks with options which are about the same price are not always equal. Volatility is one of the reasons two stocks with a similar underlying price may actually have very different values for their options. Volatility can be a useful tool to determine which...