Give Yourself a Trading Edge … Use Implied Volatility, IV Percentile, and IV Rank
Volatility levels are widely used by traders when making a decision to enter or exit a position. Understanding the differences between the various metrics of volatility can help gauge option pricing, and can be essential in your efforts to be more consistently...
What is a Calendar Spread?
A calendar spread is a strategy often referred to as a time spread. A calendar is a method which could benefit from the time decay of an option and changes in implied volatility. For the most part a calendar concentrates on the movement of time and volatility more...
Marko from OptionSlam is presenting the Double Eagle Trade
Marko, from OptionSlam.com, is presenting the Double Eagle Trade on the Aeromir Round Table on Wednesday, 10 October 2018 at 11:00am Eastern. The Double Eagle Trade is a pre-earnings trading discipline with an excellent track record. We know you'll enjoy the...
Gamma; How it Can Affect Your Options Positions
Gamma, one of the options “Greeks”, is often referred to as the Delta of the Delta. Gamma is the rate of change in the delta of an option per a one-point move in the underlying instrument. It is important for traders to understand the effect Gamma can have...