Iron condors are a potential trading strategy for sideways movement in the stock market. They combine a short strangle with a long strangle to limit risk. The maximum potential loss and profit of an ...

First SolarFSLR stock currently trades right in between its 50-day moving average at 153 and its 200-day moving average at 173. With implied volatility elevated, this could make for a great iron ...

Trading volatility is easier than it sounds. Last week, we looked at a long volatility trade in underpriced NFLX options. This week, we’re looking at a short volatility trade in overpriced SKX options ...

Taiwan SemiconductorTSM was Wednesday's pick for the IBD 50 Growth Stocks to Watch as it closed in on a buy point. So now it's worth looking at an unbalanced iron condor for TSM stock, with a slightly ...

Trading options can be a complicated process. Information overload among the uninitiated is prevalent, as a lot of options strategies are available and traders need to evaluate all of the possible ...

Generally speaking, volatility has been relatively high in the last decade. So when it comes to iron condors and other options strategies sensitive to volatility, we often see them trade at a discount ...

A short iron condor is an income strategy that aims to profit when a stock stays within a specified range over the course of the trade. The trade is composed of four options with the same expiration: ...

If you have been following this series of articles on creating synthetic pairs using Nadex spreads, you already know that this is an advanced topic. You know that if this is one of the first spread ...

Market price action continues to tick up in volatility while still holding a wide range. For this reason, when I trade I’m choosing option chains that hold a fair bit of premium and choosing a stock ...