This is a guest post by Howie Bick. Diving into momentum trades: why they move, and why they move fast. One of the ways people trade and look for ways to produce returns, is by looking for momentum throughout a market. Momentum when it comes to... Read more
This is a guest post Jared Tendler. Your goal is to make money, but sometimes you find yourself losing money when you shouldn’t and leaving potential profits on the table. The question is why. You’ll first look to tighten your technical s... Read more
Here is a top 20 list of the highest current most shorted stocks in the NASDAQ with the highest short interest in March 2021 based on the most recent information available. Be aware that the NASDAQ short interest is updated twice a month. Short... Read more
Here is a top 20 list of the current most shorted stocks with the highest short interest as of the last update across all stock exchanges. Most exchanges do month end reporting. So it is constantly changing but is delayed in reporting. Be aware... Read more
The high tight flag pattern is one of the most bullish chart patterns that shows a strong trend followed by a trading range that could be setting up for another strong swing to the upside. It shows a chart is currently in a longer term uptrend.... Read more
A cash secured put is created when a put option is sold to open at the same time as capital in an account is designated to buy the underlying stock at the strike price if the put expires in-the-money and is assigned to the option writer. A cash-... Read more
What is a leap? LEAPS is an acronym for options contracts called a Long Term Equity Anticipation Security. Leaps are derivatives with a long term expiration date that have prices that fluctuate along with the underlying stock or index it is writ... Read more
A naked put option calculator allows an option trader to key in the following data points: Stock Price. Put option strike price. Naked put option premium credit received. Days until expiration. Margin interest rate when needed. An option trader... Read more
A covered call calculator allows an investor to enter in: Stock price Strike price Call premium Days until expiration Margin interest rate You can then see the analysis of the parameters of the covered call write: Cost of the shares. Credit rec... Read more
An investor who holds a stock in their portfolio can write a covered call option contract on each 100 shares. This is an income producing strategy for collecting option premium on existing positions. The downside risk on a covered call write is... Read more
