Scalping is a trading method that attempts to profit quickly off the smallest price moves in the lowest time frames like level 2 quotes or one minute charts. The primary edge in this strategy is speed, the ability to get in and profit and get ba... Read more
A gap in price on a chart shows that there were no buyers and sellers connecting at price levels from a closing level to the next opening level. Gaps happen when sudden news comes out that changes prices to higher or lower degree than expected.... Read more
A Currency ETF is an exchange traded fund that tracks the value and performance of a fiat currency or a group of currencies. They allow stock traders to participate in forex and the currency market through their stockbroker without needing a sep... Read more
Commodity ETFs are constructed for their holdings to track the price action of the underlying energy, metals, or food item commodities they represent like gold, silver, oil, natural gas, corn or others. These types of exchange traded funds can a... Read more
A synthetic share of a stock is created by buying and selling stock options to simulate an options play that moves the same way that holding shares in the stock would move without the same amount of capital needed to buy the same amount of share... Read more
A diagonal spread options play is a modified calendar spread that is built with different strike prices. It is opened by entering into a long and short position in two options of the same type at the same time. An option trader can use two call... Read more
This is a guest post from Gavin McMaster @OptiontradinIQ Searching for income has become a challenge. Bonds have been a traditional conservative income stream for decades. Yet, bond yields are now trading at historic lows. This has led some inve... Read more
The jade lizard is an option play that is created by opening a bearish vertical spread using call options and adding a put option sold at a strike price lower than the call spread strike prices. Using one underlying stock with the same expiratio... Read more
Call options are in the money when the underlying stock that it is written on has a price higher than a the call option strike price. A call option can be used to call away a stock at the price of the strike with the profits being how much highe... Read more
Most traders that are profitable over the long term possess a distinct set of trading skills that separate them from the majority of traders that do not make money. Consistent success is a result of a systematic process that possesses an edge ov... Read more
