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Kevin Matras goes over an options strategy to make money when a stock is going sideways.

Managing your money and the risk attached to investing it is one of the basics in trading. One that is often overlooked by traders. It’s not only about guessing the right direction, identifying the right support and resistance levels and timing but also about measuring confidence and taking into account targets and capabilities. David goes

Some people don’t understand that you can actually be a seller of options. They think that you can only buy a put or buy a call, but this is not the case. Just like a car dealer will sell you a car before it’s even in their inventory, you can do the same thing with

What is a call option? You might have heard about option contracts in the past. There are calls and puts. When you’re buying a call, it means you’re looking for the stock to go to the upside, which is a bullish outlook. You can also sell a call, which means you’re looking for the stock

The double bottom reversal pattern is similar to the double top reversal pattern, but it goes in the opposite direction. What Is the Double Bottom Reversal Pattern? -It’s a reversal pattern or bullish pattern -Begins with a downward pattern and typically ends with an upward pattern -There can be double tops or triple tops between

Learn how to buy a call option step by step. I’ll show you what you need to do in Think or Swim platform if you want to see what is the right approach to buying a call. You’ll see what are the things you have to pay attention to on trade panel and analyze panel.

In today’s episode of let’s talk stocks, we are going to take a look at option greeks. We’ll to talk about delta, gamma, theta, and vega. In this video, we will cover: what the greeks are, how they’re used, and the big picture behind them. This lesson is perfect for people just starting out with

These terms are more efficient than terms like “buy” and “sell” because they tell your position–your mindset on a particular stock or on the industry. Long: -Positive on the market -You can also be “long” on a particular stock: If you are long Nike, you’re expecting it to go up Short: -Negative on the market

Stocks v. Options Similarities: -Both are trade-able securities. -Both have bid and ask prices and a bid-ask spread -Listed on the same exchanges Differences: -Options have expiration dates, stocks do not -There is no set number of options -With stocks, you own a piece of the company and you have voting rights -With options, you

What is Volatility? -The magnitude of the change -It is independent of direction, it refers to the change of ups and downs Why is it Important? -The more volatile the market is, the crazier it gets -Trends are harder to spot when they are more volatile -Swing trading becomes riskier -It is better to stick

This is how to trade options, more specifically, the vertical spread. The vertical spreads are fantastic option spreads to trade when you’re looking to trade out larger dollar stocks because it allows you to use less capital for trading those bigger stock. First I want to show you the diagram behind what it looks like

What is Overhead Supply? It is an area of resistance where there is more supply than you think. Example: If a stock is trading at $50 per share and has done a lot of trading at this level, eventually it will dip back down and may hit $20 per share. Many of the traders at

Kevin Matras looks at the ‘short ratio’ as a market sentiment indicator and shows how to use it for finding winning stocks. Highlighted stocks include CONN, CWTR, HNZ, VMED and WGO.

http://www.Zacks.com – Kevin Matras talks about volatility and how to use it to your advantage through options.

Kevin Matras shows how to nearly mimic the underlying stock with half the amount invested.

http://www.Zacks.com – Kevin Matras explains how to implement a Covered Call option strategy. Stocks highlighted include APEI, GHL, PLCE, MYGN and WAB.

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Kevin Matras explains how Zacks Ultimate works in this educational video.

Kevin Matras goes over why some people lose in options more than others and how to turn the odds of success in your favor.

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