If you are wondering when options trading started, then you have to know that options are not a new financial instrument, and contrary to popular belief, options trading has a long history dating back more than two thousand years.

Options trading has evolved over many centuries, and...

WEEKLY MARKET OVERVIEW 

This is what I wrote in my Weekly Report last week: "Overall, the market seems now to have entered into a horizontal consolidation regime between the key support level around 360 (just below the 2022 lows) and the critical resistance level at the psychological...

Learn all about (risky) option strategies and how they can help you make money in the stock market.

Traders often begin trading options without having a thorough understanding of the various options techniques at their disposal. And for this reason, they believe all option strategies are equally...

Are you thinking about selling put options but aren't sure how they work? Keep reading to learn everything you need to know about selling put options. 

You don’t always have to let the market decide the price that you can pay for a stock. Instead, you can name the price that you deem...

Find out the reasons for puts being more expensive than calls in this article! 

The world of investing can seem overwhelming at first, but once you learn certain key points, it is fairly easy to understand. 

When someone has an investment portfolio, normally there are different asset...

WEEKLY MARKET OVERVIEW 

Following a weak start on Monday and additional selling pressure on Tuesday, the SPY (S&P500 ETF) gapped sharply at the open on Wednesday. However, for the second week in a row, what could have been...

WEEKLY MARKET OVERVIEW 

In this 4-day trading week, the SPY (S&P500 ETF) opened on Tuesday with a sharp gap down. But this time, contrary to what happened several times during the first six months of 2022, the market bounced back almost immediately and what could have...

WEEKLY MARKET OVERVIEW 

The first six months of 2022 will probably be remembered as one of the toughest periods in market history. In addition to a sharp correction for the broad indices, some market areas such as growth, innovation, and biotech have been hit hard...

WEEKLY MARKET OVERVIEW 

After two weeks of heavy bearish activity, the market enjoyed a week of respite.

Following a day off on Monday, the SPY (S&P500 ETF) began the week with a gap up, bouncing off the key 364 support level. The general bullish activity in the two following trading...

WEEKLY MARKET OVERVIEW 

The following long-term weekly chart of SPY (S&P500 ETF) is pretty eloquent. After a massive gap down at the beginning of the week below the 2022 swing lows, selling pressure has been constant all week long, pushing prices to a test of the 2021...