Explore four key vertical option spreads—bull call, bear call, bull put, and bear put—to optimize your trading strategy for varying market conditions.

What Is a Butterfly Spread? When markets are volatile, experienced investors may seek to profit by adopting a complex option strategy like butterfly spreads. By using these strategies, investors can ...

When traders first start using options, they often employ them either as a way to take a directional view on an asset (buying a call if they expect it to rise or a put if they expect it to fall) or as ...

Experienced options traders know that there are more ways to profit from options than just purchasing them and hoping they land in the money. There are ways to mitigate risk and maximize the potential ...

With McDonald's a longer-term bull put spread may be in order. Longer-term option trades tend to move a little slower than short-term trades.

As Schaeffer's Investment Research is not affiliated with The Charles Schwab Corporation, this article can only provide general steps on how to buy a call debit spread on Charles Schwab. However, keep ...

Spread trading is a common tactic when dealing with options, and there are many spread strategies designed to pursue profit while mitigating risk. At the nexus of these strategies is the box spread. A ...

After placing the put debit spread trade, you can monitor it from the "Investing" tab in your Robinhood account. Keep track of the trade's performance and be aware of the risks involved in options ...

With Lululemon stock below key moving averages, investors may consider this trade to take advantage of further weakness.

The Simplify Enhanced Income ETF uses options spreads to generate higher yields, but recent active trading strategies have led to significant losses. Retail investors must distinguish between fixed ...

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