In options trading, a straddle is a strategy that allows an investor to bet on the price movement (volatility) of a security without predicting the price movement’s direction.

To determine the straddle's cost, a trader adds the prices of the put and call options. They could create a straddle if they believe that a stock may rise or fall from its current price of $55 ...

Rick Orford explains how to use Barchart’s PnL tool to drill down on the optimized profit zone for this income-generating ...

Buying Straddles Outlook: Directionally neutral, bullish on volatility The long straddle is ideal when you're not sure whether a stock is going to move higher or lower -- but you expect dramatic ...

Simple strategy 2: straddle and strangle Straddles and strangles are slightly more complicated strategies than trading delta – but still among ways to start using the potential of options trading.

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To initiate a short straddle, you will sell (to open) one put option, and simultaneously sell (to open) one call option. Both options will be based on the same underlying stock, and will share the ...