Easily one of the standout performers this year, big-data analytics specialist Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has gained almost 400% of market value since the beginning of January. However, it can also ...

A strangle is not as violent as it sounds, nor as deadly. It simply is a variation on the straddle, and it presents some interesting possibilities in terms of profit potential and risk. When two ...

Options straddles and options strangles are two advanced options strategies that can be used to capitalize on changes in implied volatility (IV) and stock price volatility. Options straddles and ...

After we enter a short strangle, we go into position management mode. When movements in share value remain moderate we don't have a directional exposure to the underlying. We just capture time value ...

Earnings season is here, ladies and gentlemen, and with it comes heightened volatility for many stocks as investors anticipate, and react to, quarterly reports. What can savvy traders do to capitalize ...

On May 19, we discussed whether Target might finally be making a bearish-to-bullish reversal ahead of earnings. As the next quarterly earnings release approaches, many of the points we made then ...