Options Trading
Plain-English guides to selling covered calls and cash-secured puts, hedging a portfolio, and trading volatility, with the risks spelled out before the rewards.
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July 28, 2026
Apple (NASDAQ) taught me one of my most expensive options lessons: closing a winning trade too early can leave enormous premium behind. This video reveals the three questions I now ask before rolling and shows how the right adjustment can c...
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Strategy guides, step-by-step walkthroughs and trade ideas.
July 28, 2026
Apple (NASDAQ) taught me one of my most expensive options lessons: closing a winning trade too early can leave enormous ...
June 26, 2026
I break down a structured options income approach built around selling 10-delta puts and stacking probability in a disci...
June 11, 2026
Cash-secured puts can be a smart way to generate income or buy stocks at lower effective prices, but the biggest mistake...
October 13, 2023
Are you thinking of selling monthly covered calls for weekly or monthly income? If so, you came to the right place for t...
October 5, 2023
A long straddle is an options trading strategy that involves buying a call and a put option with the same strike price a...
September 8, 2023
While many traders use options as a direct trading instrument to leverage stock returns, they can effectively hedge and ...
May 22, 2023
Are you looking to trade stocks or options and wondering about the differences between Robinhood vs. Webull? Indeed, the...
March 16, 2023
Have you heard about LEAPS options trading strategies and wondered what they are and how they work? Or maybe you found t...
October 10, 2022
For most asset classes, trading volatility is relatively straightforward. All it takes is to observe the asset’s p...
April 14, 2022
Wondering how to sell credit spreads profitably? Have you tried to sell options but got frustrated at how much money or ...
April 6, 2022
Are you thinking of selling put options to make some additional weekly or monthly income? If so, you came to the right p...
September 23, 2021
Are you a dividend investor? What if I told you there was a way to double, or even triple your income without incu...
Before your first trade
Options reward preparation. These ideas sit behind every strategy on this site.
A call gives the right to buy a stock at a set price, a put the right to sell. Every strategy is built from these two pieces.
Selling options collects premium up front, but it can cap your upside or oblige you to buy. Know the worst case before you trade.
Options are leveraged. Keeping each trade small relative to your portfolio is what keeps one mistake from becoming a big one.
Join the community and see how options fit into a bigger investing plan. Options involve risk and are not suitable for every investor.