Volatility has picked up in recent days as the market digests rising yields and oil prices along with seasonal headwinds.

How to profit from a big move in either direction With earnings season right around the corner, options players might want to look into employing a long straddle strategy. A long straddle is typically ...

Advanced Micro DevicesAMD has been trading in an increasingly tight range over the last few weeks. Chances are, AMD stock will break out at some point soon. One way to profit from such a breakout is ...

The risk with options straddles and options strangles is limited Options straddles and options strangles are two advanced options strategies that can be used to capitalize on changes in implied ...

A few months ago, we explored trying to smooth out performance of consistently shorting straddles with a buying dated long straddle using NDX options. We found that a consistent strategy selling NDX 3 ...

We recently published a performance review of at-the-money (ATM) NDX straddles with between one and five days left to expiration. One finding was that consistent sellers of 3-Day, 4-Day, and 5-Day NDX ...

There's finally some volatility returning to the stock market, with the Cboe Volatility Index spiking above 20 for the first time since June. Bond volatility has also ticked higher, but it remains ...

The straddle is an options trading strategy, so named for the shape it makes on a pricing chart; your position literally “straddles” the price of the underlying asset. With the straddle, you trade on ...