Oct 6, 2016
In this episode, Brian and Mark huddle up to answer listener questions. They take on:
- Question from Yukoner: Do you ever do spreads in LEAPS. Why and how? So I used to trade the LEAPS rather than buy the stock. Is that a good use case?
- Question from Tradecraft: Is there a correlation between high options OI and options...
Sep 29, 2016
This week we are going to look at a cash-secured put, which you can find on page 48 of the Options Playbook. You can always find it online at OptionsPlabyook.com, or in an Amazon Kindle version. Today Brian discusses:
- OPEC decided to cut oil production, so oil prices and stocks spiked
- Looking at Marathon Oil, MRO
- Where...
Sep 22, 2016
Last week we talked about diagonal spreads, which can be found on page 99 of the Options Playbook. You can always find this on the Options Playbook website.
First up, a listener question:
- Question from Mike - Hello Brian, Love the show. I am curious as to why one would ever use a collar instead of a bull put spread. Am...
Sep 15, 2016
We have recently been doing a lot of long spreads, and then adjusting based on market conditions. If you want to follow along with The Options Playbook, you can find long spreads on page 60, and long strangles on page 72.
Today, Brian discusses:
- A review of last time
- News since the last episode
- Putting on a position...
Sep 8, 2016
For the last few weeks, we have been discussing long put spreads, which can be found on page 62 of The Options Playbook. You can always follow along online on OptionsPlaybook.com.
This week Brian discusses:
- A reivew of the last two trades he covered
- What has the market done since?
- Where does it leave the spread?
- What...