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 ...

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 ...

Put and call options are the building blocks of many options trading strategies. A call option gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock at a specified price (the strike price ...

When traders first start using options, they often employ them either as a way to take a directional view on an asset (buying a call if they expect it to rise or a put if they expect it to fall) or as ...

Palantir TechnologiesPLTR has had a massive run in 2025 — it's up more than 145% — with the stock recently hitting yet another IBD-style buy point on Dec. 19. The company has been a market leader this ...

Robinhood (HOOD) is exactly the kind of underlying where selling volatility can make more sense than trying to predict the next headline-driven price swing — especially after a sharp pullback and with ...