A bear spread is an options strategy for mildly bearish investors. It aims to capitalize on moderate declines in an underlying asset's price through put or call spreads.

NDX options are an incredibly useful tool for both investors and traders. When two different options are combined into a spread they allow hedgers to protect a position and allow speculators to take ...

First, the Expected Move. The Expected Move is the amount that options traders believe a stock price will move up or down. It can serve as a quick way to see where real-money option traders are ...

What Is a Butterfly Spread? When markets are volatile, experienced investors may seek to profit by adopting a complex option strategy like butterfly spreads. By using these strategies, investors can ...

Trading options can be a complicated process, as a lot of options strategies are available and traders need to evaluate all of the possible routes ahead of executing a trade. The beauty of options ...

Two weeks ago, I wrote about the Simplify Enhanced Income ETF (HIGH), which invests in T-bills and equity option spreads. HIGH offers investors a strong 9.4% distribution yield, with low realized ...

The Options AI expected move chart helps traders visualize just how much volatility option traders are pricing into stocks like Apple and Facebook and in what timeframe. And when the expected move is ...

The Simplify Enhanced Income ETF aims to generate high income from selling option spreads on equity and fixed income indices. However, the actual portfolio differs from how the fund is marketed. The ...

A combination in options trading is a strategy involving different calls and puts on the same asset. Learn how these ...

Bull call spreads involve buying and selling call options at different strike prices. This strategy caps potential losses to the net debit paid while also capping gains. Used by investors expecting ...

With stocks in bullish mode it’s a good time to run Barchart’s Bull Call Spread Screener. A bull call spread is an options ...