Visa has mixed technicals, with its weaknesses very apparent, but fundamentally, it is still strong. However, it is stuck trading in a channel. The stock recently declined from $373 to $349 per share, ...

A strangle is a popular options strategy that involves holding both a call and a put on the same underlying asset. It yields ...

Volatility is back towards the lowest levels we have seen in 2025 with the VIX Index closing at 14.91 on Friday. When ...

One of the common beliefs in the option industry is that over a long period of time option sellers will profit. They will hit some speed bumps along the way, but option prices are expected to ...

In Wednesday’s unusual options activity, there were 1,025 calls and puts, with Vol/OI (volume-to-open-interest) ratios ranging from 1.24 to 187.91 for NuScale Power (SMR). Among the top 35 options for ...

Option "straddles" on Microsoft's stock are priced for a slightly bigger-than-average one-day post-earnings move, and much less than the 6.1% move after last quarter's results. Straddles are pure ...

With earnings season right around the corner, options players might want to look into employing a long straddle strategy. A long straddle is typically used ahead of expected volatility (such as before ...