A strangle is not as violent as it sounds, nor as deadly. It simply is a variation on the straddle, and it presents some interesting possibilities in terms of profit potential and risk. When two ...

Yes, today the market moved beyond 1 standard deviation. That said, I really think we may be slowing down. Skew flattened a touch today, IV stayed pretty constant. I decided today would be a good day ...

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 ...

After we enter a short strangle, we go into position management mode. When movements in share value remain moderate we don't have a directional exposure to the underlying. We just capture time value ...

Corn saw a heavy volume session, but values went virtually nowhere as prices stalled in the middle of the range of the last 2 months. Watching or trading corn has been like watching paint dry. There ...