Daily Trade Review - Why You’re Probably Doing It Wrong
The entire purpose of a daily trade review is to collect behavioral-performance data around specific actions that you complete on a daily basis - These actions may or may not be directly related to trading. This write up should help to provide guidance on how to structure the daily journaling and data collection.
9 Cognitive Biases That Screw Up Your Trading Decisions
9 Cognitive biases that every trader needs to be aware of.
Gamma & Gamma Exposure - What Traders Need to Know
“gamma is one of the larger sources of non-fundamental economic activity in global markets. Market makers who delta-hedge their option positions are economically driven to trade substantial amounts of underlying shares or futures, strictly as a result of the price of the underlying itself changing, not as a result of fundamental news and without regard to the liquidity available. As a result, gamma can cause markets to overreact to fundamental news (short gamma) or too under-react to fundamental news (long gamma).”
What Happened With Robinhood? Unpacking the WallStreetBets Rebellion
Where do we begin? First of all, Robinhood was not the singular brokerage restricting buying in Gamestock (ticker symbol $GME) and the variety of other stocks that had restrictions placed on them. I personally use a direct access broker, and noted within the Trader’s Thinktank® that on Monday (1/25/21) they had rejected all options orders in GME. Much of what is discussed in this article will apply to most brokers. That being said, I’ll be using Robinhood in this article because they are the notable broker involved in this fiasco.
Understanding Trader Psychology - 11 Things You Should Know
You can’t control the market but you can control how you react to it. Studying and understanding trading psychology allows you to analyze your own behavioral patterns and make the necessary improvements. A focus on trading psychology, your behavior, and emotion is the ultimate compliment to market research, technical analysis, and tape reading.
The Importance of Self-Awareness for Day Traders
In today’s society where the average attention span is rapidly decreasing, we easily lose the connection to ourselves. The term “self-awareness” has a spiritual feel to it and most people (particularly traders) are going to lose interest in the conversation the moment you bring it up. However, I have never interacted with a successful trader who is not highly self-aware.
Trade Recap - How We Profited While This Stock Broke Down
By utilizing the recent negative catalyst paired with technical analysis, we were able to profit on this setup while the stock moved lower.
Understanding Options - 11 Basics You Should Know
New to options? Here are 11 basic things you will need to know.
You Made A Huge Trading Mistake - Now What?
Trader’s make mistakes, and it will happen again. Moving past these mistakes can be challenging, particularly with the commitment bias working against us. How we handle ourselves in these moments is critical to our success as traders.
Option Sweeps - What The Data Means & How Retail Option Traders Can Benefit
By keeping an eye out for option sweeps, retail traders can get an idea of what the market’s “smart-money” high-rollers are thinking - and exactly how they are positioning. Remove the noise in options and zone in on what truly matters.
Bid Size and Ask Size on Option Contracts - How You Can Use It To Your Advantage
When bid size is radically different from the ask size, it can represent a supply and demand imbalance. Bid size and ask size can help traders gauge where to place orders and in turn, get quicker fills.
Max Pain & Option Pinning at an Option's Expiration
Market makers have an incentive to pin the stock price at a certain strike for maximum pain.
The Benefits of the Live Stream Trade Alert Service
High probability options trade alerts, proven results, and a preference for textbook setups- These are just a few of the listed benefits of our Live Stream Trade Alert service!
Opinicus Volume Data Tool - ThinkOrSwim Custom Script (ThinkScript)
Volume is an incredibly important tool for active traders. Please enjoy our FREE Volume Data custom script (ThinkScript) for the ThinkOrSwim trading platform.
How to Find the Hottest Stocks to Trade Daily
It can be a challenge to scan for a proper trade, especially when trading options. This article will show you how to find the hottest stocks to trade daily!
The "Green Streak" Trading Challenge: 1% Portfolio Growth Daily
The effects of this small habit compounds over time. If you can end up with just 1% gain each day, you will end up with results that are nearly 37 times better after a year!
Maximize Gains Utilizing Trading Ranges
Trading ranges can be one of the most lucrative technical setups for traders. Find out how we recently utilized one to its maximum potential.
Options Implied Move - What Is It?
During each earnings season, traders and investors often focus their attention on a crucial metric: the "options implied move" or "expected move" of a stock's earnings report (ER). This metric is vital for making informed decisions in the world of trading. In this article, we will delve into the concept of the options implied move, explaining how it's calculated and why it matters.
Founder of 'Optionsellers.com' Promoted Naked Options Selling, Firm Now Bankrupt
Reckless trader loses all 290 clients’ investment funds in speculative trading strategy that was labeled as conservative.
Trading Options Over Earnings: How to Mitigate Your Risk & Secure Profit
Have you ever wondered if there is a more concrete way to play stock earnings reports with options? Directional trades over earnings are gambling no matter how you look at it. Let us teach you a better method.