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What Is A Trading System? The Three Core Components Every Trading System Needs

Trading is a challenging craft that requires real market competence and trading skill in order to achieve sustainable success. Unfortunately, most market participants do not have a comprehensive trading system in place, especially with how easy it is to get involved in trading these days. This article aims to explain from a professional trader’s point of view what it means to have a robust market methodology with a real, meaningful edge.

Top 5 Resources to Learn How to Day Trade

Are you looking to become a profitable day trader but don't know where to start? Learning how to day trade can be a daunting task but with the right resources, you can become a profitable trader in no time. In this article, we'll explore the top 5 resources to learn how to day trade, including two highly recommended programs by Opinicus. Start your trading journey today and discover the resources that can help you achieve your trading goals.

Top 5 Trading Books for Beginner Traders: Learn from the Experts

Discover the best trading books for beginners that can help you learn from experienced traders. From "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator" to "One Good Trade," find out which books made our top 5 list.

How To Trade An Earnings Gap With Options

One of the most lucrative trading setups following earnings is something called the Earnings Gap. This is a strategy that everyone should have in their Trading Playbook. Depending on the quality of the setup, this is a trade that can make your week. We frequently trade the Earnings Gap for 100%, 200%, and 300% gain or more.

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).”

Option Sweeps - What The Data Means & How Retail Option Traders Can Benefit

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.

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.