James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated ...

The straddle is an options trading strategy, so named for the shape it makes on a pricing chart; your position literally “straddles” the price of the underlying asset. With the straddle, you trade on ...

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

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 ...

An options strangle is a strategy to profit from price swings in either direction of an underlying asset. How does an options strangle work and what are the risks and rewards involved? Benzinga ...

How to profit from a big move in either direction With earnings season right around the corner, options players might want to look into employing a long straddle strategy. A long straddle is typically ...

The options market isn't expecting Nvidia's earnings to provide much excitement in the stock, based on the pricing of "straddle" strategies. Straddles are pure volatility plays — they aren't ...

The options market is priced for a one-day post earnings move in Tesla's stock that would be slightly bigger than usual over the longer term, but less than its more recent moves. An options strategy ...

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, ...

The second-quarter earnings season kicks off this week with key reports from PepsiCo Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP), Progressive Corp. (NYSE:PGR), and Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE:DAL) on Thursday, followed by major ...

Options straddles and options strangles are two advanced options strategies that can be used to capitalize on changes in implied volatility (IV) and stock price volatility. Options straddles and ...