Optionistics Review 2018 Optionistics is a stock options trading tool provider that offers a wide range of charts, option calculators and access to market data. Stock and options traders can use the tools and market data to analyze US Equity and the index options market. Optionistics has defined itself as the ultimate edge provider of […]
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GREEN is GOOD! Up +$700!
GREEN is GOOD! Up +$700! All right. So here we are, first day of the week and as you may notice, I am sitting here in my home office. So what am I doing here? Wasn’t I supposed to be in California? In fact, I seem to remember driving down to the airport on […]
Up +$1,458 Starting March GREEN!
Up +$1,458 Starting March GREEN! What’s up everyone? All right. It’s a new month. March 1st. I’m excited. I’m really confident for the month of March. I know it’s going to be a great month. But today, my trades have been a little tough. I started the day with a couple of small winners […]
Up over $2k – 7 Trades, 7 Winners!
Up over $2k – 7 Trades, 7 Winners! What’s up everyone. All right, so today’s the second trading day of March finishing the morning up over $2,000. I took seven trades today and had seven winners. Accuracy. On point. That’s what I like. The goal today wasn’t to try to make a lot of […]
Ross finishes Feb in the Red, but he’s still green in 2018!
Ross finishes Feb in the Red, but he’s still green in 2018! What’s up, everyone? All right. Here we are finishing the end of February. This will go down as my worst month in over three years of trading. It’s a little disappointing I’m not going to lie. I’m one of those traders that […]
An Inside Look At Option Approval Levels
Due to the inherent leverage in options and the counter-party risk involved in writing options, brokers have developed a tiered system of option approval levels for traders that limits their access to options trading. There are 4 option approval levels, each of which allows additional access to various forms of options trading based on the […]
Volatility Skew Definition: Day Trading Terminology
Volatility Skew Definition: Day Trading Terminology Volatility skew is the graphical representation of the implied volatility of a set of options for a security at various strike prices or expiration dates. While implied volatility, which is based on the underlying security, should be the same for all options at the same strike price, in reality the […]
35th Trading Day of 2018 and Up Over 3k!
35th Trading Day of 2018 and Up Over 3k! What’s up everyone? All right. So here we are finishing my 35th trading day of 2018 up $3,234.38. Not bad at all. Today I took a total of eight trades and I had seven winners, which is awesome in terms of accuracy. My last trade […]
How To Manage Your Profit Targets When Swing Trading Like a Pro
Successful swing trading is about identifying trends and employing strong risk management. Swing traders wait patiently for prices to move into their forecasted range, anywhere from overnight to a week or two. This means that every swing trader makes extensive use of the full range of order types, from the essential stop loss to exit […]
Internet Speed For Day Trading
Table of contents The Basics Upload Speed Download Speed Other Important Factors with Internet Speed Day traders must have a set of services and tools in order to do their jobs effectively. Most of them likely already have some of the required tools. But, one of question that is often brought forward by a majority […]