All week, we've been unpacking options strategies with cool names. Next up, the iron butterfly is a flexible options strategy that can be placed using call or put options, but each trade's risk and ...

Stocks can be very exciting when they trigger breakouts and breakdowns, forming strong price trends. However, the reality is that stocks usually tend to be rangebound in a consolidation. Whether it's ...

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One of the things investors like about options trading is the flexibility it gives them. With options, traders can employ different strategies and tactics. One such strategy is the butterfly spread.

Tesla (TSLA) stock price seems to have stabilized and is holding just above the 50-day moving average. Today we’re looking at a broken wing butterfly trade that creates a profit zone between $160 and ...

The iron butterfly is an advanced strategy that employs four option contracts at three different strikes. The trade is composed of two sold options -- one call and one put -- at the center strike, ...

Gold (GLD) had a parabolic move up the last two trading weeks. The problem with runaway moves is that they make it very difficult to take a long term position. If one thinks it is a top and shorts two ...

Netflix (NFLX) shot higher following their earnings call last week, but there is now a large unfilled gap between 500 and 540. Today we’re looking at a broken wing butterfly trade that creates a ...