We recently published a performance review of at-the-money (ATM) NDX straddles with between one and five days left to expiration. One finding was that consistent sellers of 3-Day, 4-Day, and 5-Day NDX ...

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It is no secret that short-dated index options have taken the trading world by storm over the past couple of years. Most of the focus is on very short-dated index options that have a day or less to ...

Please Note: Blog posts are not selected, edited or screened by Seeking Alpha editors. The short straddle is dangerous because, well for one thing, both sides are short. Making things even riskier, ...

Mike walks you through a short straddle strategy in this episode Trump pulls US out of more than 30 UN bodies Lack of oil aboard Venezuela tanker seized by US raises eyebrows Pilot who safely landed ...

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 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 ...