Sep
07

How To Use Stocktwits For Trade Ideas

Stock Twits

Stuck for trade ideas?   Don’t have enough time to do the research you need to do?   Our friends from OptionsTradingIQ wrote this post for you!   These days, traders would be forgiven for suffering from information overload given the amount of media outlets, websites and blogs reporting financial news and trade ideas. Honestly,…
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May
25

Case Study: Option Strike Prices and Risk

Option Strike Price and Risk - Money in Bulb

One of the questions I get most often from new options traders is about strike selection when buying calls or puts on a directional play. Buying calls when you think a stock will go up and puts when you think a stock will go down seems simple enough but depending on which strike you choose…
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May
09

How to Save Time and Speed Up Your Options Trading Education

Speed Up Option Trading Education with Enounce MySpeed

Here at the Stock Option Assassin we believe that Time Management and Productivity are important skills to a well rounded trader. If you’re like me you probably watch a ton of online video every week.  Between option training, stock market commentary, and webinar recordings it’s easy to spend hours of precious time consuming video content.…
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Oct
20

FXI China Fibonacci Pullback Trade

Textbook Fib Pullback Trade in FXI

I wanted to give a follow up to the Fibonacci Pullback Trade Setups post from a week ago where I discussed a few stocks that I was looking to get into. I didn’t take all the trades in that video but did take INTC, FITB, CHK, and FXI. 3 of the 4 were profitable with…
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Oct
06

Automate Option Trades Based on Stock Price With Contingent Orders

Finger Pressing Money Key on Keyboard

Ever wanted to buy an option when a stock got to a certain price level but weren’t sure what the price of the option would be? Me too, so instead I often use Contingent orders so that when a stock or ETF reaches a price level I specify, then the option order is triggered and…
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