Continuing the theme of our holiday shopping list of stocks is particularly appropriate, given that this is one of the most significant shopping weeks of the year. "Black Friday" is the informal name ...

Cybersecurity stock Palo Alto Networks (PANW) will be reporting Monday after the close. Here are some things to think about ahead of that announcement, and a potential way to play it using options.

Earnings season is in full swing, with Wall Street awaiting reports from several Big Tech names this week. While fast approaching, there's still time to speculate on volatility using options. One way ...

A strangle is not as violent as it sounds, nor as deadly. It simply is a variation on the straddle, and it presents some interesting possibilities in terms of profit potential and risk. When two ...

Easily one of the standout performers this year, big-data analytics specialist Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has gained almost 400% of market value since the beginning of January. However, it can also ...

Earnings season is here, ladies and gentlemen, and with it comes heightened volatility for many stocks as investors anticipate, and react to, quarterly reports. What can savvy traders do to capitalize ...

Options are a financial instrument that give the holder the right to buy and sell an underlying asset, at a predetermined price, on or before a specified date. For example, European-style options ...

Happy New Year to all my Barchart readers. I hope you took some time over the past couple of weeks to unplug from your phone and enjoy conversations with friends and family. Between Hanukkah and ...

We recently utilized a short strangle options strategy with shares of Ford; I wanted to discuss the short strangle process in more detail. It can ultimately be incorporated into our wheel option ...