Using the Straddle to Set the Wings of the Iron Condor
After some violent swings as the market continues to digest the pronouncements of Big Bad Ben and the resulting Bond Panic, we very easily...
Insights into Breaking a Trading Slump
Ever been in a slump? A bad one – a really bad one? If you’ve invested in the markets for an extended period of...
My Twist on the Cash Covered Put Strategy
Hello, I’m back after my two week hiatus. For those curious about an amazing bike journey my wife and I made from Amsterdam to...
Market Masters: Short-Selling; Sell High, Buy Back Lower
By Madison Montana      One advantage of short-selling is that an active investor can be profitable in a rising or falling market environment. In uncertain markets...
Market Masters: Why Investor Confidence Is King
For today’s Market Masters column, I’m going to focus on investor psychology. And more specifically, the value of personal investor confidence. As many of...
Market Masters: Preparing for Rising Interest Rates
By Naufal Sanaullah   The impact of Fed's large-scale asset purchases (LSAPs) on interest rates continues to be one of the most contentious topics...
Options Education: Covered Calls Equal Naked Short Puts
It always amazes me how much bad, disingenuous or downright false information there is out there in options education land. And too many people...
Investing Literature To Optimize Your Trading
The following is a summary of investing literature that has been helpful to my development as a trader. The list reads somewhat like a...
Market Masters: Trading With the Trend
By Joe Acevedo   At the contrariancorner.com we have a quantitative model developed by Kevin Ferry that is a trend following model for...
Using Call Options as Upside Insurance
Everyone knows that put options are an excellent protection against a down move. Well, call options can be an excellent protection against an up...
