Today, we're getting short a stock that has been a complete mess all year.

In recent weeks, the pause has stalled just enough to tamp down the premiums in puts, making now an attractive time to position for a resumption of the downtrend.

Today's trade is in a stock on the verge of making fresh all-time highs while the options volatility masters are asleep at the switch, pricing cheap call options.

Let's get after it.

A previous high-flyer has fallen on hard times in recent weeks. 

As the market chops around, digestion is likely to continue in many similar names. And where volatility is elevated, options premiums will continue to offer good opportunities...

Microsoft $MSFT has traded right down to a key level and is bouncing where bulls would expect it to if we believe the long term trend.

I'm going to do a quick-hit premium sale here to goose the coffers.

The normies and the johhny-come-latelys and the squares and the bagholders are all positively freaking out about THE NEW BITCOIN BEAR MARKET.

The panic on the interwebs is fun to watch from...

One cannot argue with Science (I've been told...)

Today's trade has "science" in its name, and with stocks under pressure, this stock appears to be hanging tough. If the broader selling pressure resides soon, I'm pretty confident this...

Hello Volatility, old friend.

Welcome back.

We'd like to put you to work for us.

I'm taking advantage of today's pullback to get positioned in a name I was feeling like I missed a few days ago.

Earnings are out of the way (they were well received) and options premiums have come down significantly, giving me an opportunity to...

I'm building on a theme that began with Friday's trade in an Oil Tanker operator.

Today's trade is in an Oil & Gas name that is on the verge of 52-week high breakout, with all-time highs in sight.

I might be jumping the entry a bit...

Today's trade is one that I had to do a double take on.

When reviewing the trade ideas from JC's most recent monthly conference call, the upside price target for this stock caught my attention -- it's more than a triple from here! Has JC...

If you are, I've got one on deck that some might think is hard.

This stock recently released earnings and the market loved it. The stock gapped higher, gave a little back the next day, but appears to be holding these new higher levels. It looks...

I'm adding another name with earnings on deck soon, which could act as a catalyst to springboard this stock out of a tightening consolidation. 

And yeah, it's based in China. 

Might it be sketchy? Sure. But only price pays, not...

I'm not going to mince words. I have a feeling the market is overlooking the potential for a pop in a smaller semiconductor stock that will be reporting earnings next week. 

This earnings report could wake up the animal spirits in this...

During our Analyst meeting today, there was a lot of talk about software stocks and some beautiful setups.

But the timing right now is tricky, as many of them are announcing earnings in the next few days.

However, one caught my attention...

A quick look at my portfolio and it feels like energy stocks are embarrassingly under-represented. 

Today's trade aims to fix this.

If you've been here with me for any length of time, you know we trade pretty plain vanilla instruments -- options on your typical larger capped equities.But today, we're going to wade into a different pond.

We're going to trade options on a 2x...

Today's trade is in a national banking concern with a digital/online focus that is forming a high and tight pattern heading into an upcoming earnings release.

I can wade confidently into the pre-earnings waters knowing with options I can define...

I was surprised to see Great Britain is apparently involved in mining too? Who knew?

Once again, I'm exposed as someone who just looks at stock tickers as 3-4 letters and prices attached.

Today's trade is in one of the world's largest...

We've had an amazing run in stocks since this summer. 

Amazingly, there are some stocks that haven't participated -- like Target $TGT and Simply Good Foods $SMPL -- which I'm currently positioned in with bearish trades.

I've got...

The world's best retailer (in my humble opinion) has been trading sideways for a bit.

But I have to believe sales have been good as Americans have been spending money.

And here's what my analysts had to say about it:

... has been...

Today's volatility spike is a good opportunity to sell options premium in names you trust, in small size, with a carefully planned exit strategy in case you're wrong.

I'm going to sell some puts in Apple.

Today's trade is in a stock that looks ready to spring higher from a tight base.

And with an incredibly high short interest, there are currently a lot of nervous short position holders with their fingers next to the buy button, ready to...