I feel like this has been the lead for many blog posts recently, but the trend continues: options volatilities continue to remain elevated across the board with $VIX holding above 30, and this makes me want to continue favoring strategies that are net...

Markets continue to be "messy" and it's tricky looking for positions to take aggressive stances in. And with VIX hovering at or near the 30 level for the better part of the past week and a half, the option trader in me continues to look for...

No, it’s not April 15th just yet. But I’m getting into that zone where I need to start sending relevant info to my accountant to get the ball rolling for my 2021 tax return.

I hate that I have to farm out my tax return preparation to a...

What's the trade today?

Is it a long? Is it a short?

Is it a neutral trade?

In today's video, Sean and I talk about what to do when there's nothing to do!

In Major League Baseball, the 40/40 Club is an exclusive group of players who are the only ones to have achieved both 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in the same season.

The first player to achieve this milestone was Jose Canseco in 1988 as a...

I have one trade that stands out head and shoulders above the rest as my number one F-up. I really screwed this one up.

Financially, it was my best trade of the year. Probably my best trade in several years…

But it still stands out as my...

To quote Steve Strazza: "When commodity stocks go, they go!"

This pretty much sums up the talk we had this morning when coming up with today's trade idea.

We were looking across the strongest sectors and hunting for...

No, not Santa. He already came and went.

JC came to Boulder yesterday (where I Iive) and we were able to get together to enjoy a late dinner. It was a great opportunity to reflect on how far we’ve come and what we’ve already accomplished....

I’ve received a few questions from readers about playing bounces in some oversold stocks.

The most recent was Facebook, er… Meta (whatever).

An opportunistic trader hit me with this question:

Is anybody interested in...

We're buying the $CVX January 2024 150-strike call options. Yes LEAPS!

Check out our short video with the thought process behind this trade:

[10/19/23: updated stop to 155]

We're taking a Leap here.

The overwhelming majority of options trades we put on at All Star Options tend to be structured in a way to participate in moves that should...

I was chatting with an All Star Options member this morning and he asked me a very insightful question:

“Sean, I’d be very interested in your thoughts on why you choose not to make a trade in certain setups?”

He went on to elaborate that...

We're continuing the theme of monitoring relative strength in this tricky tape. The next leaders if/when a bull market resumes are revealing themselves now. Are you paying attention?

One of the names that is holding up relatively well recently...