Explore 10 essential options strategies every investor should know, from basic calls and puts to advanced spreads, risks, rewards, and real-world use cases explained.

GOOY implements a covered Call (or Call Spread) strategy on Alphabet (GOOGL shares). GOOY massively underperformed GOOGL due to its capped upside and relatively low premiums collected for sold Calls ...

The MSTY ETF uses options-trading strategies to deliver a jaw-dropping distribution yield. Yet, investors should exercise caution as the MSTY share price is susceptible to drawdowns. Are you ahead, or ...

The ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF (NYSE: ISPY) executes the covered call strategy on the S&P 500 Index. The ETF mirrors the strategy of owning long positions on the S&P 500 index while ...

I woke up this morning feeling nostalgic. I realized it’s been three years and seven months since I wrote my first Barchart commentary about unusual options activity. I’ve always emphasized that it ...

Consistent market volatility has become the new normal for traders. Everything from geopolitical conflicts to erratic policy decisions to unprecedented news cycles has markets swinging in ways that ...

How to use the dividend capture strategy with call options Have you ever noticed a stock getting swarmed with heavy call selling activity just ahead of its ex-dividend date? If so, it's possible that ...

A covered call strategy is one way to slightly reduce the risk on Bank Of America stock while also generating some premium.

Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF uses complicated option strategies on Bitcoin. Learn YBTC's return profile and ...

The firm's covered-call ETFs have been outperforming competitors Covered-call ETFs can provide high monthly income in return for giving up some of the stock market's upside potential. Investors need ...