Iron condors are a potential trading strategy for sideways movement in the stock market. They combine a short strangle with a long strangle to limit risk. The maximum potential loss and profit of an ...

A trader who may like to write strangles for income trades and get the most premium in regular account’s will find that they can’t do these types of trades in their IRA,s. The put side is basically ...

IV spikes hint at traders to anticipate an IV crush With the new year approaching, many traders are reassessing their strategies and preparing for market conditions ahead. While implied volatility (IV ...

Iron condors represent an option strategy that combines put and call vertical spreads to create flexible opportunities for investors trading options. To appreciate why iron condors may offer appeal to ...

Staying neutral can be difficult, whether in lunchroom arguments at work, watching a battle between rival sports teams or trading stocks in a volatile market. But one of the advantages of markets is ...

Generally speaking, volatility has been relatively high in the last decade. So when it comes to iron condors and other options strategies sensitive to volatility, we often see them trade at a discount ...

Iron Condors profit from low-volatility markets by using a four-leg strategy. Maximum profit is limited to the net credit received from setting up the trade. Losses are capped, relating to the strike ...