Issues
It was a mostly quiet week for the market, which isn’t terribly surprising as traders have moved past the Federal Reserve event and inch towards the election. By week’s end the S&P 500 had gained 0.4%, the Dow had rallied 0.5% and the Nasdaq had fallen 0.55%.
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Open Positions
| Position | Date Opened | Current Net Price |
|---|---|---|
| Puts and Calls | ||
| Buy Call RKT | 8/27/24 | 3.53 |
| Buy Call PLTR | 7/2/24 | 4.63 |
| Buy Call U | 7/17/24 | 4.00 |
| Buy Call HPE | 6/20/24 | 2.73 |
| Buy Call ONON | 5/29/24 | 6.40 |
| Buy Call WMT | 5/17/24 | 4.35 |
| Buy Call ORCL | 9/12/24 | 14.93 |
| Buy Call OXY | 10/2/24 | 5.50 |
| Spreads | ||
| Buy Call HOOD | 2/22/24 | 0.16 |
| Covered Call Writes | ||
| PR Covered Call | 2/29/24 | 14.54 |
| Buy Call MSOS | 5/2/24 | 7.65 |
| Buy Call LYFT | 6/7/24 | 15.30 |
Options Strategy
Options trading has its own vernacular. To know how to do it, you need to know what every options term means. Here are some of the basics.
Want to know how the big institutional investors use options? Here is an example of how one trader spent $132 million on three technology stocks.
This guide will help you execute the three types of options strategies recommended in Cabot Options Trader: Buying puts and calls, covered call writing and spreads.
Guide to Options Trading — Pro Version
Options Education
From the questions I receive, I’m aware that a decent percentage of my subscribers have stock and/or options positions in a handful of stocks, including Apple (AAPL), Facebook (FB) and Alibaba (BABA).
Worried about another market correction? This bit of options education should help you learn how to hedge your portfolio using puts.
Options education is one of my main goals for Cabot Options Trader subscribers. And here are three important lessons I’ve been telling people lately.
Options education is one of my main goals for Cabot Options Trader subscribers. And here are three important lessons I’ve been telling people lately.