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Options Trading for Beginners – Answers Guide A to Z

August 10, 2022July 30, 2022 by Telex

Looking to trade options as a beginner but do not know where to start? Look no further than this Must-read articles about trading options as a beginner. I will answer all of the questions you are wondering about plus provide hands-on insights based on my experience coaching several options trading beginners. Is Options Trading Good for Beginners The first step to trading options for Beginners is to learn how to what you need to know without losing money. Once you …

Is MMAT Stocktwits helping investors in 2022

July 30, 2022July 28, 2022 by Telex

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What is The Best Stock Trading Forum?

July 22, 2022July 13, 2022 by Telex

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Traders like to enjoy a community of traders where they can learn and grow through the expertise of others. Unfortunately, finding such a serious Stock trading Forum can be a challenge. Today, we are taking a look at the Top 5 best stock trading forums to help you become a better trader in 2022 and beyond. What is a stock trading Forum? A stock trading forum is place where traders gather to talk and discuss stocks trading. The above sentence …

How do I trade on weekends when the stock market is closed?

July 13, 2022July 12, 2022 by Telex

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What Are Call Sweeps – how to use them?

July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 by Telex

Options trading strategies seems to always revolve around call options. Call Sweeps or Option Calls Sweep attract so many beginners and experienced traders. In this tutorial, you will learn how to recognize Call Sweeps, how to trade them and ultimately how to make money for your trading account with options calls sweep in 2022 and beyond. What is a Call Sweep in Options Trading? If your fellow trader tells you that there is a Call Sweep on AAPL, you need …

What does nhod mean in stock trading?

July 28, 2022July 1, 2022 by Telex

Are you tired of asking questions to your friends or in stocks trading forum about basic lingo? Learn what NHOD and many other terms mean in stocks trading so that you can feel more confident to interact to fellow traders in Discord room. Plus, I will give you my easy free NHOD options trading strategy. NHOD Meaning in Stock Trading NHOD in stocks trading stands for New High of the day. This denotes the most recent highest price a stock …

How To Beat IV Crush in Options Trading

July 28, 2022June 28, 2022 by Telex

Options markets conditions have never been as volatile as in the last couple of years. Many traders find themselves struggling with Implied Volatility (IV) Crush that eat up options premium faster than you can imagine. In this IV Crush tutorial, I will bring you all the insights you need to successfully trade IV crush as well as my secret IV Crush to keep your options trading account from crashing. What does IV Crush mean in stocks Options To first step …

How To choose an Option Strike Price

June 18, 2022June 5, 2022 by Telex

Choosing an option strike price is one of the most important aspects of trading options.

Often traders over think this activity on how to choose the strike price of a position they want to trade.

In this tutorial, you will learn step-by-step what is a strike price, how to easily decide the strike price and get a free strike price calculator so that you can gauge all the nuances of strike price in options trading.

How To Choose a Strike Price in Options Trading | Definition

I have been coaching options traders for several years now.

One of the common confusions is when we start the discussion on strike prices.

Let’s take a look at the meaning of a strike price in options trading.

What is a Strike Price in Options Trading?

A strike price in options trading is a price you as a trader thinks the stock price will get to within your options expiration trading window.

Suppose you are bullish on AAPL stock.

Let’s assume the current price of AAPL is $145 (that is actually AAPL real price as of this writing).

Then after you decide on your Expiration date, you can choose any strike price you want on the AAPL option chain.

Below is an example of Option Chain for AAPL stock for June10 Expiration.

How to Choose a strike Price - June10 2022 Option chain for AAPL calls displaying 147, 148 and 148 strike price — **Different strike price for AAPL June10 Calls**

Stock Price vs Stock Option Strike Price

The first nuance options traders’ beginners need to gather is that the strike price is not the stock price.

One easy way to remember this concept is to think of the strike price as a fixed value which price varies as the stock price (known as the underlying) is moving.

In our previous example, if you select the 149 strike price for June10 expiration, you will stick with that strike price until you decide to close the position.

What will vary is the price of that strike price from your initial buy price which in our case is set around $1.29.

Strike Price vs Exercise Price

The exercise price of an option is in fact the strike price for that contract assuming the stock price is greater (for call options) or lower (for puts options) at the time of the exercise.

If you are holding the AAPL 149 calls and the stock is trading at 149.5 before or on June 10, you can decide to exercise your option which means you will be buy shares of AAPL at exactly $149.

Most traders will simply close the $149 call by selling the contract and cashing in the profit.

That is how most traders make money trading stock options.

How To Determine the Strike Price

Now that we have a good understanding of what an option strike price is and what it is not, let’s further provide key characteristics of strike price as they will help in deciding how to choose the strike price.

Strike Price in the money

Two categories need to be considered to explain the “In the Money Concept”.

For calls, a strike price in the money is a value that is lower than the current stock price.

Example, the AAPL 140 calls are $5 In the money because 140 is $5 higher than the current $145 AAPL stock price.

Conversely, for Puts, the AAPL 149 Puts are $4 In the Money because 149 is $4 higher than the current price of AAPL stock.

The main takeaway here is that the deeper IN the Money and Option strike price is, the more expensive the corresponding contract will be.

This means that for the same expiration date, the AAPL 140 calls will be more expensive than the AAPL 142 calls.

And this is true with both of them being “In the money” respectively by $5 and $3.

Strike price out of the money

Strike price out of the Money are the symmetrical opposite of the In the money strike price.

Some options trading platforms such as E*TRADE often shade In the Money vs Out of the Money strike prices in different colors.

For Calls, if the strike price is higher than the current stock price, that strike price is considered Out of the Money.

You may have guessed the next insights already.

The further out of the money a strike price is, the cheaper is the cost of that option contract for a given expiration day of course.

What Is a Good Strike Price?

Choosing a good strike price is achieving the perfect balance between the cost of the option contract of that strike price and the probability of making money trading that strike price.

That is exactly what my methodology of choosing an option strike price is all about.

On one hand we do not want to Spend too much Money (this is the Risk side) for that contract.

Whereas on the other hand, we need to be mindful about the probability of that trade being successful.

In need to add a very big myth options traders carry out there.

You do not need to be “In the Money” to make (big) Money.

In fact, the majority of my strategies are “Out of the Money” strategies but with a very high probability of being successfully profitable.

What Happens when the stock hits the Strike Price?

May traders have asked me why not just buy Out of the Money strike price ?

Since they are cheaper than the In the Money ones?

The Answer is quite simple.

When the stock hits the strike price and start getting In the money, the profit you make as a trader become much bigger.

This means that you have a higher probability of getting a winning trader when you trade In the money strike price.

The trade-off is that they are more expensive and may not be affordable for many options traders.

However, I want to caution you about the myth that all In the Money Strike price will be profitable.

That is simply not true because what if you buy deep in the money strike price for calls and the stock starts going down.

Well, you will lose a lot more money that someone who risked a smaller amount buy buying out of the money contracts.

In fact, here is an easy table to illustrate how much a $1 move impact the option contract when it gets in the money.

	at the Money	$1 In the Money	$2 In the Money	$3 In the Money
Increase in Option Contract Price	55 -60 cents	65-70 cents	75-80cents	85-90 cents

Options Strike Prices Pay More as the Get Deeper In the Money

How The Strike Price is Calculated

With all the insights we have unveiled about options strike price, here is a very practical way you can go about determining the strike price for your options.

How to choose a strike price for Call Options

For both calls and puts, I have this simple methodology to reach a nice trade-ff between cost and probability of success in your options trading.

How to choose a strike price for Put Options

You will apply the instructions described in my simple video below and follow along with the free Excel Strike price Calculator.

My Free Options Strike Price Calculator

In order to help options traders, I have a developed a quick method to calculate the strike price for any stock.

It is an Excel spreadsheet calculator you can download and easily use to improve your strike price selection going forward.

Strike Price Calculator Methodology

My simple strike price calculator uses a basic options trading indicator: the average true range.

How to calculate the average true range article and video below gives you further insights on the accuracy of this technique.

It really works well because you are using a high probability metric to increase your chance of success without overpaying for the options contracts.

FINAL THOUGHTS: How to Choose an Option Strike Price

I shared how you can easily choose a strike price based your Risk level tolerance and available capital to invest.

An Easy free Excel Strike price Calculator is available for download.

You can quickly determine your options strike price for any stock you are trading using a very simple indicator the average true range (ATR).

Telex

Hold a Master Degree in Electrical engineering from Texas A&M University.

African born – French Raised and US matured who speak 5 languages.

Active Stock Options Trader and Coach since 2014.
Most Swing Trade weekly Options and Specialize in 10-Baggers !

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuccessfulTradings

Other Website: https://237answersblog.com/

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What is a Stock Split – Easy Guide and Famous Examples

June 5, 2022June 4, 2022 by Telex

What Is a Stock Split ? - Is Anzon stockSplit a Buy ?

Very high share prices mean that not every investor can afford the stocks. So, many companies engage in stock splits to keep their shares affordable to investors at different levels.

Here at Successfultradings, we’ll consider what a stock split is, how it works, famous examples, and every other thing you need about a stock split.

What is a Stock Split?

Virtually every company would like to attract as many investors as possible.
The more investors you have, the more capital you can invest into the business,
and the more profit you can generate.
That is why the price and value of a company’s stocks matter a lot to them.

What Does a Stock Split Mean?

Simply put, a Stock Split refers to a company’s decision to divide its existing shares into more share units.

With a stock split, you can increase the number of shares your company has without increasing the overall worth of the shares.

The general effect of a stock split is that it increases the number of a company’s shares outstanding and decreases the unit price of shares.

In essence, the total value of a company in shares and the value of each stakeholder’s shares remain the same.

What is a stock Split - Example of a $100 stock going through a 2:1 split — **Example of a 2:1 Stock Split**

The only changes after a stock split are the increase in the number of shares outstanding and the reduction in the price of shares.

You can watch this video to learn more about stock splits.

How Does a Stock Split Work?

For a better understanding of what happens after a stock split, let us illustrate with some figures.

Assume Company Z has a total of 100 shares outstanding at $60 each. That’s a total share value of $6,000. Also, say as an investor, you buy 20 units of shares of stocks from company Z; that’s a total stake of $1,200.

Understanding a Stock Split

Now, let’s assume the company decides to do a “3-for-1” stock split, for instance. It means every share you have is divided into three units. So, while the company now has a total shares outstanding of 300 shares, you have a total of 60; that is 3 times the previous number of shares.

Remember that the total worth of the shares remains the same even after the stock split divides them into greater multiples. So, in this scenario, the 300 shares of the company will still be worth $6,000 and the 60 shares you have will still be worth $1,200.

However, notice that stock split reduces the unit price of shares. In our example, the new share price will then be $6,000 / 300; that is, $20. So, for every share of $60, you get 3 shares of $20 each after the split.

Stock Split Ratios

There are different ratios a company can apply to its stock split. The ratio tells you how many units a share will be split into. For instance, if a company does a “4-for-1” split, it means each share is divided into four units. The most common stock split ratios are 2-for-1, 3-for-1, and 3-for-2.

However, there are no limits to the ratio a company can apply. The major thing is that the total worth of the split shares must equal the original worth of the shares before it was split.

Below is a summary of common split ratios and how they work. Assume you have a share of company BG worth $1,000, and the company decides to split the stock. This table demonstrates the effects of the split under different ratios.

SPLIT RATIO	PRICE BEFORE SPLIT	PRICE AFTER SPLIT
2-for-1	$1,000	1000/2 = $500 each, total of 2 shares
3-for-1	$1,000	1000/3 = $333.3 each, total of 3 shares
4-for-1	$1,000	1000/4 = $250 each, total of 4 shares
5-for-1	$1,000	1000/5 = $200 each, total of 5 shares
N-for-1	$1,000	1000/N = $M each, total of N shares

Forward Stock Split Table Illustration

Why Do Companies Split Stock?

Although stock splits do not add any direct economic value to a company, several benefits make companies consider it. Some of the major reasons are:

To Make the Shares More Affordable

When the share price of a company becomes very high, it can scare away investors who are low on budget. It implies that only investors with high capital can afford the shares.

But when such a company splits its stock, the share price reduces without affecting its total value. As such, other investors can afford the stocks and the shares also have more potential to grow in value.

To Enhance Stock Liquidity

Stock splits increase the number of shares a company has in circulation. This is a plus for stock traders as it becomes easier to buy and sell the stock at moderate prices.

It means that trades with that stock can be executed much more quickly and without needing so much capital too. This gives day traders the ability to maximize sharp and short market movements to make quick profits.

To Spike Up Interest in a Company’s Stock

Most investors perceive stock splits as a sign that a company is doing well. So, when a company splits its stock, investors take it that the increase in price that warranted the split is a signal that investing in the company will be a profitable move.

Since investors love investing in companies that have prospects of high ROI, splitting stocks attracts more investors.

Also, the reduction in share price that results from stock splits attracts the attention of potential investors with lower capital. As more people become interested, the demand for the stock increases. The high demand in turn causes an increase in the price of the shares.

To Create Room For More Growth

Due to reduced share prices and more available shares outstanding, a company’s stocks become more accessible to investors at different levels. This means they can generate more capital to expand the company or invest in massive projects.

The reduced price also gives the shares more allowance to accommodate future increases in price and value.

Famous Examples of Stock Split

#1. Apple Stock Split 2020

One of the most popular stock splits in recent times is that of the giant tech company, Apple, in 2020. Apple announced its intentions to split its stock, AAPL, on July 31, 2020. The company stated that it was a move to make its shares accessible to a wider range of investors.

The AAPL split came after the company stocks recorded a high price of well above $400 for the very first time. The rise in value was not surprising though after the company reported a profit of over $11 billion and a revenue of close to $60 billion.

This most recent split by Apple was a “4-for-1”, meaning that each shareholder got four shares for every single share they hold. According to the reports, the split applied only to shareholders who held AAPL stocks as of August 24.

Before the August 2020 split, Apple shares sold for $499.23 at market closing on Friday, 28th August, 2020. The 4-to-1 split meant that the shares sold for about $127 after the split.

History of Apple’s Stock Splits

The 2020 stock split was the fifth time Apple split its stocks since its public inception in December 1980.

Their first split was on June 16, 1987, when the company split their stocks on a 2-for-1 split ratio.

On June 21, 2000, Apple had its second split which was also a 2-for-1 split.

This was followed by yet another 2-for-1 split in February 2005 as the company kept waxing stronger.

Then, the company had its biggest split in June 2014 which was a 7-for-1 split.

From rough estimations, Apple shares would have been selling for a sky-high $28,000 per share if they have had no slit stock throughout this timeframe.

How the Apple Stock Split Influenced the Stock Market

The Apple stock split of 2020 had its impact on one of the most popular stock indices; the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). If you’re knowledgeable in the stock market, this should not be a surprise to you given that Apple is a “blue-chip” company.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a price-weighted index. What it means is that the companies that constitute the index are ranked by the prices of their shares.

Before the split, Apple topped the rankings on the DJIA with its share price a little below $500. But after the split, the company was somewhere within the middle of the index table. Of course, this meant that the stock became more reachable to investors that follow the DJIA.

#2. Tesla Stock Split 2020

**TSLA Stock is about to go another Stock split in 2022 ?**

In the same August 2020, popular electric car company, Tesla, also split its stock in a 5-for-1 ratio. According to the press release, the split applied to every stockholder on record as of 21st August, 2020 and took effect from August 31, 2020.

However, there has been strong evidence of growth in the company’s value after the split. On a split-adjusted basis, the share price since the split was announced in August 2020 has risen to above $800.

That’s close to 200% of the price as at the time of the split, and still well above the stock price of many companies.

Because of this increase, many people expect that Tesla might be up for another stock split pretty soon.

Such projections are based on the fact that Tesla’s business is considerably doing well at the moment, and the share price is still relatively high.

However, investors can only keep watching as the company has not made any indications in that regard.

Reverse Stock Split

Sometimes, companies also do stock splits to directly boost the price per share of their stocks.

This type of stock split is known as a reverse stock split. Reverse stock splits works directly opposite the way forward splits work.

In a reverse stock split, multiple shares are combined to make one share.

For instance, in a 1-for-5 reverse split, 5 shares combine to become one share. So, if you had 5 shares of $30 each, they would become one share worth $150 after a reverse stock split.

Companies mostly do reverse stock splits when their price per share gets too low. Very low prices can affect a company’s stock performance in various ways.

First, it might put the company at the risk of getting delisted from an exchange when their share price gets below the minimum required price. This implies that it becomes harder to trade such stocks.

Again, if the share price of a company stays too low for a long time, it might be an indication of low growth potential. Of course, this is a turn-off for most investors.

So, boosting the share price via a reverse stock split may help attract more investors. If you want to learn more about reverse stock split, this video might be a helpful resource.

Below is a summary of reverse stock split and the effect of different ratios on a company stock of $1,000 each.


NO OF SHARES	WORTH BEFORE REVERSE SPLIT	REVERSE SPLIT RATIO	OUTCOME OF REVERSE SPLIT
10	$300	1-for-10	1 share worth $300
50	$500	1-for-5	10 shares worth $50 each
10	$50	1-for-5	2 shares worth $25 each

Example of Reverse stock Split Table

Impact of Fractional Shares on Stock Split

With the recent introduction of Fractional Shares trading on many platforms, it is reasonable to assume less and less companies will resort to stock splits as a way to attract new investors.

Nowadays, you could become an owner of NFLX fractional shares for less than the price of a movie ticket .

Or you could easily acquire fractional shares of AMZN for as little as what you pay for your yearly prime subscription.

This is makes it less likely that the big expensive stocks will risk diluting the value of the current shareholders.

Here is our full article on how to buy Fractional shares on Webull, one of the first brokers to offer this feature on a large scale of stocks.

Summary of Recent Famous Stock Split

As Amazon (Ticker: AMZN) in early June 2022 and later GOOG in July 2022 will be going through stock split, here is a summary of recent famous stock splits.

Why is this relevant you might wonder?

Because the following five companies are major holdings in two key ETFs in the US Equity markets that is SPY and QQQ.

	TSLA	AAPL	NVDA	AMZN	GOOG
Most Recent Split Date	Aug 31, 2020	Aug 31, 2020	July 20 2021	June 6 2022	July 2022
How Long for 50% Gain	3 months 50%	16 months 44%	4 months 77%	Upcoming	Upcoming
How long for 100 % Gain	5 months 100%	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

TSLA | AAPL | NVDA| AMZN| GOOG Recent Stock Splits

FINAL THOUGTS ON STOCK SPLIT

Both forward and reverse stock splits do not affect the overall worth of a company’s shares outstanding. You can learn the differences between forward and reverse stock split here.

As an investor, you might need to watch out closely for the causes and implications of a stock split for your company of interest. This will help you make good investment decisions and stay on course for better returns on investments.

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Telex

Hold a Master Degree in Electrical engineering from Texas A&M University.

African born – French Raised and US matured who speak 5 languages.

Active Stock Options Trader and Coach since 2014.
Most Swing Trade weekly Options and Specialize in 10-Baggers !

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuccessfulTradings

Other Website: https://237answersblog.com/

Twitter: (1) Successful Tradings (@GangstaTrades) / Twitter

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Can You Buy and Sell Options After Hours?

July 26, 2022May 1, 2022 by Telex

If you are looking to buy and Sell options after hours, this step-by-step guide is the right one for you.

You will learn what type of options you can buy and sell after hours, how to do it to make money consistently and the pitfalls to avoid so that you can continue to take your trading account to the next level.

Can You Buy Options After Hours?

The simple answer to the question Can you buy Options after hours is that it really depends on your broker.

In theory, you can buy and sell ETFS options in the 15 minutes after hours window each day Monday through Friday.

However, I have heard so many disheartening stories from traders on how some brokers simply do not allow them to take advantage of this opportunity.

Here is a summary table of which brokers gives you this extended window to buy and sell options contracts after hours on the main ETFS: SPY, QQQ, IWM and DIA just to name these leading ones.

Brokers After Hours Options Trading Policy	Yes/No
Can you Buy Options after Hours on ETRADE?	Yes
Can you Buy Options after Hours on Webull?	Maybe
Can you Buy Options after Hours on Robinhood?	No
Can you Buy Options after Hours on TD Ameritrade?	Yes
Can you Buy Options after Hours on eOption?	TBD

Brokers Policy on After-Hours Options Trading

Can You Sell Options After Hours?

Once you are able to buy options after hours in the extended 15 minutes window from 4pm EST to 415EST, you can sell them for profit or carry them if your Expiration date is still in the future.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, there is no expiration pending at 415pm therefore we can carry our options to the next Day .

You ought to be careful on how to manage your overnight positions because there is no guarantee the stock will continue in the same direction the next day.

Can all stocks Options be traded after hours?

Not all stocks have options that you can trade after hours.

In fact, as of now, only the main ETFS such as SPY, QQQ, IWM and DIA offer you the ability to trade their options during after-hours.

Can you Buy and Sell SPY Options after hours?

Prior to May 2021, SPY after hours options trading was the only after-hours strategy I was using.

Ever since, I have a new favorite ETF I prefer to buy and sell options with after hours.

There is nothing wrong with buying and selling options after hours with SPY.

It is just that my new best ETF pays more, and I have been focusing on it ever since May 2021.

Care to find out which one it is?

Read below please.

My Best Options to Buy and Sell After Hours

When Should you Trade QQQ Options after hours?

You should trade QQQ Options after hours whenever there is a binary event taking place that can impact QQQ price.

Such events are mostly Earnings from the Top 8 companies of QQQ.

Here is a recent table summarizing how the top technology companies Earnings Release impact the after-hours price of QQQ.

After Hours DATE	QQQ After Hours Movement	Reason for after Hours Volatility
April 19 2022	QQQ from $346 to $342	#NFLXEarnings [-20%]
April 20 2022	QQQ from $341 to $343	#TSLA Earnings [+5%]
April 26 2022	QQQ from $317 to $313	#GOOG Earnings [-6%]
April 27 2022	QQQ from $317 to $321	#FB Earnings [+13%]
April 28 2022	QQQ from $328 to $324	#AMZN Earnings [-10%]

Recent QQQ After Hours Options Trading Opportunities

Why You should Trade QQQ Options After Hours

The main reason why you should trade QQQ Options after hours during Earnings season or FOMC statement is because very cheap options can quickly make you a lot of money.

A $2 move after hours on QQQ stock price especially on Expiration Day can easily bring you over 100% in a matter of a few minutes.

We have a very cheap Strategy that can yield big returns.

What’s not to love?

Here is a recent QQQ option chart we captured showing how the puts contracts appreciated after hours from 86 cents to $1.86.

Can you buy and sell options after hours — **Over 100% Profit Buying and Selling QQQ Options After Hours**

How To Buy and Sell QQQ Options after Hours

I am able to provide these insights on how to trade QQQ options after hours because of the many trades I have been in since 2014.

This has enabled me to gather a great deal of statistics which that many traders in my Discord room are leveraging now.

And so can you.

I teach my traders a very powerful after-hours options trading strategy.

We know that we an buy and trade QQQ Options each all the way to 4:15pm EST.

The concept is to focus on the 3 Expirations for QQQ Options: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

Why ?

Because on those Days, the closer we get to that time of closing, the cheaper QQQ options are.

CAn you Buy and Sell Options After Hours - QQQ Options paying over 600% after hours — **QQQ Options Paying 600% After Hours**

This means that you will not have to invest too much money in this strategy.

You will focus on contracts that are less than 15-20 cents.

By my empirical data, 15 minutes before 4PM official market closing, we can buy QQQ options $2 strike away for less than that amount.

We do this for both Calls and Puts.

Then a $2 move on QQQ stock rice up or down from 345pm to 4:15pm will make either the Calls or the Puts contracts explode for multiple baggers like 200%, 300% etc…

Here is a video example of this technique we use on SPY Options after hours but the principle is exactly the same for QQQ options after hours.

QQQ After Hours Options Trading Performance Tracker

One of the best advice I can provide you right now is your trading journey is to treat it as a business.

As such, business keep records of the performance of their products or systems.

In our case, our trading strategies is what we must evaluate and assess over time.

This is to make sure we are not blinding throwing money away.

Therefore, I am offering you this free Options Tracking Performance spreadsheet.

You will use it to track the performance of your QQQ after hours Trading Strategy over time.

Every 3 months or so, you should re-evaluate it to either scale back or up on this investment.

FREE DOWNLOAD: Download My FREE Options Performance Tracker

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FINAL THOUHGT ON BUYING AND SELLING OPTIONS AFTER HOURS

I showed what, when and how you can buy and sell options after hours.

One stocks options we use to trade after hours during volatility events such as FOMC and Earnings is QQQ.

I invite to join our Discord Room today to further increase your understanding of afterhours options trading.

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Telex

Hold a Master Degree in Electrical engineering from Texas A&M University.

African born – French Raised and US matured who speak 5 languages.

Active Stock Options Trader and Coach since 2014.
Most Swing Trade weekly Options and Specialize in 10-Baggers !

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Day Trading QQQ Options – Your 2022 Easy Ultimate Guide

May 30, 2022April 30, 2022 by Telex

It has been a year since QQQ Options have introduced intra week expirations.

Once the sole privilege of SPY options, Trading QQQ Options with Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday’s expiration has provided more opportunities for day and swing traders alike.

My intent is to show you step-by-step how you can leverage Day Trading QQQ Options in 2022 and beyond to take your Trading to the Next Level.

Day Trading QQQ Options | What Is QQQ ?

Invesco Powershares is the official name of the Exchange Traded Fund you know as QQQ or the Q’s.

The name comes from QQQ founder Invesco, Ltd, an American investment management company based in Atlanta Georgia.

It mainly tracks the performance of the NASDAQ-100 securities.

What draws my interest into this fund recently is the introduction of intra week options trading expiration.

Before I get into those details, allow me to set the stage with a few interesting characteristics about the QQQ ETF.

Trust me, it will be worth your time to indulge into this preface.

QQQ Top 10 Holdings

Maybe like me, you have stumbled recently in the Invesco Powershares advertisement campaign.

When a big institution like QQQ’s parent decide to make to world know about their product, you know it want to go mainstream.

As a result, QQQ recently sponsored the Coach Trophy at the 2022 Womens NCAA Chanpionship Game 🙂

Day Trading QQQ Options - Invesco QQQ Sponsored Coach Trophy at Women's NCAA Championship — **Invesco’s QQQ Sponsored the 2022 Coach Trophy at Womens NCAA Basketball Championship**

All of this is to let you know QQQ is getting a lot of attention these days in the media.

Therefore, the fund is attracting more and more investors each day.

Especially, when you take a look at the Top10 Holdings in the Table below.

	SYMBOL	Weight%
AAPLE	AAPL	12.8
MICROSOFT	MSFT	10.2
AMAZON.COM	AMZN	6.8
TSLA	TSLA	3.9
ALPHABET INC	GOOG	3.9
GOOGLE	GOOGL	3.7
NVIDIA	NVDA	3.6
Meta Platforms (Formerly Facebook)	FB	3.2
Broadcom	AVGO	1.9
CISCO	CSCO	1.9

QQQ top 10 Holdings with Weight%

Why Does QQQ Composition Matter?

In order for us to answer this pivotal question about the composition of QQQ ETF, let’s bring in one extra set of data.

That is the below figure that depicts the sector allocation for QQQ.

Day Trading QQQ Options - QQQ sector allocation is dominated by technology stocks — **Technology Stocks dominate QQQ Sector Allocation**

From the above view, since almost half of the equities in QQQ ETF comes from the technology sector, the price of QQQ is mostly determined by the movement of its technology stocks.

What are those stocks you may ask?

Look no further than the Top 10 holdings we just shared earlier.

So, NASDAQ-100 has 100 stocks yet its Top 10 accounts for 52% of the weighting.

Day Trading QQQ Options – Your 2022 Easy Ultimate Guide

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How To Trade QQQ Options For Big Profit

QQQ Options recently introduced daily Options just like its SPY counterpart. The prospect of being able to trade cheaper options contract on QQQ ETFs should excite many day traders. In this Day trading Tutorial, we will share our step-by-step strategies on how we can now day trade QQQ Options for big profit. Ticker Tape by TradingView How To Trade QQQ Options | What is QQQ ETF QQQ is an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) launched by Invesco on March 10 1999. …

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Day Trading SPY Options For 100% Profit

In this tutorial, we will share numerous examples of how to safely day trade Spy Options for Profit on expiration days. We do this with different techniques. One of which is by using to the Dark Pool Prints for 100% profit in less than 30 minutes. Impressive you may think. But the truth is that Day Trading SPY Options can lead to much bigger payouts. Want to find and learn how you can do it yourself ? Keep reading below. …

Consequently, it is no surprise then when one of these Top 10 (really the Top 8 are the big boys since they are also the same Top 8 for SPY)

moves, QQQ moves accordingly.

We explained and provided recent great examples in Trading Options After-hours discussion.

In summary, QQQ movement is driven by 8 stocks that every serious trader ought to know about.

What Is QQQ Performance ?

Another consequence of the composition of QQQ is that since the technology companies have witnessed astonishing growth over the last 10 years, that has benefited QQQ investors a great deal.

The likes of TSLA or NVDA have returned over 2000% between 2016 and 2021 alone.

As a result, both have gone through 4:1 split recently just to keep affordable to new investors.

Day Trading QQQ Options | Master Level

I have been day trading QQQ Options since 2014.

Since I start coaching in traders in 2020, I am amazed how often I got the question:

How often do you trade QQQ Options.

I usually smile and nonchalantly answer: As much as I breathe…

It all starts in the pre-market for me.

QQQ Pre-Market Analysis

I host a Live Day Trading QQQ Options show on my YouTube Channel.

During the pre-market technical analysis, I break down the QQQ stock chart.

I provide a full analysis of how traders like you can take advantage of the constant volatility in this ETF.

Here is the most recent Live Day Trading QQQ Options stream.

LEARN MORE: DAY TRADING QQQ OPTIONS | MASTER CLASS PLAYLIST

Trading the QQQ Options Strategy

There are two QQQ options strategies I can teach you master like many traders in my discord Room have done.

The first one revolves around the early part of the trading session.

You can scrutinize this strategy in this free tutorial titled: How to Trade QQQ Options for big profit.

It still works.

The second QQQ Options strategy will be discussed further below.

My below YouTube video provides further details and showcases the study that validates our strategy.

Leave me a comment in the comments section of the video about your experience trading QQQ Options like many traders have done.

How Much Money Do you Need to Day Trade QQQ Options

The Answer to this question is very simple.

$5, $10 are enough to get you started in trading QQQ Options.

The following question you have for me is most likely, how much money can you make trading QQQ options with $5 ?

Answer: On April29 , 2022, you could have invested $5 in QQQ 315 Puts and make over $240 in less than 2.5 hours.

Inside the Mind of QQQ Options Day Trader

Trading QQQ Options vs TQQQ Options

In case you are wondering about TQQQ vs QQQ Options, let me put you at ease.

There is no obvious advantage in trading TQQQ options over QQQ options.

If anything, the higher implied volatility on TQQQ makes its options slightly more expensive.

QQQ ATR

In your quest to master QQQ Options trading, you will need a solid understanding of the Average True Range (ATR) indicator.

Thankfully for you, I have created this free Tutorial on how to calculate ATR in excel.

You will be able to download the spreadsheet I use in the video below to showcase how to use the ATR.

Day Trading QQQ Options using ATR technique — **QQQ ATR Between April 2021 and Early 2022**

However, you really do not need to calculate it as it is a standard bottom indicator that comes with many stocks charts.

The typical ATR value for QQQ is between $4 and $5 but the recent high volatility has brought it all the way above $8.

QQQ CALLS vs PUTs

For my permabulls (a trader who is ALWAYS bullish) out there, the key to making money trading QQQ Options is not to have any bias towards calls or puts.

I often tell the traders I coach in my Discord room that our opinion about the direction of QQQ stock does not matter one iota.

What is most important is our abilitytoread the chart properly.

As such, if the setup is bullish, we trade calls, if it is bearish we trade puts.

Here is a nice video on how I made 1000% Day Trading QQQ Calls and Puts on the Same Day.

Sometimes, if it is going sideways, well then, we just Patiently wait on the sidelines.

Now, I have to give you what I have observed so far with intra week QQ options trading.

Puts pay more than Calls.

This is true for all stocks, but the phenomenon is further exacerbated on QQQ options.

The reason is because when the market is going down, Implied volatility goes up big time.

QQQ Options Price on the Option Chain

Traders often ask me if I buy QQQ options contracts based on Delta.

The short answer is not really.

On the QQQ Options Chain, my only concern is the Implied volatility.

Usually, when the market is bearish like in the first quarter of 2022, QQQ options price for calls are 2 or 3 ties less expensive than puts.

This clearly correlates our remarks above concerning the Calls vs Puts payout.

QQQ Options Trading Successes

In a recent 1vs 1 Coaching session with one of the traders in my Discord Channel, I revealed how I have been tracking the behavior of QQQ options that has solidified our second trading strategy of QQQ options.

Should you be interested in this information, please ask me when you subscribe to my discord Channel.

There are two ways to get access, one is through my YouTube Premium Membership.

The other is by becoming a member of the 10-bagger trading System with ALL the Advantages it provides.

Here are some of the insights you will come to learn about Day Trading QQQ options.

Best Day to Trade QQQ Options

The best Day trading for QQQ Options are without a doubt the Expiration Days: Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

QQQ is not the only ETFs to enjoy such “feast.

Of course, SPY started it in 2018, then QQQ continued in May 2021 and IWM join them in October 2021.

However, I have published free Tutorial on how QQQ Options are better than SPY options.

I did not have to go that far to find a flagrant example of how lucrative Day Trading QQQ Options on expiration is.

On April 29, 2022, the picture below shows how we turned $5 investment into $240 in less than 3 hours.

Day Trading QQQ Options - 4000% Day Trading QQ Options on Expiration Day — **4000% Day Trading QQQ Options on Expiration Day**

This explosive return of over 4000% is NOT an isolated occurrence.

You can check the numerous posts in my Discord room where we even created a room named “The QQQThat Pays Us”.

True story.

Best Hours to Trade QQQ Options

Here is the reveal of our second QQQ Options trading strategy.

Each day, the closing hour provides great opportunities to make good money day trading QQQ options.

In those last 60 mins, a $2 move on QQQ stock on Expiration Day is sure to generate 100% profit. on options.

**Day Trading QQQ Options For Big 2000% Profit**

Combined with the fact that QQQ options trade after hours for 15 minutes, you can further increase your profit as illustrated in the above options chart on Apr 22.

On that day, QQQ 326 puts went from 5 cents to 86 cents in the last 30 minutes to close the regular session.

An additional $1 of gains was added on Top during the 15-minute after-hours session !

Thus, making it an overall return of over 3500% !

QQQ Options YouTube Videos

Sometimes, I shy away from making QQQ YouTube videos.

Frankly because the time I invest in doing them does not match the number of viewers.

Most traders do not believe in a video titled: 1000%, 2000% Day Trading QQQ Options.

Because I do not have any other titles but these to state the lucrative opportunities on how QQQ Options Trading.

Notice I did not make one for neither April 22 or April 29 massive gains.

You will have to be content with this third one of the series.

FINAL THOUGHTS ON DAY TRADING QQQ OPTIONS

I provided a step-by-step guide on how today trade QQQ Options by leveraging the intra week Expiration.

QQQ Provides a great deal of opportunities for disciplined traders who want to make a living Trading QQQ Options.

If you are serious about learning about Options Trading today, click below to get started today with an Education that will be Life Changing.

Telex

Hold a Master Degree in Electrical engineering from Texas A&M University.

African born – French Raised and US matured who speak 5 languages.

Active Stock Options Trader and Coach since 2014.
Most Swing Trade weekly Options and Specialize in 10-Baggers !

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuccessfulTradings

Other Website: https://237answersblog.com/

Twitter: (1) Successful Tradings (@GangstaTrades) / Twitter

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How Much Money Do You Need To Trade Options

August 7, 2022March 23, 2022 by Telex

How Much Money do you Need to Start Trading Options ?

Looking to start your options trading career and wondering how much money you need to trade options successfully

This Step-by-step- tutorial will show you that contrary to what so-called experts tell you, you can start day trading options with very little money.

How little? Read further.

How Much Money Do You Need to Start Trading Options?

There is this misinformation out there from so-called gurus that one can only make money options trading by spending a great deal of money.

I have been trading and teaching beginners options trading since 2014.

The answer to the question how much money you need to start trading options is little as $5.

The cheapest contract options you can trade will cost you $1.

Therefore, you can start trading options with less than $10 without a doubt.

Your broker may have an initial deposit requirement amount of 1,000 (ETRADE) but once that money is in your account, you do not need to it all to start trading options.

I have traded options successfully with $1 and $2.

The amount of money you need to start trading options is not a determining factor of your trading success.

There are plenty of options you can trade with very little money as long as you know which strategies can make you money with such small initial investment.

I will provide you with the knowledge you need to start trading options without needing hundreds or thousands of dollars.

I would like to re-assure you that trading options with $5 or $10 does not mean we are trading some obscure stocks.

On the contrary, you will learn how to trade the most traded options with this type of money on a consistent basis.

Brokers Initial Deposit Requirements

Some brokers may have an initial deposit amount to start trading options.

Such is the case for E*TRADE: the amount is $1,000 to be able to get Live Quotes instead of the delayed quotes.

Several other options trading brokers do not have that initial deposit requirement at all.

Therefore, you can open an account and fund it with whatever money you have, and you are good to start trading option with your own capital.

I am not a big fan of margin account especially for beginning options traders.

Options Trading Brokers	Initial Deposit Amount ($)
*ETRADE**	$1,000
WEBULL	$0
Robinhood	$0
eOption	$0

Option Trading Brokers and Initial Amount Balance to start Trading

How Much Money to start Trading Options?

Let’s leave aside the cost of fee your broker will charge you to trade options because nowadays plenty of brokers charge $0.

such famous examples are Webull, eOption and Robinhood.

However, beware what you get for free is not always the best for you and your option trading account in this case.

I would like to strictly focus on the investment money you will need to start trading options.

Because a picture is worth more than a thousand words, let’s me show you the numerous successful options trades I have traded recently with less than $10.

If you are able to replicate a process multiple times with a successful outcome, I believe that is the validation that your methodology is sound and valid.

That is exactly what the options trading strategy below has proven for me and the traders in my Discord Room.

In the above slideshow, I share the huge profit we (myself and traders in my Discord Room who I teach about this option strategy) have been able to enjoy.

So can you.

Here is a summary table to help you further understand why and how this is possible to trade options successfully with $2, $5 or $9.

Option Traded	Cost per Contract	Option Profit (%)	Underlying Stock
QQQ May4 324 Calls	$30	2000%	QQQ
QQQ May20 287 Calls	$5	2000%	QQQ
QQQ May27306 Calls	$2	3000%	QQQ
QQQ June24 294 Calls	$6	900%	QQQ
QQQ July18 292 Puts	$16	1700%	QQQ
QQQ July20 304 Calls	$9	1000%	QQQ

Examples of Options Contracts you Can trade for less than $10

Let’s analyze the above data to give you some great insights on how to trade options for less than $10.

Best Options to trade for Less than $10

QQQ is by far the best stock you can trade options with for less than $10 per contract.

I chose to include only the big winners (over 900% in the slideshow).

In reality, Ican share a full database of winning QQQ Options that cost less than $10 or anything budget that you want to allocate to your trading.

If you would like to master the option trading to trade QQQ for less than $10, $20 or $30, here is the full tutorial.

LEARN MORE: How to Trade QQQ Option for Big Profit

Is QQQ the only stock To Trade Options with for less than $10?

QQQ is certainly not the only stock that provides options contracts you and I can trade for less than $5 or $10.

I can list SPY and IWM as two good ETFs to leverage this successful options technique on as well.

Furthermore, aside from ETFs, the regular stocks also offer the possibility to consistently trade options for a very small capital.

I provided the full strategy we use in our Discord Room on other stocks further below.

How much money do you need to invest in stocks vs options?

The great advantage of options trading over stocks trading is the fact that you do not need a lot of money to trade options.

Most US stocks – especially the high growth technologies stocks-have become too expensive for the average investor.

Recently, several of such stocks such as Apple(Ticker:AAPL) , Tesla (Ticker:TSLA) , Nvidia (Ticker:NVDA), Amazon(Ticker:AMZN) or Google have had to resort to stock split to make their shares more affordable.

That is very telling in this age of time where fractional shares buying is available to the general public.

How much money do you need to trade options - QQQ Top 8 stocks are expensive — **QQQ Top 8 Stocks in 2022**

How many shares of QQQ stocks Can you Buy with $100

A quick look at the above table reveals that the cheapest stocks in the tech ETF QQQ is Paypal (Ticker:PYPL) at $114 after losing almost 45% in 2022.

The second cheapest stock is AAPL with a price of $170 following a recent 4:1 split.

Consequently, it is very difficult to start investing in stocks without big money unless you are willing to try your luck with penny stocks.

On the other hand, you have multiple investment opportunities with options with a very small capital.

LEARN MORE: How Much Money Can You Make Trading Options

Cost of Options

Some traders often get confused with the options chain quotation.

American options by default are set such that one contract control 100 shares of the underlying stock.

Therefore, the option price you read on the option chain needs to be multiplied by 100 to get real money option cost.

Let me illustrate in the table below how to translate Option chain quotation into real money.

Option Chain Quotation ($)	Real Money option price ($)
0.01	$1
0.05	$5
0.5	$50

How To Translate Option Chain Price Quotation to real dollars amount

In case you may be wondering if $1 is a realistic amount to invest in options trading, let me answer with an Emphatic yes !

Here is the video of a recent trade I made on Target (Ticker:TGT) to prove it.

How much money do you need to trade Options full time?

In the above video, I showcased how I traded TGT options from $1 to $50.

That was not random at all.

I and other traders in my Discord room are doing this regularly.

So Can you when I teach you these very powerful strategies.

The table below showcases how I traded SPY options from 2 cents (quotation or $2 real money) to 20 cents in less than one hour.

How much money do you need to trade options - examples of $1 options investment in successful tradings Discord room — **Successfully Trading Options from $1 (real money) in Discord Room**

Ultimately, you can easily answer the question: How much to do you need to trade options full time.

A few hundred dollars can go a long way to get you started trading options successfully.

The key is to gather the necessary knowledge so that you can take your trading to the next level in 2022 and beyond.

How Much Money to Trade Options | Summary Video

Here is my YouTube summary video of this Article on How much money you need to start trading Options.

You should save it for future reference anytime you want to refresh yourself on this topic.

**How Much Money Do You Need to Trade Options On E*TRADE?**

I have been trading Options on E*TRADE platform since 2016 so you would agree with me that I have some expertise in this topic.

According to Investopedia best brokers for Options trading ranking, E*TRADE is the #2 Platform for Options trading. and Best Overall for Beginning Options traders.

Are your Options Trading broker Fees too high?

The Top brokers rankings from Investopedia are mostly about how much the platforms charge traders on each options contract, the level of education resources and tools each broker offers.

As an option trader, the fees you pay per option contract are not going to make or break your trading account.

I am assuming you are not an overtrader with huge volume of contracts that are not profitable.

At 65 cents per option contract, (you can go lower to 50 cents per contract if you have over 30 trades per quarter) E*Trade is the most expensive one.

Here is a quick table of how much money you will spend on options fees based on your trading activity.

I am assuming you are trading after your initial quarter and thus you pay 50 cents to buy and sell contracts.

Number of trades per day	Fees per Week	Fees per month	Total fees per year
3 (3 buys and 3 sells)	$3 x5 = $15	$60	$720
5	$5×5 = $25	$100	$1200
10	$10 x5 =$50	$200	$2400

Cost of Options Trading Fees on ETRADE

I used extreme numbers in the above table on purpose.

The reality is not that because options traders use strategies such as swing trading meaning you do not trade that high number of contracts each day because you carry positions from the previous day(s).

The other factor is that trade opportunities are not present every single day.

By my experience, we can easily reduce the number in the above table by 50% for the monthly and thus the yearly figures.

But what you pay for is a great platform with plenty of educational content and easy to comprehend tools.

Furthermore, the Order ticket is easy to understand with features such as trailing stop that is second to none.

How much do you need to start trading Options - Roku Aug5 79 contract cost you $7 to make $70 dollars in 90 minutes — **ETRADE Options Trading: Roku Aug5 79 Calls cost 7 cents and returned 70 cents in 90 minutes**

The above trade on ETRADE that I just traded in my Discord room may not be possible on Roku on Webull because those brokers would restrict trading on a stock such as Roku because it is too volatile.

This defies all logic because Options traders rely on short term volatility to make money!

That stock moves over 10% in less than 90 minutes and the options contracts we were trading gave us a profit of over 900% !!

Imagine investing $7 as the real money cost plus the 50 cents to buy it. 90 minutes later you would have generated over $60 of profit enough to pay

for your whole month of fee.

That is just one option trade on the first day of the month. Yeah, it is August 1, 2022, as I am writing this.

Untold Stories about Brokers’ Restrictions

While other platforms do not charge fees to trade options contracts, nobody is writing about the fcts that there are multiple successful strategies you cannot trade on Webull on Robinhood because of restrictions on Expiration Day.

I know these facts because I coach options traders regularly in my Discord room and those are some of their biggest concerns.

Every time, my suggestion to me is to create an E*TRADE account.

Theat process takes less than 10 minutes, and they are ready to trade after funding your account.

The platform you choose the trade options with should never be a hinderance to your success.

Every so often I hear stories from traders about Robinhood or Webull not allowing them to take advantage of options trading opportunities such as on expiration day when options price get really cheap.

My simple recommendation is to consider an option trading platform such as E*TRADE where such restrictions do not exist.

**How to Enable Options Trading on E*TRADE**

As a beginner, you can create an options trading account on E*TRADE in just a few minutes.

You will be asked about your years of experience trading options.

Obviously, you may not have that many, but should you have me as your coach, you can leverage my many years of experience so that your account can be approved immediately.

The primary reason I like teaching beginners’ traders options trading from E*TRADE trading platform is the immediate availability of Paper Trading Account.

Another benefit is that you will be able to leverage the many E*TRADE video tutorials I created on my YouTube channel so that your learning can be even faster.

Below is an Example of one neat options Feature from E*TRADE:

Best Stock Options for Investors with Little Money

Over my multiple years trading options, I have acquired an in-depth understanding of option chains.

As such, I will be able to teach you proven strategies that do not require a lot of money to get you started.

Below is a proven for some of them.

Best options Strategies for Beginners with little money

The easiest options strategies for beginners with little money has a name very dear to me.

I call it “Friday No Wahala“.

This option trading strategy is very affordable for beginners and the beauty of it is that it is a simple overnight swing trade.

How much money do you need to trade options -trade turned $400 into $3700 on NFL weekly options — **Discord Trader Turns $400 into $3700 on NFLX Options**

Can You make a living day trading QQQ?

Hands down, Trading ETFS on Expiration days (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays) are the best options for investors with little money.

Why may you ask?

Options are cheaper on expiration days.

I have mastered the art of trading QQQ for big profit on such days.

So will you.

Here is how I do it and will be teaching you ALL the nuances of this successful and powerful options strategy.

Plan of Action to start Trading Options Today

If you Have at least $1,000 then Go ahead and Sign for an E*TRADE Account at www.etrade.com
If not, then open an account with Webull and deposit whatever money you have
Either you are in case 1 or case 2, find my Discord Channel and Sign Up for 10-Baggers Trading System
Start your Learning on how to trade Options for a Living without needing thousands of dollars
After you have increased your account to over $1,000 then Go to Step 1!

FINAL Thoughts on How Much You Need to Trade Options

I provided numerous examples of how much money you need to start trading options today.

Furthermore, the very strategies traders like yourself have been leveraging in my Discord Channel will be available to you immediately.

Let’s get your started with Options Trading Today.

Telex

Hold a Master Degree in Electrical engineering from Texas A&M University.

African born – French Raised and US matured who speak 5 languages.

Active Stock Options Trader and Coach since 2014.
Most Swing Trade weekly Options and Specialize in 10-Baggers !

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuccessfulTradings

Other Website: https://237answersblog.com/

Twitter: (1) Successful Tradings (@GangstaTrades) / Twitter

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How To Trade FOMC Meetings

June 16, 2022March 19, 2022 by Telex

FOMC Meetings provide opportunities for day traders to make moeny.

You can leverage this full study of market volatility around FOMC Minutes.

My aim is to help day traders, swing traders alike to maximize their profits by properly learning how to trade FOMC Meetings.

My goal is to update you here with our FOMC Trades in our Discord Room going forward.

Here are the most upcoming dates. You can click on a date to go directly to that section.

FOR 2022: MARCH 15-16 || MAY 3-4 || JUNE 14-15 || JULY 26-27 || SEPTEMBER 20-21 || NOVEMBER1-2 || DECEMBER 15

How To Trade FOMC Meetings | What Is FOMC ?

I have been trading since 2014 and FOMC meetings by far provide the single one day highest volatility in the markets.

For options day traders, this is a great opportunity to make great profit in a very short time.

What Is FOMC Role?

FOMC stands for Federal Open Market Committee.

It was created in 1933 by the Federal reserve. The members determine the economic policies to ensure an efficient market.

The main role of the FOMC is to determine the interest rates and set the gauge for a measured inflation.

In recent years, these decisions have made the markets very volatile.

How Often Does the FOMC Meet

The FOMC set a yearly calendar for 7 to 8 meetings.

Here is the schedule for 2022 for example.

How To Trade the FOMC Meetings — **FOMC Meetings Calendar for 2022**

Some of the meetings (with an asterix next to the date) indicates that there will be economic projections data provided.

When Is The FOMC Meeting

The FOMC Meeting is a 2-day event starting on Tuesday that is concluded on Wednesday with the interest rate decision announcment.

Interest rates have been flat from 2018 until March 2022 when Fed Chair reveal the 25-basis point increase.

FOMC MEETING TRADING

At 2PM Eastern time on the second day of the FOMC Meeting (this is always on a wednesday), traders receive the FED decision on interest rate and others economic statistics.

The only thing that matters is the market reaction to that interest rate decsion.

But that is not all.

30 Minutes later, starting at 230PM EST, the Fed Chairman holds a Press Conference with a statement followed by questions.

Here is a chart of our favorite ETF QQQ on how it reacted exactly at that interest rate announcement at 2PM EST.

How To Trade FOMC Meetings -QQQ reactions to FOMC on March 16, 2022 — **QQQ Reaction To Interest Rate Decision on March 16, 2022**

Should You Trade During the FOMC Press Conference

From the 15minute chart above, we can see that volatility jumps off at 2PM EST.

By my experience, the initial direction of the market is very often not the right one.

This is called a head-fake in day trading.

That is exactly what transpired on March 16 2022 with the big red candle and price posting a low of the day below the Bollinger Bands.

Beware of FOMC Head-Fake

Therefore, if you are a beginner trader and have not witness market reaction to FOMC before, you may be in for a big surprise.

Otherwise, you should absolutely take advantage of the violent reaction of the stock market to FOMC during the Press Conference.

Every single word the Fed Chairman pronounces is interpreted by the Algortithms with a buy or sell signal.

More Interest Rate Hikes to Come in 2022 and Beyond

HOW TO TRADE FOMC NEWS

With the FOMC decision on interest rates, certain stocks should fare better than others.

At least on paper, one would understand that if the cost of borrowing money goes higher, companies with good financial records ought to be benefit.

Banks And Financial Stocks

Who better to benefit from higher interest rates than the banks that actually provide loans to businesses ?

Here are the banks we like to trade when interest rate are higher:

Wells Fargo (Ticker : WFC) is a $50 stock that provides a great opportunities for options traders
Bank Of America (Ticker: BAC) is another cheap stock with a nice Option chain traders can benefit from
My third pre-feered bank to trade is JP Morgan -Chase (Ticker: JPM) even with its higher price in the $150’s.

Are Higher Interest Rates For Tech Stocks

Common knowledge has it that tech stocks should be at a disadvantage with higher interest rate.

However, given the growth and amount of capital these companies already have, there is no clear evidence to me that you cannot trade these.

Au contraire, with options trading, should tech companies become bearish, we can easily benefit with puts options.

My recommended Top Tech Companies to trade during FOMC Meetings:

NVIDIA (Ticker: NVDA) is by far the standard technology company with massive recent growth
Block previously known as Square (Ticker SQ) has fallen below $100 briefly before a recent melt up

BEST ETF TO TRADE AROUND FOMC MEETINGS IS QQQ

I have stated previously that the FOMC Announcements are always on wednesdays at 2PM EST.

This means that there is 2 hours left for same day expiration for ETFs such as VXX, IWM, SPY and more importantly QQQ.

QQQ Study After FOMC Meetings Since 2021

I studied the reaction of QQQ for each FOMC Meeting since in 2021.

The chart is included on the Table below with my commentaries.

How to Trade FOMCMeetings - December 3 2021 QQQ reaction

New Trader Makes 600% Trading First FOMC In Our Discord Room

Here is how a brand new trader leverage our FOMC Study on QQQ to make 600% profit on his first trade.

How to Trade FOMC Meetings - 600% Profit on QQQ Options following MArch 16 2022 FOMCannouncment — **Trader Makes 600% on QQQ Options Following FOMC Meeting Statement on March 16, 2022**

VIDEO SUMMARY OF QQQ FOMC REACTION

Learn More About Other Federal Reserve Activities

FINAL THOUGHTS ON HOW TO TRADE FOMC MEETINGS

I summarized how to trade options around FOMC Minutes with QQQ ETF.

Every serious trader should consider taking advantage of this strategy to increase their account profits.

||Source: Federal Reserve Committee

Telex

Hold a Master Degree in Electrical engineering from Texas A&M University.

African born – French Raised and US matured who speak 5 languages.

Active Stock Options Trader and Coach since 2014.
Most Swing Trade weekly Options and Specialize in 10-Baggers !

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuccessfulTradings

Other Website: https://237answersblog.com/

Twitter: (1) Successful Tradings (@GangstaTrades) / Twitter

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How To Use E*TRADE Stock Screeners and Scanners

July 15, 2022January 16, 2022 by Telex

Many ETRADE traders may not be familiar with its stock scanners and screeners.

I know this because of a recent comments I received on a video I posted on my YouTube channel.

In this step-by-step tutorial, I will show you how to use E*TRADE stocks and options scanners for your trading.

Furthermore, I will introduce the New Live Action Scanners from Power E*TRADE.

**E*TRADE STOCK AND OPTIONS SCANNERS**

E*Trade is one of the big five US Stock trading platforms.

Its recent merger with Morgan-Stanley will only help solidify this position.

I have been trading with ETRADE since 2016 following the buyout of OptionsHouse which was my original trading platform.

**E*TRADE FEES Per Trade**

Even though other trading platforms have been able to eat into E*Trade marketshare in the last 2 years with the $0 Commissions, E*Trade still maintains a certain appeal.

The starting fee is $0.65 per contract you buy or sell.

This means that if you are trading 10 contracts per day, these fees amount to $6.50 daily about $130 per month assuming a 20-day trading month.

However, after your first quarter, you will have more than 50 trades and thus the on-going fees come down to 50 cents.

How To Use E*TRADE Stock Screeners and Scanners - E*Trade fees are35cents for me — **I Pay 35 cents per contract on E*TRADE**

I pay 35 cents per contract as shown my order above because I was able to negotiate this after a couple of years on consistent trading.

You can do so as well later by just calling customer service and requesting a lower fee.

Let’s be honest: if you are a good trader who is making money consistently, paying a small fee on each trade should not take too much of your profit.

**Is E*TRADE Good for Beginners?**

If you are a newbie to trading, E*TRADE is a good platform to start with because yo uwill be able to have immediate access to an options paper trading account.

The features such as the options chart and options watchlist are very intuitive to get you started rapidly.

**New E*TRADE Live Action Scanners**

E*Trade provide six categories of scanners and screeners in their Power E*Trade Graphical user interface.

Hence you get to check which ones fit you trading style.

Then you can click on the star next to them so as to save them in your Facvorites.

Scanners Categories

Here is a summary table of all six scanners categories and the numbers of individual screeners for each category.

Scanner Categories	#Screeners per Category
UNUSUAL ACTIVITY	24
VOLATILITY	43
CLASSICAL	28
SHOR-TERM	22
INDICATOR	6
OSCILALTOR	26

Classical Scanners

Short-Term Scanners

Engulfing lines

Hammer

Hanging Man

Indicator Scanners

TBD

Oscillator Scanners

Relative Strength Index(RSI) helps traders determine whether a stock is overbought or oversold.

Typically, a stock is considered overbought when the RSI is above 70.

The range of the RSI is from 01 to100.

A value below 30 is interpreted by traders as oversold and thus it is expected to start going up at some point.

But beware: a stock can stay oversold for a long time.

**How To Use E*TRADE GAP SCANNERS**

These Gap scanners are part of the unusual activity category

Why yare the gap scanners important?

Because they indicate to traders that stocks are already moving in pre-market.

There is a high probability that a stock that is attracting traders (bears or bulls) in pre-market is bound to move during the regular session.

This is where day traders make their money.

How To Use E*TRADE Stock Scanners and Screeners - Gap Up and Gap down Scanners — **Gap Up and Down Scanners From E*TRADE**

Gap Up on High Volume Scanner

The criteria for this scanner is for stock that are priced at least $5that have gaped up at least 1% on double the normal volume.

After you run this scanner in pre-market, you can sort the resulting list from highest price to lowest price in order to focus on the most expensive stocks and avoid the penny stocks.

Unless I am familiar with the stock, I like to set this criteria to at least 2% gap.

I have a special strategy called Gang$ta strategy that I use to trade these gappers.

My bias on stocks that are gaping up by a great deal is usually on the puts side.

Gap Down on High Volume

The Algos in this US market are very keen on buying the dip.

Hence, you should always be patient before shorting a stock that is already gaping down.

How to use E*TRADE Scanners and Screeners - Chart of a stock with many gap down — **PDD stock chart showing multiple Gap Down**

**E*TRADE OTPIONS SCANNERS**

Scanners for options trading will help you focus and trade options that are attracting other traders mostly through volume.

Here is a list of 6 that you should know about.

UNUSUAL CALL VOLUME	UNUSUAL PUT VOLUME	UNUSUAL OPEN INTEREST
UNUSUAL Option Volume	Highest Call to Put Ratio	Highest Put to Call Ratio

Unusual Open Interest

This option scanner on Power E*TRADE will show you stocks when open interest is at least 300% higher than the regular average.

This means that a great deal of traders are interested in trading contracts fort his stock and so should you.

How to use E*TRADE stock Screrrners and Scanners - Unusual Activity options Scanners — **Popular Unusual Activity Options Scanners**

Volatility Scanners

TBD

**How I use E*TRADE SCANNERS**

Here is the detailed video on how I use E*TRADE Scanners.

**Can You Trade Crypto On E*TRADE**

At the time of this writing, E*TRADE does not yet offer crypto trading.

You can trade stocks, options and futures on E*TRADE.

Check out my tutorials on how to trade crypto on webull.

As crypto gains more and more acceptance, I am sure E*TRADE will offer its traders the ability to trade crypto.

I will be bringing you those details at the specific time.

**E*TRADE COMPETITORS**

One of the most recent competitors to E*TRADE is none other than Webull.

We have several tutorials on how to trade on Webull on our blog.

Here is a video on how to use Webull Scanners.

**FINAL THOUGHTS ON E*TRADE SCREENERS AND SCANNERS**

I shared some of the most useful E*TRADE Scanners and Screeners to help you increase your winning trades in this new year 2022 and beyond.

If you are serious about options trading, check out my 10-Baggers Trading system today to take your Trading to the next level.

Telex

Hold a Master Degree in Electrical engineering from Texas A&M University.

African born – French Raised and US matured who speak 5 languages.

Active Stock Options Trader and Coach since 2014.
Most Swing Trade weekly Options and Specialize in 10-Baggers !

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuccessfulTradings

Other Website: https://237answersblog.com/

Twitter: (1) Successful Tradings (@GangstaTrades) / Twitter

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2022 Best Swing Trading Books – Easy Guide to Success

July 30, 2022January 15, 2022 by Telex

Swing trading refers to the means of capturing short-to-medium-term gains in a stock (or any financial instrument) over the span of a few days to several weeks.

It needs technical analysis of past and present data which is highlighted in the following 2022 Best Swing Trading Books.

Don’t rush your money into it without any prior knowledge.

Best Swing Trading Books | 2022 Insights

Swing trading is a unique style of many veteran investors in the stock market.

Many novice investors are trying to master this art because of high gain on short-term goals.

Why Is Swing Trading So Appealing?

According to swing traders, capital opportunity costs are the driving force behind their strategy.

In other words, swing traders are essentially momentum traders, attracted to stocks experiencing rapid price rises, and trying to avoid having investment in stocks that don’t have the potential to rise suddenly.

Trading is a skill and not one that’s fit to master.

How To Get Your Edge in Swing Trading

Evolving into a profitable trader requires a serious commitment to learning the necessary skills and becoming proficient in using them.

Day-to-day trading is not everyone’s cup of tea, but still, it attracts every investor locking their money in stocks.

It would be best if you had trained and calming nerves for it.

Best Swing Trading Books - Swing Trade ALerts is one of Successful Tradings Strategies — **Overnight Swing Trading is one of Successfultradings.com Best Options strategies**

Because where there is a risk, there is profit.

Here is a sneak peek into some best swing trading books to help master this art.

How to swing trade: A beginner guide to trading tools, money management, Rules, Routines, and strategies of swing traders

Authors: Brian Pezim and Andrew Aziz

Brian Pezim and Andrew Aziz co-author the best-selling book on every store and first pick.

It’s an ideal book for beginners.

The book covers stock trading basics and provides pro-level strategies for dealing with day-to-day trading.

The authors have also beautifully penned down short-term gains and many more principles.

If you are a veteran in trading, you won’t enjoy the first few chapters of this book because of its foundation knowledge.

Despite this, the upcoming chapters will provide you with valuable insights.

Handling risks and holdings are some of the best strategies explained in simple words.

Every chapter contains its key points and summary. It’s an excellent guide to remember all the principles of swing trading.

Swing Trading for Dummies: Author Omar Bassal

Every book teaches swing trading in a good way, but this book authored by Omar Bassal is an absolute banger.

This book covers all the essential knowledge one has to use in swing trading, from basic to advanced skills.

The author previously headed the assessment division of one of the largest banks in the Middle East, and now he runs his business firms.

The book mainly covers the technical analysis of stocks, followed by a fundamental analysis of stock prices, and finally covers how to build a portfolio and manage it.

Throughout this book, it is thoroughly explained and demonstrated how to avoid extreme risk-taking while still gaining profits.

Mastering the Trade: proven techniques for profiting from intraday and swing trading

Author: Alan Farley

Everyone in the game of trading knows about Alan Farley.

It discusses charting, identifying support and resistance, price action patterns, Fibonacci retracements, and how to identify and profit from short-term trading opportunities.

Farley spends half of the book describing his “7-Bells” – basically, seven swing trading setups that he believes to be most reliable.

Each trade setup is illustrated.

Clearly, the relative risk/reward ratio is described, and the trades are executed and managed accurately.

The book is not only for beginner investors but are also for expert who can take valuable insights from it.

Tools and Tactics for the Master Day Trader: Battle-Tested Techniques for Day, Swing, and Position Traders 1st Edition

Author: Velez and Capra

Velez and Capra have written their experience of the past four years.

They have written the complete strategies that work on swing trading.

They are also the masterminds behind the best website Presitine.com, with over thousands of visitors per month.

The book is written in plain language so everyone new to the market must easily understand.

The authors have explained the powerful strategies and psychology behind short trading in detail.

After reading the book, any trader can access the tools to capture more winning trades and procure original profits, regardless of their experience, market knowledge, or technical skills.

Come Into My Trading Room, A Complete Guide to Trading by Alexander Elder

Author: Alexander Elder

Trading stocks, commodities, and forex are just a few of the markets in which Alexander Elder is a legend among professional traders.

Furthermore, he has also written Trading for a living, keeping the rating of best seller book for more than 20 years.

There is a lot of discussion about the trading mindset in this book.

He has penned down how swing trading exactly works and what approach one must use to put money into these short-term investments.

Elder also delivers eye-opening advice on the sheer importance of money management and market time dealings, along with pointing out how attention to detail can make an enormous difference in your trading profitability.

Swing Trading Strategies: 3 Simple and Profitable Strategies for Beginners by Charles Reis

Author: Charles Reis

Swing trading, for Charles Reis, offers the ideal mix of opportunity and risk – significantly higher potential profits than long-term investing and substantially lower risk than day trading.

Only 66 pages long, this book explains three simple swing trading strategies.

One relies on trading breakouts, another uses options swing trading, and the third uses candlestick signals to generate trading signals.

Don’t go on the shortness of its length. It’s the book full of wisdom.

LEARN MORE: BEST OPTIONS TRADING BOOKS TO HELP YOU MAKE MORE MONEY

5 Secrets To Highly Profitable Swing Trading by Ivan Hoff

Author: Ivan Hoff

If you are new to the stock market and don’t understand the graphs and technical language, you must pick this excellent book on swing trading by Ivan Hoff.

You can know charts, technical values, and all the indicators.

User-friendliness is the keyword for this book.

Not only does this provide you with simple parts of information, but it does this in a way that does not leave the reader confused.

It’s a user-friendly book for beginners.

It’s a short book, and every word plays its own role.

Every moment spent while reading can benefit you when you are investing in swing trading in the long term.

It consists of different articles explaining the short plans and short investing.

This book can bring some quick wins for you.

Is Swing Trading Profitable?

Swing trading allows and gives your profit in short-term goals.

You can take it as a part-time job

or even a full time should you decide to make a living swing trading.

Examples of Swing Trading Success

You can stop-loss orders by avoiding huge losses.

It can bring massive profit if you niche it down and focus it on.

It can be a great resource to learn about long-term trading.

You can get used to the technical language of the stock market.

How To Swing Trade Options for Big Profit?

As you may know by now, I coach traders how to Day and swing trade in my Discord room.

Here is a detailed video on how I use Swing trading to take advantage of momentum that last several days.

You can leverage the knowledge I provide in there to manage your overnight swing trades.

FINAL THOUGHTS ON BEST SWING TRADING BOOKS

If performed strategically, Swing Trading can be an enriching venture.

Whatever knowledge you gather from these books will need to be translated into money.

You can invest practically and learn from real experiences.

If you are serious about swing trading, I suggest you check out my 10-Baggers Trading System today.

Telex

Hold a Master Degree in Electrical engineering from Texas A&M University.

African born – French Raised and US matured who speak 5 languages.

Active Stock Options Trader and Coach since 2014.
Most Swing Trade weekly Options and Specialize in 10-Baggers !

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuccessfulTradings

Other Website: https://237answersblog.com/

Twitter: (1) Successful Tradings (@GangstaTrades) / Twitter

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How To Trade Options: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide

July 30, 2022January 15, 2022 by Telex

Learning How to Trade Options as a beginner does not have to be as complicated as you may have heard.

In this step-by-step guide, I will show you how to get started with a very solid foundation on Options trading.

Ready to find out about how to trade options like a pro?

Let’s get into the details.

Telex

Hold a Master Degree in Electrical engineering from Texas A&M University.

African born – French Raised and US matured who speak 5 languages.

Active Stock Options Trader and Coach since 2014.
Most Swing Trade weekly Options and Specialize in 10-Baggers !

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SuccessfulTradings

Other Website: https://237answersblog.com/

Twitter: (1) Successful Tradings (@GangstaTrades) / Twitter

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