• Short Put

    Name: Short Put Setup: Sell (short) a put Bias: Neutral to Bullish  

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  • Covered Call

    Name: Covered Call Setup: Sell (short) a call and Own or Buy (long) equal amount of shares Bias: Neutral to Slightly Bullish (If the underlying sky rockets in price you will be forced to sell at the strike price missing out on the extra gains)  

    By |Published On: October 29, 2011|1 min read|

  • Collar

    Name: Collar Setup: Own the stock and Sell (short) a call and Buy (long) a put Bias: Neutral to Slightly Bullish (If the underlying sky rockets in price you will be forced to sell at the strike price missing out on the extra gains)  

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  • Bull Call Spread

    Name: Bull Call Spread or Vertical Spread Setup: Buy (long) Strike A call and Sell (short) Strike B call – same expiration month for both Bias: Bullish with a target at the short strike  

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  • Bear Put Spread

    Name: Bear Put Spread or Vertical Spread Setup: Buy (long) Strike A put and Sell (short) Strike B put – same expiration month for both Bias: Bearish with a target at the short strike

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  • Bear Call Spread

      Name: Bear Call Spread or Vertical Spread Setup: Sell (short) Strike A call and Buy (long) Strike B call – same expiration month for both Bias: Neutral to bearish  

    By |Published On: October 29, 2011|1 min read|

  • Bull Put Spread

    Name: Bull Put Spread or Vertical Spread Setup: Buy (long) Strike A put and Sell (short) Strike B put Bias: Neutral to Bullish  

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  • Long Straddle

    Name: Long Straddle Setup: Buy (long) Strike A put and Buy (long) Strike A call Bias: Bullish and Bearish – expecting a big move but unsure of direction  

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  • Short Straddle

    Name: Short Straddle Setup: Sell (short) Strike A put and Sell (short) Strike A call Bias: Neutral  

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  • Long Strangle

    Name: Long Strangle Setup: Buy (long) Strike A put and Buy (long) Strike B call Bias: Extreme Bullish and Extreme Bearish  

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