Gavin Mcmaster

Microsoft MSFT ) is due to report earnings on Thursday after the closing bell. It's useful to use the options market to gauge an expectation for the earnings move.

4 minutes ago With markets looking more volatile, it's a good time to check in on our bear put spread screener.

The goal is to either have the put expire worthless and keep the premium, or to be assigned and acquire the stock below the current price.

Lululemon LULU ) is down 29% year-to-date but has bounced 5% in the last week. After volatile moves like this, a stock will sometimes settle down and start to trade in a narrower range.

7 minutes ago With volatility on the increase, option premiums are elevated which could mean it's a great time for iron condor trades.

Last week was a great trading week with a lot of range and some high-powered earnings.

It's another massive week on the earnings front with 39 companies of interest reporting. That's not quite as many as last week's 52, but it's still a lot and could be potentially market shaping this week.

Nvidia (NVDA) is a Leaderboard stock that flashed an early buy signal with a strong break above the 50-day moving average.

Nvidia is a Leaderboard stock that flashed an early buy signal with a strong break above the 50-day moving average. Traders who are willing to bet that Nvidia stock will stay above 830 for the next couple of weeks or so could look at a bull put spread trade. As a reminder, a bull put spread is a defined-risk strategy, so you always know the worst-case scenario in advance.

4 minutes ago One of the most common metrics used when trading options is the Implied Volatility Percentile.