Gavin Mcmaster

Calendar spreads are an option trade that involves selling a short-term option and buying a longer-term option with the same strike.

JPMorgan Chase is due to report earnings July 14 — and the options market sees a 4.3% move in either direction for the stock.

Gavin McMaster Barchart Netflix ( NFLX ) is due to report earnings next Thursday after the closing bell.

Investors who think Arista stock will continue to rally and don't want to risk significant capital can use long call options.

For Realty Income, a REIT, selling a strike call option generates 1.8% in income in two months, equaling around 9.5% annualized.

Gavin McMaster Barchart Markets face one of the year's most important weeks as Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh delivers his

Earnings season kicks into gear this week with banks and tech stocks taking center stage. This week we have Bank of America ( BAC ), Taiwan Semiconductor ( TSM ), JP Morgan ( JPM ), Wells Fargo ( WFC ), Citigroup ( C ), Morgan Stanley ( MS ), Goldman Sachs ( GS ) and Netflix ( NFLX ) all reporting in what shapes as a busy and pivotal week for stocks.

Earnings season is here and we've got the first batch of big name companies reporting earnings this week with Taiwan Semiconductor ( TSM ), JP Morgan Chase ( JPM ), Wells Fargo ( WFC ), Bank of America ( BAC ), Goldman Sachs ( GS ) and Unitedhealth Group ( UNH ) all set to report.

Market volatility has dropped slightly in recent weeks as measured by the CBOE Volatility (VIX) Index.

Micron Technology ( MU ) stock was a bearish candidate that came up on one of my Barchart Stock Screeners that searches for stocks crossing below their 50-day moving average and have a high IV Percentile.