Tag Archives for " Options "
Beyond FOSO: A Look Behind the Curtain
Our last blog covered class one of Chris Burgess’ training, The Options Accelerator, which you can read here if you wish. This introductory class taught on the basics of options with calls and puts, and as I have blogged about before, calls and puts are comparable to buying long or short stock trades. However, it […]
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Beyond FOSO: Options Accelerator
In today’s blog, we are taking the next step in our options journey. We started on this path with Chris Burgess’ introduction to options teaching called: The Options Transition, and you can read those blogs here and here. However, today we embark upon our trek into the world of options with Chris’ class, the Options […]
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Beyond FOSO: An Options Analogy [Part 2]
In our last post, we reviewed the first class in Chris Burgess’ miniseries, an Introduction to Options which you can read here in its entirety. In class one, Chris presented us with an analogy on how options work, which breaks down as follows:Anna strikes a deal with the owner of a house that she wants […]
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Beyond FOSO: An Options Analogy [Part 1]
For almost two years now, I have been blogging my way through various classes offered here at Tradesmart University. The goal has been to look inside each class to see if the class in question might be a good fit for you to take on your trading journey. Most of the classes I have covered […]
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The Hidden Danger of Buying Call Options
Imagine you are sitting at your computer looking over your stock portfolio and as you sit there, you check on the progress of your 1,000 shares of AMZN. A reminder goes off on your phone that AMZN earnings are coming up in a couple of days, and the rumors on the street suggest AMZN will […]
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Josh Talks: GameStop Market Volatility
Recently, there has been a lot of misinformation in the public sphere about what is happening with GameStop in the stock market. I know, it is hard to believe mainstream talking heads and social media experts have their facts wrong. So, if you’re curious about what’s causing this phenomenon with GameStop, below is a video […]
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Foundations: Breaking Down Options Part 2
Today we are continuing our options journey by taking a closer look at trading options. Since this is my first time completely through the Foundations of Stocks and Options class, options are still new territory for me. However, it is the territory which I plan to map out and learn as we progress through FOSO […]
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Foundations: Breaking Down Options
In our last FOSO blog, we dove back into the world of options by covering the concept of call and put options, which you can review here if you like. In short, you purchase call options for bullish trades and purchase put options for bearish trades. Building on that foundation, we will delve even deeper […]
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Foundations: The Two Types of Options
We introduced you to the concept of trading options back in classes 6 and 7 of Foundations of Stocks and Options Level 1, and you can do a refresh reading of those two blogs here and here if you like. But in short, one of the best reasons for learning to trade options is their […]
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Foundations: The Anatomy of Options
In our last blog, we introduced the concept of stock options and how trading them is similar to trading stocks. If you are long on a stock, you will need to use a call option. If you are short on a stock, you will need to use a put option. The main principles are the […]
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