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Knowing what to buy and when to buy it is only half of the trading process.
Savvy professionals will tell you that knowing when to sell is just as important, if not more important.
It’s all about controlling your risk. You must know in advance what has to happen to tell you when it is time to sell.
That’s why we’re going to show you how to set a stop-loss in options trading.
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Traders can feel like the deck is stacked against them.
Wall Street banks and hedge funds can throw around money, manipulating stock prices and writing off loses like they barely happened.
But individual traders can still get a leg up on their competition by using the
right research.
And that's especially true when it comes to trading options.
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You've got the basic terminology of options trading down: strike price, premium, in the
money, and so on. Now it's time to master more advanced concepts.
This guide to implied volatility in options trading will take your options profits to the next level.
By Keith Fitz-Gerald, Chief Investment Strategist, Money Map Report - • Print | Email
"How do I keep my money safe?"
It's a question on the minds of many investors – and rightly so, given last week's hijinks. First there was China, then politics, then rates… a trifecta of sorts.
The ugly truth, as we saw perfectly illustrated last week, is that too many people wait until a major market move is already in progress before they start thinking about how to protect their portfolio.
These folks are starting from five steps back. For many investors – especially those who have just worked up the courage to get back in, having gotten shellacked in the global financial crisis a decade ago – this couldn't have happened at a worse time. They're scared and frustrated.
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Traders are always digging deep to find an edge.
The market offers all kinds of signs that we can read and exploit for big profits.
Today we’ll show you the one number to look for to get an insiders edge…
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Sometimes stock prices and business fundamentals don’t line up.
A company might be doing well, but its share price could soar to unjustifiably high levels.
That’s when savvy traders pounce, turning the market’s error into triple-digit gains.
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While there are always stories about traders lucking into a winning stock on a hot tip, most of the time making money requires thoughtful work.
And like any tradesman, a good set of tools is invaluable in getting that job done.
That's why we're going to show you the four tools every trader needs...
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Earnings season is one of the biggest catalysts for options traders.
And this blue-chip stock's chart shows it's about to plummet 11% lower.
Here's how to play it to bag a quick 161% profit...
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Tesla stock is the most trouble its ever been in, and Elon Musk's increasingly erratic behavior is just another sign of the company's coming decline.
Fortunately, it's also something you can turn into profits.
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It's one thing to hear a TV pundit pump up their profit-making potential, but it's another to see it unfold in real time right before your eyes.
That's exactly what we gave you here on Money Morning.
