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We've been talking about a lot of different techniques you can use – such as trading options on stocks that only require small price movements, buying LEAPS, and trading around earnings.
But you've had some questions along the way – like using Bollinger Bands over Keltner Channels – and it's important to our goal that your questions get answered.
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Here are the answers to your top 10 investing questions – the first one will blow your mind...
You've Got Questions, I've Got Answers
So, let's get started...
10. I'm new to options... what advice do you have for beginners on placing trades?
The most important thing you can do as a new options trader is digest as much information as you can before trading options.
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- Never use a market order to enter your trade – use a limit order so that you won't overpay for your trade.
- Never chase the market. There are hundreds of stocks out there, so don't waste your time trying to chase after the "perfect stock" – let the market come to you.
- Always put an exit in place.
9. How can a trader capture profit from implied volatility rushing out of the premium without subjecting oneself to unlimited risk?
A lot of people who've ever sold options before understand that there's risk there. What I suggest is an out-of-the-money (OTM) credit spread. This is when you would, for example, sell OTM puts while also buying an equal number of puts. You may have less reward with this strategy, but you'll minimize your risk.
8. Do you find that Bollinger Bands are more useful than Keltner Channels? Or are there specific situations in which one approach works better than the other?
Why not use them together? While there are some situations where one may work better than the other, using both of these makes a powerful combination. Keith Fitz-Gerald, editor of Total Wealth, loves using these together.
7. Couple questions about trading around stock splits... 1) What strike price do you buy before, during, or after the split? & 2) How far out into the future do you buy?
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Well, it depends on your reason for buying before, during, and after the split. If you're buying an option on a stock that you think will go higher, a split means nothing because the stock will split – and so will your options. Don't use a stock split as a confirmation of something for which you may already be going into or out of the market.
6. What is the difference between a reverse stock split and when a company has a policy of buying back its shares? How can you find out whether a stock is about to split?
There are some companies out there that will try to anticipate a stock split – but truth be told, that information is private within a company until it's made public.
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As far as the difference between a reverse stock split and a company buying back... both will create a positive increase on the stock price, but reverse stock splits never really make a positive increase on your account size. For instance, if a company does a 1-for-2 stock split, you might only have five shares of stock left, but that worth double the value. A buyback is when a company is buying stock and taking it back off its own load. That actually makes the stock go higher, and if you own that stock, would make the amount you have invested in that company go higher. Reverse stock splits aren't that great for a company, but buybacks are.
5. If you're using the margin on your brokerage account to buy option spreads, would the borrowing costs be lower if you use bull put spreads instead of bull call spreads?
Not necessarily. Bull call spreads are not margin trades – they're debit spreads. You're paying for the higher premium and taking in from the lower premium. A bull put spread is a margin trade. If you're using the exact same strikes on a bull call spread and a bull put spread, they will be very close – if not exactly the same – in risk and reward.
4. Is there a service that reports on the candlestick patterns you went over (bullish engulfing, morning star reversal, bullish kicker, dark cloud cover, bearish engulfing, evening star reversal, and bearish kicker patterns)?
I have a way of scanning earnings using my tools on the entire stock market or even a small stock list, but the Chicago Board Options Exchange Options Hub also has market news surrounding candlestick patterns.
3. In the stock market, there are analysts that track companies so that investors are not surprised when they report earnings. Which group of analysts do you think are the most reliable (MarketWatch, Bloomberg, etc...)?
I think MarketWatch and Bloomberg are very reliable, as are others. The ones that I don't care to look at are brokerage firms because I'm concerned that there may be a conflict of interest there. Whatever you use when looking at company earnings and revenue, you'll want to use more of a media-based analyst and not a brokerage-based analyst.
2. Can you provide any insight for binary options traders? How would we know where the stock might go in the next five minutes, two hours, or whatever short-term time frame you want to pick...?
I've actually been asked this a lot... I'm not a binary trader because they're too thinly traded. I also don't trade pink sheets for the same reason.
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About the Author
Tom Gentile, options trading specialist for Money Map Press, is widely known as America's No. 1 Pattern Trader thanks to his nearly 30 years of experience spotting lucrative patterns in options trading. Tom has taught over 300,000 traders his option trading secrets in a variety of settings, including seminars and workshops. He's also a bestselling author of eight books and training courses.