Directional traders assess the direction of the broader markets or individual securities and then trade accordingly. So what strategies do directional traders use?
Today, I'm going to show you a simple options trading strategy that allows you to target lucrative opportunities... and it relies on a tool we've talked about a lot in recent weeks: the simple moving average.
Directional traders assess the direction of the broader markets or individual securities and then trade accordingly. So what strategies do directional traders use?
Today, I'm going to show you a simple options trading strategy that allows you to target lucrative opportunities... and it relies on a tool we've talked about a lot in recent weeks: the simple moving average.
With options trading, I don't care WHICH direction a stock is headed. I just need it to move.
And this "simple" indicator tells me everything I need in one line...
The major U.S. indices are still right about where they started the month, and the Dow Jones is showing a technical indicator called the "death cross."
A death cross gives an indication of some weakness in the average.
But the S&P 500 shows another indicator that is more telling...
