by Dave Lukas | Sep 24, 2020 | Editorial
It has been quite the month… markets have pulled back nearly 10% from their highs and now we are filled with growing uncertainty about what’s to come in the upcoming few months. And this is all happening when it felt like the market was walking on eggshells as...
by Dave Lukas | Jun 17, 2020 | Editorial
It’s difficult to wake up every morning and try to come up with trading ideas. Perhaps you are screening for stocks with the highest volume on the previous day. Or maybe you heard Jimmy C. screaming “BUY BUY BUY” so you follow along… Let’s be honest, they...
by Dave Lukas | Jun 10, 2020 | Editorial
Have you ever bought a call option on a stock… Then watch that stock’s price go up… But see your options decline in value… Why does this happen? Well, it’s one of two reasons: time decay and/or the collapse of volatility… Today we’re going to spend some time...
by Dave Lukas | May 24, 2020 | Editorial
Happy Memorial Day to everyone. Today, while everyone is hopefully able to enjoy family, bbq’s and fun in the sun during this pandemic… I thought it would be cool to share with you a little known indicator that takes all others out to the woodshed and chops them up....
by Dave Lukas | May 23, 2020 | Editorial
My favorite options strategy is built on generating cash flow. And if I can collect income…and define my risk… Well…that’s what I call a sound business. It’s like the insurance business…profitable but not exactly sexy. Sure, you might argue that I...