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Switch Straddle/Strangle Suppose the outcome of a significant event is expected to be announced soon. If the outcome is as expected, the underlying is likely to climb up sharply. If the outcome is ...

When stocks undergo major price swings - due to earnings rumors, earnings news, or sector/market volatility - it's a trader's dream. And it doesn't matter which way stocks move; just that there is ...

Straddles and strangles are slightly more complicated strategies than trading delta – but still among ways to start using the potential of options trading. Like most other options strategies, both ...

An options strangle is a strategy to profit from price swings in either direction of an underlying asset. How does an options strangle work and what are the risks and rewards involved? Benzinga ...

Three weeks ago, we discussed the Straddle – in which we would buy a call and a put simultaneously with the same strike and the same expiration date. The intention was to capitalize on the recent drop ...

The Nifty VIX (volatility index) is often inversely related to the Nifty 50. When the Nifty falls dramatically, volatility increases. When the Nifty has record positive performance, volatility ...

This week, we discuss Strangle, a volatility strategy that can be set up to trade events whose outcomes are uncertain. The position can also be created to capture expected breakout and breakdown in an ...

Professional investors understand every factor that can affect the Indian financial market. With years of experience, they have perfected various analysis techniques required to understand the market ...