by Mark Croock | May 4, 2022 | Trading Lessons
I often get asked why I love trading put options so much. Why don’t I trade more common shares? And why do I rarely buy calls? The truth is that once I discovered options trading, it was hard to get excited about trading common shares. If I’m watching a stock, and...
by Mark Croock | May 2, 2022 | Trading Lessons
Earnings season is in full swing, Evolvers! This week … Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD), Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER), Moderna Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNA), Shopify Inc. (NYSE: SHOP), Cloudflare Inc. (NASDAQ: NET) and many other...
by Mark Croock | Apr 28, 2022 | Trading Lessons
The volatility in the market is getting insane. One minute it looks like the coast is clear, the next it looks like we are going to fall off a cliff. I’m glad I’m trading options and not stocks. Imagine being long Teladoc Health Inc. (NYSE: TDOC) stock yesterday and...
by Mark Croock | Mar 30, 2022 | Trading Lessons
On Monday, I broke down why meme stocks — like AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AMC) — were at the top of my watchlist heading into this week. I’m always looking for former runners — resurging with volume and volatility — to buy puts on near the top. And AMC...
by Mark Croock | Mar 21, 2022 | Trading Lessons
I’ve made some AMAZING trades and terrible ones over the last 10 years… You’ll never nail them all. So you must be real and embrace that losses are part of the game. This isn’t what you want to hear, but it’s the truth … You’re gonna make some bad trades in your...
by Mark Croock | Mar 1, 2022 | Trading Lessons
Have you ever had a poor trade shatter your confidence? If so, join the club. Every trader experiences a lack of confidence at one point or another. I think it’s almost a rite of passage in the markets. If you’ve been following my recent alerts, you’ll know that I...