Publications

DPZ: Bad Pizza

One greasy roll and one expiring winner: AFL (35.1%)… Read More

CME, QRVO: Future Connections

Slower economic growth and tariff increases could hurt semiconductor companies like Qorvo and help risk markets like CME Group…. Read More

SPX: 0DTE Volatility Trade

0DTE iron condors are directionally-neutral trades that focus on harvesting options’ time-value decay, which accelerates as options approach their expiration. We want to sell time value before it decays and buy it back after it decays…. Read More

How much time does it take to use Velocity Trader, and when do I need to pay attention?

Velocity Trader can take you as little as 10 minutes a week to execute. Here’s how: New Trades (Tuesdays) – The new trades get posted to the website around 2 a.m. ET. You can see them on the website and you will also receive an email (and an SMS text alert if you’ve signed up […]… Read More

Which prices does Jim Fink use for performance tracking?

For the opening trade in a new position, Jim will use his recommended limit order price as stated in the Alert. However, he only includes that trade in his portfolio if at least one member posts to Stock Talk that they were able to enter the position at that recommended price. Once someone posts, Jim […]… Read More

Where are the historical trades?

Where can I find the history of all trades? You may view all Open and Closed trades by clicking on the Portfolio link in the top navigation bar of the website. Click on the Closed button at the top of the page. With open trades, the default sorting is by expiration date, nearest to furthest. […]… Read More

Can I place a new trade from a roll Alert?

I’m an experienced options trader. Do I have to wait for new Trade Alerts to get started? Can I work from the second half of a roll Alert? New traders should stick to new Trade Alerts. But once you’re an experienced options trader, sometimes old trades and the second half of rolls are viable as […]… Read More

VIDEO TOUR: How to navigate the website

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SPX: 0DTE Volatility Trade

0DTE iron condors are directionally-neutral trades that focus on harvesting options’ time-value decay, which accelerates as options approach their expiration. We want to sell time value before it decays and buy it back after it decays…. Read More

How do I start earning money with Options for Income?

The general sequence is: Get approval from a broker to trade options Understand the logic and terminology of a put credit spread trade Figure out how to place a trade online (skip this step if you prefer to phone in your orders) Get a rough idea of what happens after you place your first put […]… Read More