On the outside, a long straddle seems like a great option strategy. If you’re betting the stock is going higher while simultaneously betting the stock is going lower all you need the stock to do is ...

Jay Kaeppel has 25+ years of experience as a trader, analyst, and portfolio manager. He is the author of four books on financial trading. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst ...

The financial markets have been very challenging over the past couple of years with few strategies generating alpha. Dispersion trading is one of the few strategies that have worked in this difficult ...

A straddle can be considered a volatility spread, as the trader who puts on the straddle is speculating on the volatility, or degree of movement of the underlying, not necessarily the direction of ...