by Jeff Bishop | Nov 15, 2020 | Total Alpha
In 2020, the average daily option contract volume is ~29M. November’s average so far is 33.17M. Last Monday, when the vaccine news hit the wire, 48.5M contracts traded. To be fair, that’s a whisker under the all-time high of 48.96M. Options Clearing...
by Jeff Bishop | Sep 19, 2020 | Total Alpha
Struggling to grow your small account? You’ve come to the right place. I’m here to teach you 3 options strategies for small account traders. What makes a strategy good for a small account? For starters, I don’t want any single trade to blow up my account. Each...
by Jeff Bishop | Jun 21, 2020 | Editorial, Options Trading, Total Alpha
Friday’s options market set a new record—and you probably missed it. Open interest (the number of open option contracts) for June expiration started the day at 381,360,325, beating the prior record of 380,000,000 set in 2011. That’s incredible given that we’re...
by Jeff Bishop | Jun 9, 2020 | Total Alpha
There are times when being a buyer of options makes the most sense… And others…where being a premium seller is the right play. However, most traders, even some experienced ones, have a time deciphering when that time is. Today, I’m going to share how you can be...
by Jeff Bishop | May 31, 2020 | Total Alpha
20% Unemployment… That’s not a headline from 1930…it’s the consensus estimate for non-farm payrolls in May. Despite the ballooning unemployment figure… the stock market is closing in on all-time highs again. It’s not that market participants don’t care…but...
