Following The Market, Stocks, Options, and ETFs

Understanding charts and technical analysis or the fundamentals behind companies and funds can greatly increase your chances of making successful trades and investments. While sometimes this information can make considerable improvements in the performance of your trades and portfolio, other times it seems like the market has a mind of its own. These kinds of …

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Delta hedging and Brokerage firms

In options trading, one party has to buy an option, and the other has to sell, and that party can be a brokerage dealer, derivatives shop, or market maker. We can say options trading is a zero-sum game. Flattening the Risk: Delta of the stocks calls move with the underlying instrument, and it goes up …

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FAQ

What is an option sweep? An option sweep is a large option purchase by an institution. The best option sweeps are a large transaction executed at the ask price expiring in a relatively short amount of time at a price above the current stock price. What is Option flow? Options flow data is the term …

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Introduction to Options Flow

Options flow data is a powerful tool for traders, providing greater insight and information when trading options contracts. The term Options flow data can refer to one or more of the following: options order sentiment, unusual options activity, option sweeps, or just ‘order flow’. What advantage does this information provide, and how can it help …

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