Category: Trades

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The Trader’s Lifestyle: Selling Cash Secured Puts for Income [Calculator included]
One of the many benefits of options trading is that, while perhaps less easy than it seems, it is not unrealistic to make a…
Unusual Option trade on $DD
Update: We’ve written a step-by-step guide on how to trade unusual options activity. Check it out after you’ve read this post.   On Jan…
Final Model
Using the Stock Valuation Excel Template – Step-by-Step guide
With the addition of the Excel integration to the Samurai platform, we can now create advanced tools in Excel and increase our edge while…
Lowering Cost Basis with Options (With a trade example)
In this post, I wish to talk about lowering the cost basis of a position. I will do that by showing a trade that…
Trade log update – More than 150 trades and 87% win rate
As you might know by now – we are traders ourselves, and we built SamurAI as we felt the tools out there are not satisfying…
Bull Put Credit Spread on $WMT
The holiday season is coming down the back stretch and this year looks like it will be a winner. According to the CNBC All-America…
Bull Put Credit Spread Trade ($UVXY)
The major indexes continue to hit fresh all-time highs as the calendar flips into the last month of 2017.  The combination of robust earnings,…
How To Choose A Covered Call Using A Predefined Scanner ($MOS Example)
In this article, we’re going to see how to choose an option for generating income. The strategy we’ll use is covered calls, which means…
Bear Call Credit Spread on JD
Despite a smooth climb in stock prices that have continue to reach all-time highs, implied volatility has started to pick up as the calendar…
Bull Put Credit Spread on $WDC
As Q3 earnings commence, U.S. stocks are hitting all-time highs, as low interest rates and the promise of deregulation and tax cuts are buoying…