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Stock Options:Stock options are financial derivatives tied to performance of common stocks as opposed to index options, commodity options, etc. At WhatIfOptions.com, you can find two important metrics of option trading: volume and volatility. The stock options volume screens are presented below and contain aggregated option volume for the day. The volatility screens can be found by clicking the Volatility Screens link.
Options Strategy: Options strategy refers to a trading system that involves buying or selling stock options. When designing an options strategy, it's important to consider two option metrics: volume and volatility. The stock options volume screens are presented below and contain aggregated option volume for the day. The volatility screens can be found by clicking the Volatility Screens link.
Stock Trading Strategy: A good stock trading strategy provides consistent returns. While there are thousands of outlets, on and off the web, that offer trading systems, coming up with a solid trading pattern is a difficult endeavor and only a few get it right. At WhatIfOptions, we take a comprehensive approach that combines fundamental, technical and event analysis when designing a stock trading strategy. Our ultimate goal for 2013 is to deliver tools that would allow our users to create comprehensive strategies based on technical/fundamental analysis and in-depth risk management. Please sign up here to be notified when these tools become available.
Technical Analysis: Technical Analysis, as related to financial markets, is a science of forecasting future prices based on present and past price actions. Technical indicators are designed to evaluate the current state of a stock in terms of direction: bearish (price is in a downtrend), bullish (price is in an uptrend) and neutral (neither bullish nor bearish). Bullish Technical Analysis Screens, recalculated daily after the market close, are designed to signal a possible uptrend in the price of a stock. A bullish signal does not necessarily mean that an uptrend is inevitable, and our advice is to not use technical indicators as a sole guide for your investment but rather as a supplement to a more comprehensive investment strategy.
Implied Volatility: Implied volatility measures market's expectation of the magnitude of future price moves. High volatility means that traders expect large future price moves, and conversely, low volatility means that traders expect the price of a stock to remain relatively unchanged. Implied Volatility Screens, recalculated daily after the market close, use a volatility calculation very similar to that of VIX (trademark of CBOE) and represent market's expectation of future stock volatility in the next 30 days. Our advice is to not use volatility as a sole guide for your investment decisions but rather as a supplement to a more comprehensive investment strategy.
Investment Ideas: The daily screens at WhatIfOptions.com is a good starting point for new investment ideas or validating investment ideas you've already implemented. We feature screens for technical and fundamental analysis, option volume and volatility as well as earnings, dividends and splits schedules.