Explore how to buy option spreads. This approach reduces risk by selling a less expensive option and buying another, aiming for profit while limiting capital outlay.

A bull put spread is an options strategy where you sell a put option at a higher price and buy one at a lower price for the same asset and expiration date. This helps generate income and limits losses ...

A bear spread is an options strategy for mildly bearish investors. It aims to capitalize on moderate declines in an underlying asset's price through put or call spreads.

When traders first start using options, they often employ them either as a way to take a directional view on an asset (buying a call if they expect it to rise or a put if they expect it to fall) or as ...

Calendar spreads are an option trade that involves selling a short-term option and buying a longer-term option with the same strike. Traders can use calls or puts and they can be set up to be neutral, ...

Strategy Inc (MSTR) stock was a bearish candidate that came up on one of my Barchart Stock Screeners that searches for stocks ...

With stocks in bullish mode it’s a good time to run Barchart’s Bull Call Spread Screener. A bull call spread is an options ...

Options are an increasingly popular way for traders to play the market, and it’s no surprise why. Options let you make some big money if you’re right, potentially multiplying your money, perhaps in ...

The Simplify Enhanced Income ETF uses options spreads to generate higher yields, but recent active trading strategies have led to significant losses. Retail investors must distinguish between fixed ...

Overlay Shares implements the strategy through put spreads, pairing each short put with a lower-strike long put to establish ...

Rick Orford walks through an example trade on Nvidia to show how traders can match their preferred outcome with the best options trade.

Microsoft's (MSFT)stock lost 12% on Thursday. It’s now down 22% from its July 2025 all-time high of $555.45. While the ...