Gain a solid foundation on the fundamentals of options and learn just what they are, the two types of options, the pricing of options, and some basic trading strategies.
Education
Learn a New ETF Trading Strategy with Avg Gains > 9%
Recently, we completed research that details a new way to incorporate ConnorsRSI into your ETF Trading to increase both your average gain per trade and win rate. This strategy seeks to identify historically high-probability ETF trading setups by precisely defining when ConnorsRSI is oversold. It only signals a buy when there is both a high… [Read More]
TradingMarkets Trend Following Summit 2014
Join Larry Connors for TradingMarkets 1st Trend Following Summit Learn How To Capture Major Long-Term Trends on Both the Long Side and Short Side Large institutional investors tend to find most of their success by investing in Blue Chip stocks that lead to low volatility and consistent returns. Investing in brand name companies like Visa,… [Read More]
Compare ConnorsRSI to RSI2
By now you’ve probably heard of ConnorsRSI, a composite indicator that we developed recently. If not, you can download a free guidebook on the topic here: An Introduction to ConnorsRSI. Learn everything about ConnorsRSI with our introductory guidebook – including formula & trading strategies. You may also know that we’ve been methodically replacing the 2-period… [Read More]
TradingMarkets 5 Best Trading Series of 2013
In 2013, we provided a variety of education on a variety of topics for our Research Newsletter subscribers … here are our top 5 Connors Research Education Series: How to Build a Trading Strategy – 6 Part Series: Join Senior Researcher Matt Radtke for an article series designed to teach you a systematic, step-by-step process… [Read More]
10 Considerations When Selecting an Online Broker
Whether you’re opening a new trading account or are just curious about what other brokers may provide, it’s always a good idea to take these core considerations into account when selecting an online broker.
New Research on Trading Stocks and Options with Moving Averages from Connors Research
In 2004, when Larry Connors & Connors Research published How Markets Really Work, they started with the proposition to always look at the data in order to develop unique insights into price behavior rather than blindly follow widely accepted “truths”. It is with that same discipline that they undertook their most recent investigation into the… [Read More]
How to Trade Options Using Intraday ConnorsRSI
When we trade stocks, we make money when we correctly predict the direction that the stock is going to move. When we trade options, we need to be directionally correct within a specified timeframe. In other words, we need the underlying stock to move in the right direction between now and the expiration of the… [Read More]
Read an Excerpt from Bollinger Bands® Trading Strategies That Work
Bollinger Bands are a technical analysis tool and volatility indicator developed by John Bollinger in the 1980s that measures deviations in price relative to previous trades. There are bands that are positioned above and below a moving average. When volatility increases, the bands widen and when the volatility decreases, the bands become narrower. Read the… [Read More]
4 Keys to Understanding the Basis of Successful Swing Trading
Beyond the benefits of flexibility and maneuverability, swing trading is advantageous because it allows you to trade the market regardless of whether it’s up, down, or even sideways. The TradingMarkets Swing Trading College is a comprehensive training program designed to teach you the core competencies involved with high-probability swing trading, and to provide you with… [Read More]