These important strategy adjustments are designed to promote safer, more successful weekly options trading.

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The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) is showing greater volatility after nearly a year of mild behavior.

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With April 15 coming, investors should consider whether to trade options through their Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA). Many brokers allow it.

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Technical indicators suggest the S&P 500 Index rally is weak as the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) has not hit new lows.

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Option credit spreads, or vertical spreads, are best initiated about two weeks before expiration to earn the most time premium.

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New option investors often see their great leverage and make the same mistakes time and again. I’ve been trading and analyzing options since the early-1990s and at BigTrends.com we’ve been educating and providing specific trade recommendations since 1999. So we’ve seen it all, and have learned the most common mistakes traders make and the best ways…

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Weekly options, or weeklys, offer options traders a number of advantages, including increased flexibility.

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