A repository of research articles and a glossary of Options trading terms.
A detailed step by guide that shows you how to find, execute and manage your Unusual Options Activity trades
In this article you will learn how to manage risk by setting your stop loss on the Option contract directly
This is a list of Options trade setups that are generated based on MR, MO & UOA criteria. The list is updated weekly
This is a simple guide that will help you understand and make the best use of the Options Watchlist.
This is a simple guide that will show you how to "Buy to open" & "Sell to close" options on the Thinkorswim platform.
Here are three ways that you can go about setting stops on your Options trades and all three methods work well whether you are day trading or swing trading.
A simple step by step guide that shows you how to access the Thinkorswim Options chain on desktop and mobile devices
A simple guide that explains the terms that you normally see in the Thinkorswim options chain
This breaks down all the terms that you usually see in the UOA data and tells you what they mean
In this video lesson you will learn how to identify, execute and manage unusual options activity trades
A definition & example of a Call Sweep
A Definition & Example of an Option Sweep
A list of the Best Option Screeners available
A brief guide on how to find Option Sweeps
Just a complete definition of the term DTE
A look at how you can use Order Flow to read and analyze Unusual Options Activity
The definition and an example of the "Golden Sweep"
A look at the cost of Unusual Options Activity
An explanation of the difference between Block trades & Sweeps
A look at what it means when a Call Sweep goes off near the "ask"
Looking at the usefulness of Options flow
Definition & Example
Definition
Definition & example
A look at a recent Unusual Options trade in Snap Chat and how it played out.
Description & example
Description & Example
Meaning & Example
Unusual Options Activity Case Study: Oracle Corp (ORCL)
A look at a recent UOA trade in Twitter Inc (TWTR) and how it played out.
Option Conversion method definition
Covered Call definition & example
This article tells you how to find and understand all the elements in the TD Ameritrade Thinkorswim Options Chain
A definition and example of a Covered Straddle trade
Covered Write Definition & Example
Credit Spread Definition & Example
Crossed Sale Definition & Example
Debit Spread Definition & Example
Deep In The Money Definition & Example
Options Delivery Definition & Example
Delta Neutral Definition & Example
Delta Definition
Diagonal Spread Definition & Example
European Style Option Definition
Options Exercise Definition
Options Exercise Price
Exercise Settlement Value Definition
Implied Volatility Definition
In The Money Options Definition & Example
Intrinsic Value Definition
Iron Butterfly Definition
Implied Volatility Gapper definition
Iron Condor definition
Definition of legging
Explanation of the maximum pain theory
Definition of Moneyness
Out Of The Money Options definition
Parity definition
Options Ratio definition
Ratio Backspread definition
Ratio Spread Definition
Statistical Volatility definition
Time Value definition