David Russell

Options confuse a lot of investors because several factors impact their value. Unlike stocks, they don’t just go up and down based on supply and demand. This post will explain three of the most important concepts you need to get started: time, volatility and intrinsic vs extrinsic value. Options Are All About Time The first […]

Alphabet has pulled back after hitting a new all-time high, and some traders may think it’s oversold.

The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates last week, while signaling it might not cut again soon. How have markets reacted to the news? This article compares two strategies designed to capture a positive response to Wednesday’s move. One uses options on the heavily traded SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY). The other employs CME gold futures, […]

AI stocks are falling as negative headlines mount, but financials and industrials hit new highs.

The Russell 2000 index closed at an at all-time high yesterday as other indexes remained below their peaks.

Did you know Broadcom has risen twice as much as Nvidia so far in 2025?