An investor would sell a put option if their outlook on the underlying was bullish and would sell a call option if their outlook on a specific asset was bearish.

Investors in Five Below Inc (Symbol: FIVE) saw new options begin trading today, for the June 2025 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is ...

Here are some of the best stocks for options trading now. Find out which stocks are experiencing some of the highest trading volume among options traders.

I discussed a possible Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY) dividend raise next month in my Dec. 23, 2025, Barchart article. I ...

What is a call option, anyway? A call option gives the buyer the right but not the obligation to purchase an asset (in this case, Bitcoin) at a predetermined price before a specific date. If the ...

Explore the benefits of strip options: a market-neutral, bearish strategy with profit potential in both upward and downward ...

Options give you the ability to overlay a short-term investing strategy on top of a stock. If the stock does what you expect it to do, you could turbocharge your gains or even generate what feels like ...

The U.S. stock market is amazingly overvalued long term, with the Total Equity Market Cap to GDP ratio sitting at a record 215%. Put/call ratios indicate extreme bullishness (fully invested portfolios ...