Category: Tutorials
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Unusual options activity (with step-by-step guide)
Option Samurai has two predefined scans that help you find unusual options volume across the entire market. These scans help you see what the 'smart money' in Wall St. is trading. There are many...
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Dividend Yield on Strike - $KO trade
'Values on strikes' are unique measures we created to help you find trades that take into account the underlying fundamental or technical situation at different strikes. Since options are contracts...
How to use the Options' Center of Mass report to sharpen your trading edge
9 min read
Options players are considered a sophisticated group of market participants. Every day, millions of different options are traded on thousands of stocks. The nominal value of those options exceeds...
The Wheel Options Strategy: Your Comprehensive Guide to Steady Income Generation
Options traders, from beginners to seasoned veterans, seek a methodical approach that delivers consistent income while managing risk. This is where the Wheel Strategy, which involves selling puts against stocks, truly shines.
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What is Expected Value and 3 ways to use it
In the realm of trading strategies, Expected Value (EV) is a statistical measure that seeks to predict the potential profitability of a particular strategy, given certain market conditions. By...
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Trading Leap options - Part 1
Options have inherited strengths compared with vanilla stock positions, and it's important to play to those strengths and try to minimize exposure to the weaknesses. This is the first part of a...
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Volatility Skew Rank - Part 1
5 min read
This will be the first in a series of articles that dive into the advanced applications of implied volatility. You can read the first series of articles about IV in the implied volatility category...
Using the Stock Valuation Excel Template - Step-by-Step guide
8 min read
With the addition of the Excel integration to the Samurai platform, we can now create advanced tools in Excel and increase our edge while trading. For example, we have shown in our Blog and Video...
Trading Options on Over-Extended Stocks - Webinar Recording 💻
1 min read
During the Synergy Traders #39 event, we presented how you could profit from trading over-extended stocks with options. We showed example trades, backtests and showed how you could use Samurai to...
Stock Valuation Model (+Automatic excel import of stock data)
8 min read
What is Stock Valuation?
Stock valuation is the process of estimating the intrinsic value of a stock.
The stock valuation model is a simple model that helps you determine a company's intrinsic...