Jacob Mintz is a professional options trader and editor of Cabot Options Trader. Using his proprietary options scans, Jacob creates and manages positions in equities based on unusual option activity and risk/reward.
Jacob developed his proprietary system during his years as an options market maker on the floor of the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, where he ran several trading crowds for nearly 10 years.
After a successful career on the trading floor Jacob was tasked with setting up a trading desk at a top-tier options trading company, trading against the most sophisticated hedge funds and institutions in the world.
Today Jacob trades for himself, coaches and teaches about options trading, and runs our Cabot Options Trader and Cabot Options Trader Pro advisories. Jacob lives in North Carolina with his wife and two kids who keep him very busy with their sports and social calendars.
With June expiration coming next Friday, June 18, the Cabot Profit Booster portfolio is in great shape as all four of our existing positions are either at the strike price that we sold (RRC) or well above it (FNKO, IGT, PGNY).
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On Friday our five May covered call positions expired.
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Despite the market coming under pressure in the last several weeks, the Cabot Profit Booster portfolio continues to perform spectacularly!
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Iron condors are a low-risk, yield-creating options strategy that can reliably net a quick profit. Here's how to execute an iron condor trade.
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My most successful strategy throughout my 20-year options trading career has been using my unusual option activity scanner. Here’s how it works.
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While some sectors of the market look tired (growth), other sectors and stocks (retail, materials, financials, energy) continue to make new highs and/or come alive. Fortunately, the Cabot Profit Booster portfolio has avoided the hyper-growth stocks that are under pressure, and is positioned in stocks are...
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April 30, 2021
JPC - 4/30/21 - Bearish Diagonal: Buy the Nasdaq ETF (QQQ) September 335 Put (exp. 9/17) and Sell the June 310 Put (exp. 6/18) $14.50...
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Not to sound like a broken record, but day-to-day sector rotation continues to be the story of the last week of trading, and almost all of 2021. The good news is that this is a fine situation for the Cabot Profit Booster portfolio we...
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April was another strong month for the Cabot Profit Booster portfolio as we locked in gains ranging from 3.7% to 7.9% on our six positions. Here is the breakdown of each position:
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Friday afternoon several of the April covered calls that we sold expired worthless, leaving us with “uncovered” stock positions.
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The expiration of our April covered calls is tomorrow, and our positions are working very well, though several are now trading below the strike price of our covered call options.
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