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Options Trader
Basic Strategies for Big Profits in Any Market
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Cabot Options Trader
Week of November 18, 2024
Not surprisingly the post-election market wiggles continued last week as many stocks and sectors continued to show strength, while others got hit hard. By week’s end the three leading indexes had all lost ground as the S&P 500 fell 2.3%, the Dow declined by 1.7%, and the Nasdaq lost 3.65%.

November 18, 2024
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Jacob Mintz
Cabot Options Trader
Week of November 11, 2024
The election results and Federal Reserve rate cut were seemingly just what the market was looking for as the S&P 500 rallied 4.7% last week, the Dow added 4.65% and the Nasdaq gained 5.4%.
November 15, 2024
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Jacob Mintz
Cabot Options Trader
Week of November 4, 2024
Before I dive into my election preview, I first wanted to address Palantir (PLTR) earnings as the company will report its quarterly results today after the close.
November 4, 2024
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Jacob Mintz
Cabot Options Trader
Week of October 28, 2024
Ahead of a monster week of economic data and earnings releases the S&P 500 fell 0.85%, the Dow lost 2.6%, and the Nasdaq gained 0.4%
October 28, 2024
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Jacob Mintz
Cabot Options Trader
Week of October 21, 2024
Another week, another all-time high for the S&P 500 and Dow, while the Nasdaq is slowly creeping towards its previous highs. By week’s end the S&P 500 had gained 0.6%, the Dow had rallied 1%, and the Nasdaq had risen marginally.
October 21, 2024
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Jacob Mintz
Cabot Options Trader
Week of October 14, 2024
It was yet another strong week for the market and countless stocks, many of which are breaking out to new highs. At some point the market may cool off, but for now at least, I’m not seeing any truly worrying signs. And in fact, the S&P 500 closed at a new record high as the index gained 1.44% on the week, while the Dow added 1.56%, and the Nasdaq rallied 1.63%.
October 18, 2024
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Jacob Mintz
Cabot Options Trader
Week of October 7, 2024
Despite plenty to worry about in the market including the rising tensions in the Middle East and the short-lived port strike, impressively the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq all rose marginally last week.
October 7, 2024
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Jacob Mintz
Cabot Options Trader
Week of September 30, 2024
It was a mostly quiet week for the market, which isn’t terribly surprising as traders have moved past the Federal Reserve event and inch towards the election. By week’s end the S&P 500 had gained 0.4%, the Dow had rallied 0.5% and the Nasdaq had fallen 0.55%.

September 30, 2024
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Jacob Mintz
Cabot Options Trader
Week of September 23, 2024
As I noted last week, because of family travel this Monday’s update is focused on our open positions. Let’s dive in …
September 23, 2024
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Jacob Mintz
Cabot Options Trader
Week of September 16, 2024
The market bounced back very nicely from the previous week’s losses, ahead of the big Federal Reserve announcement this week. By week’s end the S&P 500 had rallied 3.2%, the Dow added 1.9%, and the Nasdaq rebounded 4.9%.
September 16, 2024
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Jacob Mintz
Cabot Options Trader
Week of September 9, 2024
Led by an awful week for the Semiconductors (down 11%), the S&P 500 fell 3.62% last week, while the Dow lost 2.42%, and the Nasdaq dropped another 5.5%.
September 9, 2024
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Jacob Mintz
Cabot Options Trader
Week of September 3, 2024
Ahead of the long weekend, and the unofficial end of summer for the trading community, it was a mostly quiet and mixed week as the S&P 500 was unchanged, the Dow gained 0.9%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.7%.
September 4, 2024
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Jacob Mintz
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Options Strategy
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Options Terminology
Options trading has its own vernacular. To know how to do it, you need to know what every options term means. Here are some of the basics.
January 21, 2022
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Top Options Strategies
Want to know how the big institutional investors use options? Here is an example of how one trader spent $132 million on three technology stocks.
July 11, 2018
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On the Value of Evaluating Your Trades
A subscriber recently asked me if I keep a journal of my trades. Many traders keep journals so they can look back at their trades and evaluate what they did right and what they did wrong.
May 15, 2017
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Using Options to Hedge a Portfolio
Using Options to Hedge a Portfolio


A few Cabot Options Trader subscribers have asked me about ways to protect gains in their portfolios, so I thought I would write to everyone with a couple of strategies using options to hedge your portfolio.

April 5, 2016
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Guide to Executing Cabot Options Trader Strategies
This guide will help you execute the options strategies recommended in Cabot Options Trader.
January 1, 2016
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Guide to Options Trading
Guide to Options Trading
March 7, 2014
Options Education
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LEAPs
December 9, 2020
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Options Education – Long Straddle
Worried about another market correction? This bit of options education should help you learn how to hedge your portfolio using puts.
October 10, 2019
Cabot Options Trader
Options Education – How to Choose Which Call to Sell When Executing a Buy-Write/Covered Call
Options education is one of my main goals for Cabot Options Trader subscribers. And here are three important lessons I’ve been telling people lately.
July 11, 2019
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Options Education: How to Choose an Expiration and Strike to Buy
Options education is one of my main goals for Cabot Options Trader subscribers. And here are three important lessons I’ve been telling people lately.
July 9, 2019
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VIDEO: How to Get Bullish or Bearish Exposure to Boeing (BA) with Options
In the wake of the second Boeing 737 plane crash Boeing stock, symbol BA, has become extremely volatile and of interest to Cabot Options Traders.
March 14, 2019
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Jacob Mintz
Cabot Options Trader
Time Decay at Holidays
All options are a wasting asset whose time value erodes to zero by expiration. This erosion is known as time decay.
January 16, 2019
Cabot Options Trader
Protective Puts
A protective put is used when a trader is bullish on a stock he is buying or already owns, but is wary of the stock’s short-term future. It is used as a means to protect unrealized gains, while giving the trader continued upside potential.
December 6, 2018
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Combining Cabot Options Trader and Cabot Growth Investor
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August 9, 2018
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Short Volatility Trades - Part Two
In mid-February I sent an Options Education article highlighting a trade Cabot Options Trader Pro subscribers had just executed. To refresh, this was in the midst of a steep market decline and the VIX was exploding higher.
April 23, 2018
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How to Play Earnings with Options
Below is an article I wrote a couple years ago in response to a subscribers’ question regarding options and option volatility around earnings.
April 12, 2018
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Position Management
I’ve received a ton of great emails from subscribers over the last couple of days about huge profits this year. I’m thrilled that you are making lots of money. That said, while it’s great that we are making good money, we must remember the risks as well.
March 14, 2018
Cabot Options Trader
Three Great Questions
The S&P 500 is down 0.5% this morning, though well off the overnight lows (lower by 1.25%) following news that Gary Cohn, President Trump’s top economic advisor, is leaving his position. As the market has heated up, I’ve received many great questions from subscribers.
March 7, 2018
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