Archive: Cabot Options Trader

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Week of January 21, 2025

The market rose nicely last week as the bond market worries eased. By week’s end the S&P 500 and Nasdaq had rallied 2.9%, and the Dow had gained 3.8%.

January 21, 2025

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Week of January 13, 2025

Interest rate worries continued to weigh on the market last week as the S&P 500 lost 1.6%, the Dow fell 1.5%, and the Nasdaq declined by 2.3%. This week will have plenty of market-moving events, including the start of earnings season, so expect continued volatility.

January 13, 2025

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Week of January 6, 2025

With the calendar flipping to 2025 and the long holiday weeks/weekends behind us, most traders will be back at their desks starting today. Let the fun begin!

January 6, 2025

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Week of December 30, 2024

This week and next week’s Monday morning Week in Review will be focused on position updates so that I can spend the last two weekends of the year with my family. Then starting the week of January 6^th, it’s back to full blast for the Cabot Options Trader and Cabot Options Trader Pro service.

December 30, 2024

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Week of December 23, 2024

The breadth worries that had so many traders on edge finally reared their ugly head and took a bite out of the market as the indexes took a big hit on Wednesday. By week’s end things had improved a touch, but still the S&P 500 fell 2.45%, the Dow lost 2.54%, and the Nasdaq declined by 2.71% last week.

December 23, 2024

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Week of December 16, 2024

For the second straight week the leading indexes went in vastly different directions as the S&P 500 fell 0.6%, the Dow lost 1.9%, and the Nasdaq gained 1%.

December 16, 2024

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Week of December 9, 2024

It was another interesting week for the market as the Nasdaq rallied 3.3%, while the S&P 500 added 1% and the Dow fell 0.6%. That is quite the performance difference between the Nasdaq and Dow!

December 9, 2024

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Week of December 2, 2024

The holiday-shortened week yielded more gains for the leading indexes as traders ready themselves for the close of 2024. Here is how our positions performed last week.

December 2, 2024

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Week of November 25, 2024

Despite some early morning sell-offs nearly every day last week, the bulls stepped up each time, and by week’s end the S&P 500 had gained 1.6%, the Dow had rallied 2%, and the Nasdaq had added 1.55%.

November 27, 2024

Jacob Mintz

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

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

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

Jacob Mintz

Recent Alerts

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call MRVL

January 17, 2025

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call MRVL

January 15, 2025

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call HOOD

January 15, 2025

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call ORCL

January 15, 2025

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call WMT

December 30, 2024

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call MSOS

December 30, 2024

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call SOFI

December 20, 2024

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call JETS

December 5, 2024

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call U

November 12, 2024

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call LYFT

October 31, 2024

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call SMR

October 29, 2024

Jacob Mintz

Cabot Options Trader

Buy Call GLW

October 11, 2024

Jacob Mintz

Options Strategy

Cabot Options Trader

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

Cabot Options Trader

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

Cabot Options Trader

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

Cabot Options Trader

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

Cabot Options Trader

Guide to Executing Cabot Options Trader Strategies

This guide will help you execute the options strategies recommended in Cabot Options Trader.

January 1, 2016

Cabot Options Trader

Guide to Options Trading

March 7, 2014

Options Education

Cabot Options Trader

LEAPs

December 9, 2020

Cabot Options Trader

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

Cabot Options Trader

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

Cabot Options Trader

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

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

Cabot Options Trader

Combining Cabot Options Trader and Cabot Growth Investor

August 9, 2018

Cabot Options Trader

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

Cabot Options Trader

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

Cabot Options Trader

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