Alert Blueprints — April 2026: Every Alert, Winners & Misses
Every Pure Power Picks options alert from April 2026, broken down honestly. 13 alerts, an 85% win rate, 11 winners and 2 misses, plus the real drawdown on every trade.
Options Trading for Income: Covered Calls, Spreads & Cash Flow
Options trading for income means selling premium to generate consistent cash flow from stocks and capital you already control. Learn how covered calls, cash-secured puts, and credit spreads create repeatable income while keeping risk defined.
Motley Fool Review (2026): Is It Worth It for Options Traders?
Motley Fool earns a 3/5 in our review as a solid long-term stock advisory service with curated picks and strong educational content. But it lacks dedicated options trading tools like chains, Greeks, and strategy modeling.
Animals of Wall Street: A Field Guide to Every Market Creature
Wall Street has a zoo. Spend a day on a trading desk and you’ll hear about bulls charging, bears swiping, whales splashing, sharks circling, and[…] More
How to Read an Options Chain (Column-by-Column Walkthrough)
An options chain is your tactical map for trading volatile events like CPI day. This visual walkthrough breaks down every column and shows you exactly how to read the SPY chain before the print hits.
Stocks To Watch – 6/29/2026
This week’s stocks to watch for June 29, 2026 include NFLX, BABA, WEN, AAPL, ABT, and GEO. Get key support and resistance levels, price targets, and full technical analysis for each setup.
Wash Sale Rule for Options: How It Works and How to Avoid It
The wash sale rule applies fully to options contracts, and in 2026 it remains one of the costliest tax traps active traders face. Here’s exactly how it works, the trade patterns that trigger a disallowance, and how to stay in your thesis without losing your loss deduction.
Options Assignment Risk: Triggers, Math, and How to Avoid Early Assignment
SpaceX IPO frenzy is spiking borrow rates on space-adjacent tickers, making early assignment risk on short calls the highest we’ve seen in months. Here’s exactly when assignment hits, how to calculate the risk, and the 5-step plan to run if you wake up assigned.
Day Trading for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Starter Guide
Starting day trading on a Fed decision day puts beginners in the deep end immediately. Here’s the 5-step framework to protect capital, size down, and turn the 2pm chop into a learning lab instead of a blown account.
What Happens When Options Expire? A Complete Guide
When options expire, three outcomes are possible: they expire worthless, get automatically exercised, or are closed before expiration. With NVIDIA surging amid today’s market rebound, understanding expiration mechanics separates profitable traders from those caught off guard.