In this tutorial, I want to discuss how to simulate short stock using options. There are a lot of stocks that you can just short outright, but there are also several reasons why you may want to use options to short the stock instead of just using stock outright.

In this video, we’ll show you how to roll a Short Call Vertical Spread from one expiration cycle to the next.

The Covered Call is a great strategy to trade in periods of High Implied Volatility. Since this strategy requires a relatively large amount of capital, they typically need to be traded in larger accounts.

In this video, we will walk you through how to:
1. Evaluate Implied Volatility
2. Find an underlying symbol to trade
3. Locate the correct strikes to trade
4. Analyze the trade
5. Place the trade

The Long Call is a strategy to trade in periods of Low Implied Volatility. Since they require a relatively small amount of capital, they can be traded in virtually any size account.

In this video, we will walk you through how to:
1. Evaluate Implied Volatility
2. Find an underlying symbol to trade
3. Locate the correct strikes to trade
4. Analyze the trade
5. Place the trade

The Long Put Vertical is a great strategy to trade in periods of Low Implied Volatility. Since they require a relatively small amount of capital, they can be traded in virtually any size account.

In this video, we will walk you through how to:
1. Evaluate Implied Volatility
2. Find an underlying symbol to trade
3. Locate the correct strikes to trade
4. Analyze the trade
5. Place the trade

The Long Stock is not one of the core strategies that we trade at NavigationTrading.

In this video we will explain why buying long stock on its own is not a worthwhile strategy. Long stock requires significant capital for minimal gains for a 50/50 bet.

The Long Call Vertical is a great strategy to trade in periods of Low Implied Volatility. Since they require a relatively small amount of capital, they can be traded in virtually any size account.

In this video, we will walk you through how to:
1. Evaluate Implied Volatility
2. Find an underlying symbol to trade
3. Locate the correct strikes to trade
4. Analyze the trade
5. Place the trade
6. Close the trade

The Short Call Vertical is a great strategy to trade in periods of High Implied Volatility. Since they require a relatively small amount of capital, they can be traded in virtually any size account.

In this video, we will walk you through how to:
1. Evaluate Implied Volatility
2. Find an underlying symbol to trade
3. Locate the correct strikes to trade
4. Analyze the trade
5. Place the trade

In this video we will show you five different strategies to buy stocks (or an alternative using options) and explain the advantages and disadvantages of each one.

1. Long Stock
2. Long Call
3. Long Call Vertical
4. Short Put
5. Short Put Vertical

The Short Naked Call is a great strategy to trade in periods of High Implied Volatility, when your assumption is Neutral to Lower.

In this video, we will walk you through how to:
1. Evaluate Implied Volatility
2. Find an underlying symbol to trade
3. Locate the correct strikes to trade
4. Analyze the trade
5. Place the trade