Forget Picking a Direction. Do This Instead.

In Today's Masters in Trading: Live

In Today’s Masters in Trading: Live LIVE: Forget Picking a Direction. Do This Instead. Most traders think there’s only one way to win in this market. They pick a direction and hope they’re right. But that’s only half the game. The biggest opportunities — especially in volatile markets like this — don’t come from being right on direction. They come from being right on movement. That’s exactly what we’re kicking off today. I’m out this week, but I didn’t want to leave you empty-handed. So we put together something special: Five days. Five lessons. Recommended Link 10,000+ people unlocked Eric Fry’s $10 Trillion Market Shock Profit Playbook. You can too. On March 18th, Futurist Eric Fry went public with a full “Sell This, Buy That” roadmap — including 7 companies to sell and 15 stocks that could soar. Eric says this intelligence is critical for surviving and profiting from the $10 Trillion Market Shock set to begin on April 24th. Watch FutureProof 2026 and get all of this FREE before it’s gone… We’re breaking down the core strategies we use every single day inside Masters in Trading — the ones built for environments just like this. Straddles & Strangles Skew Expected Move Gamma Scalping Earnings Trades And today, we’re starting with one of the most important concepts you can learn as a trader: How to profit without picking a direction. Here’s the idea… A straddle is one trade — you’re buying the at-the-money call and the at-the-money put. You don’t care if the stock goes up or down. You only need it to move. A strangle is the “lower-cost” version of the same trade. You’re buying out-of-the-money options on both sides cheaply and with more leverage. But now you need an even bigger move to win. The real edge isn’t just knowing how these trades work. It’s all about knowing when to use them. That’s all in today’s lesson. In today’s episode of Masters in Trading, I’m breaking down how we use strangles and straddles to maximize our potential gains on any trade regardless of direction. I’ll walk through exactly how strangles and straddles work, when we use them, and some of the key victories community members have locked in using these strategies. Remember, the creative trader wins, Jonathan Rose Founder, Masters in Trading Who is Jonathan Rose? In 1997, Jonathan got his start as a floor trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He traded futures on the Nasdaq and S&P 500 during the dot-com boom and bust. In 2003, he became Director of Trading at a leading proprietary trading firm. His job was to manage the risk for the entire firm… with dozens of traders under his supervision. In 2010, the firm sold to a billion-dollar hedge fund. And Jonathan took a career break to train for the Wisconsin Ironman. After completing the 140-mile triathlon, in 2011, he took his trading career in a new direction. He became a market maker at the world’s largest at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. It’s the world's largest and most influential options exchange. But it wasn’t until 2015 that he found his true passion – teaching regular folks how to trade like the pros at Masters in Trading. Since then, he’s trained more than 100 professional traders and helped thousands of folks learn to trade options like pros. These folks not only get to learn the ropes with Jonathan. They can also follow his trade recommendations in real time. To learn more about joining Jonathan’s thriving community, and becoming the best trader you can be, visit here. 90-Day Trade Hall of Fame Company (Ticker) Portfolio Gain Duration Bristol-Myers Squibb Co Advanced Notice 331% 74 days Fastly Earnings Advantage 300% 31 days BHP Group Ltd. Divergence Trader 189% 17 days Strategic Minerals All Access 139% 34 days Viavi Solutions Earnings Advantage 138% 24 days Note: These trades represent previously closed positions.

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