Everyone analyzes a stock’s price action and fundamentals, but incorporating sentiment analysis is a very important step to successful overall trading. Whether it is option activity or anecdotal sentiment, there are keys to trading ETFs that can significantly help your trading. A special emphasis will also be placed on Schaeffer’s new “Volatility Scorecard,” a proprietary ranking system which analyzes various ETFs based on their relative attractiveness for options traders considering naked calls, puts, or straddles.

 

Ryan Detrick, CMT, is the Senior Technical Strategist at Schaeffer’s Investment Research, with over a decade of experience in financial services and investments. His areas of expertise include short-term trading, with an eye toward timely technical- and sentiment-based opportunities, and advanced options trading strategies. He is a frequent guest on CNBC and Fox Business, and has been quoted by various print publications, including Bloomberg, Reuters, and Financial Times.