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OPTIONS, TOOLS, TRADING

Danielle Shay

VP of Options,

Simpler Trading

  • Market Analyst, Trader, and Expert Commentator
  • Contributing Author: John Carter's Mastering the Trade
  • Frequent CNBC Guest on Trading Nation

About Danielle

Danielle Shay is a market analyst, trader, and the VP of options at Simpler Trading. She is an expert commentator on CNBC's Trading Nation, Fox News, Fox Business, Yahoo! Finance, Cheddar, Stockcharts.com and more. Ms. Shay is also a contributing author in John Carter's 3rd edition of Mastering the Trade. Her focus is on trend-following and directional strategies via options trading, though she covers stocks and ETFs as well. As a former teacher, Ms. Shay's goal is to help traders grasp the basics that make trading simpler-no matter their skill level. Her motto is, "If I can do it, you can do it!."

Danielle's Articles

September is here, and its entrance is dashing hopes that September seasonality came early, states Danielle Shay of Fivestartrader.com.
Sometimes, the indexes are chopping around and seem to be doing a whole lot of nothing, states Danielle Shay of Fivestartrader.com.
Delta Airlines is struggling to recover from last week’s Crowdstrike outage, and I’m betting that this event will impact the stock for longer than most anticipate, states Danielle Shay of Fivestartrader.com.
In today’s video, I explore current short-term trading opportunities and top long-term stock picks, including NVDA, AVGO, AMD, MSFT, NFLX, and more, states Danielle Shay of Fivestartrader.com.

Danielle's Videos

Earnings season has many opportunities if you know where to look. I use a statistically backed, strategic approach to identify trading setups surrounding earnings season. And right now, is precisely the moment in time you want to be on the lookout. Why? We are in the Hot Zone: the distinct moment pre-earnings when you must jump on these moves. Options traders take note and join me to learn how to find stocks in the Hot Zone.

Every earnings season provides opportunity in the options market via directional trades pre-earnings, over earnings, and post-earnings. Join Danielle to learn how you can use a time-tested pattern and statistical edge to trade earnings season.
During this presentation, Danielle Shay will cover her tried and true methods she uses to grow her options accounts. She'll talk about identifying high probability trades, tips and tricks for small account trading, how to use low-risk, high-reward in your favor, and her 7-step checklist for growing accounts. If you've been wondering how to grow your account using options trading, this is the presentation for you!
Do you know how to identify directional breakouts—and get in them—before they take off? Join Danielle Shay as she teaches you her favorite directional, momentum setup that she uses in all her options and futures trading. Find out exactly how she identifies big moves, and trades them in the options market. She will walk through three different ways to trade this setup using calls, spreads, and butterflies with live charts and examples. In options trading, success starts first with finding a high-probability setup—and then, trading it with an effective options strategy.

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