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Wed, Feb 18th, 2026

Gavin McMaster

Wed, Feb 18th, 2026

Gavin McMaster

Gavin McMaster

Gavin McMaster has a Masters in Applied Finance and Investment. He specializes in income trading using options, is very conservative in his style and believes patience in waiting for the best setups is the key to successful trading. He has been trading options since 2004 and teaching traders since 2010. Follow him on Twitter at @OptiontradinIQ

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3 Option Ideas to Consider this Wednesday for Income and Growth

Today, we are using some moving average filters to find bullish stocks and then looking at a couple of different trade ideas.

NVDA : 187.84 (+1.55%)
NKE : 65.58 (+1.17%)
DAL : 70.66 (-0.27%)
Adobe Systems Bear Put Spread Could Return 163% in this Down Move

Adobe Systems stock was a bearish candidate that came up on one of my screeners for being rated a 100% Sell with a Strengthening short term outlook on maintaining the current direction.

ADBE : 261.12 (+0.26%)
Option Volatility And Earnings Report For February 16 - 20

Earnings season is starting to slow down now, which may come as a welcome relief for some. However, we do still have some important companies due to report with Walmart, Alibaba, Newmont Mining, Medtronic,...

BABA : 156.09 (+0.42%)
MSTR : 125.10 (-2.77%)
DKNG : 23.33 (+3.28%)
CVX : 182.81 (+1.25%)
AI : 10.64 (+2.31%)
DASH : 172.98 (+6.55%)
OXY : 47.23 (+2.81%)
NCLH : 24.29 (+0.79%)
NEM : 124.66 (+1.92%)
UPS : 115.96 (+0.39%)
MDT : 97.81 (+1.45%)
WMT : 126.08 (-2.15%)
AI Disruption Fear, FOMC Minutes and Other Key Things to Watch this Week

Markets enter a holiday-shortened week as AI disruption fears that initially pressured software stocks have spread dramatically to wealth management, commercial real estate firms, and logistics companies....

BABA : 156.09 (+0.42%)
OXY : 47.23 (+2.81%)
NEM : 124.66 (+1.92%)
CVNA : 361.85 (+3.11%)
MDT : 97.81 (+1.45%)
VALE : 15.95 (+0.31%)
DASH : 172.98 (+6.55%)
WMT : 126.08 (-2.15%)
PANW : 152.39 (-6.80%)
OXY Earnings Play: Using Puts to Get Paid While You Wait

Selling put options before a company's earnings announcement can be a valid strategy for options traders seeking to capitalize on higher than normal volatility.

OXY : 47.23 (+2.81%)
DAL : 70.66 (-0.27%)
Long Call Butterfly Trade Ideas for February 11th

Let’s take a look at Barchart’s Long Call Butterfly Screener for February 11th:

NVDA : 187.84 (+1.55%)
GOOG : 303.23 (+0.14%)
TSLA : 411.05 (+0.10%)
AMD : 199.10 (-1.96%)
WMT : 126.08 (-2.15%)
PLTR : 136.01 (+2.25%)
These Low IV Stocks May Be Setting Up for an Explosive Move

Market volatility has dropped since the recent correction, but with plenty of items on the news front, we could see a volatility spike at any point. That could mean it’s a good time to look for stock...

AAPL : 263.88 (+0.35%)
IBKR : 75.02 (+2.36%)
TSLA : 411.05 (+0.10%)
BAC : 53.24 (+0.95%)
COP : 110.08 (+1.98%)
WFC : 88.46 (+1.21%)
KMI : 32.19 (+0.19%)
WBD : 28.62 (-0.45%)
SCHW : 95.71 (+2.83%)
BMY : 59.44 (-1.51%)
Option Volatility And Earnings Report For February 9 - 13

It’s another big week of earnings with a lot of important companies due to report. This week we have Robinhood Markets, Coinbase, Cisco Systems, Applovin, Shopify, Arista Networks, Cloudflare, Spotify,...

APP : 403.16 (+7.12%)
ANET : 139.92 (-1.87%)
CSCO : 77.85 (+1.30%)
SPOT : 477.56 (+3.18%)
ABNB : 124.30 (+0.06%)
LUV : 54.34 (+0.15%)
COIN : 164.60 (-0.86%)
MCD : 326.12 (-0.46%)
SHOP : 123.03 (+8.36%)
CHWY : 24.00 (+0.84%)
COF : 210.02 (+1.59%)
NET : 191.83 (-0.96%)
Inflation, Earnings and Other Key Things to Watch this Week

Markets face a critical week featuring an unusual mid-week jobs report Wednesday at 8:30am alongside Friday's January CPI data, creating a compressed economic data schedule that will test whether recent...

APP : 403.16 (+7.12%)
ANET : 139.92 (-1.87%)
CSCO : 77.85 (+1.30%)
KO : 79.06 (-0.63%)
SPOT : 477.56 (+3.18%)
F : 13.86 (-1.91%)
AEM : 220.68 (+3.63%)
ABNB : 124.30 (+0.06%)
COIN : 164.60 (-0.86%)
MCD : 326.12 (-0.46%)
SHOP : 123.03 (+8.36%)
GILD : 152.78 (-1.60%)
Bearish Outlook? Try These 2 Bear Call Spread Trades on Thursday

With the market taking a bearish turn today, it’s a great time to look at some bearish options trades. In this article, we'll show you two bear call spread trades you can make this Thursday.

ORCL : 156.07 (+1.36%)
ARM : 127.19 (+0.24%)

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