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Mon, Mar 30th, 2026

Gavin McMaster

Mon, Mar 30th, 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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Bear Call Spread Opportunities for March 30

Stocks continue to come under serious selling pressure as the Iran War rages on and oil prices spike.

NFLX : 92.75 (-0.73%)
NVDA : 164.63 (-1.73%)
AAPL : 245.86 (-1.18%)
TSLA : 352.88 (-2.47%)
AMZN : 200.34 (+0.50%)
PLTR : 137.32 (-4.01%)
CRM : 184.12 (+2.68%)
Iran, Oil Prices and Other Key Things to Watch this Week

Markets enter a huge week as the final days of March bring an explosive convergence of catalysts including Friday's jobs report, Q1 vehicle production and delivery numbers from Tesla (TSLA), Rivian (RIVN),...

TSLA : 352.88 (-2.47%)
RIVN : 14.35 (-2.84%)
NKE : 51.24 (-0.25%)
This Dell Technologies Option Strategy with Bullish Tilt Is Geared for Upside Gains

Dell Technologies (DELL) is holding nicely above rising 21, 50 and 200-day moving averages and is a highly rated stock among many analysts. Today, we are looking at an unbalanced iron condor, with a slightly...

DELL : 163.70 (-4.72%)
Wells Fargo Trade Idea: 7% Discount or 30% Annual Income?

Yesterday, with Wells Fargo (WFC) trading at $79.61, the April put option with a strike price of $75 was trading around $1.47. Traders selling this put would receive $147 in option premium. In return for...

WFC : 76.76 (-0.56%)
This Disney Stock Trade Could Return 187% in Just 2 Months -- Try a Bear Put Spread

Disney (DIS) stock was a bearish candidate that came up on one of my screeners for being rated a 100% Sell and ranking in the Top 1% of all short term signal directions.

DIS : 94.14 (+1.86%)
A High-Probability Iron Condor Trade on Apple Stock with 22% Return Potential

Apple is currently a compelling candidate for an iron condor strategy with the stock being stuck in between the 50 and 200-day moving averages. Apple stock is also showing high implied volatility at 28.62%...

AAPL : 245.86 (-1.18%)
Iran War, Oil Volatility and Other Key Things to Watch This Week

Markets enter an important week dominated by extraordinary uncertainty around the Iran war trajectory following President Trump's late Friday Truth Social post suggesting he is considering "winding down"...

A Short Strangle Trade on This Top Gold Stock Could Net $189 in Just a Few Weeks

Newmont Mining (NEM) is currently showing above average volatility with an IV Percentile of 82% and an IV Rank of 66.15%.

NEM : 102.55 (+0.44%)
AMD : 194.28 (-3.82%)
GOOGL, NVDA, and More: Iron Condor Screener Results for March 18

Let’s take a look at Barchart’s Short Iron Condor Screener for March 18th:

NVDA : 164.63 (-1.73%)
TSLA : 352.88 (-2.47%)
ORCL : 138.05 (-1.15%)
AMZN : 200.34 (+0.50%)
COIN : 159.88 (-0.78%)
This Microsoft Stock Bear Call Spread Could Net 14% in 4 Weeks

Microsoft stock was a bearish candidate that came up on one of my Barchart Stock Screeners that searches for stocks trading below their 50-day moving average and have a high IV Percentile.

MSFT : 358.22 (+0.41%)

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S&P 500 $SPX on track for its 8th consecutive close below the 200-day moving average, the longest streak since April/May 2025 https://t.co/fLjtwEZkKs
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BREAKING 🚨: PhilippinesPhilippine Peso has plunged to an all-time low against the U.S. Dollar 📉📉 https://t.co/QTtGZjgF8a
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2026 Warning 🚨: Going back to 1926, the S&P 500 has seen an average drawdown of 18.2% in the 12 months before midterm elections 📉 Going back 60 years, the smallest drawdown has been 7.4% while the largest was 41.8% 🤯 After the midterms, all is well, but before? 🤔👀 https://t.co/MuK3YSjn3f
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U.S. Dollar share of global foreign currency reserves have fallen to its lowest level this century 🤯📉👀💸 https://t.co/ieO1cVUeJx
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Foreign investment in Chinese Real Estate plunged last year to lowest level since the Global Financial Crisis 📉🤯 https://t.co/u52Ga5iRfy
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Source: Goldman SachsH/T: ZeroHedge
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Global CTAs dumped $190 Billion worth of stocks over the last month, the fastest pace of selling since Covid 📉🚨 https://t.co/HSIKfXoP8B
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BREAKING 🚨: Fund ManagersFund Managers were the least hedged in 8 years going into this market sell-off 🤯👀 https://t.co/oEZ2l4Hp8e
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