I have been investing since the 80s, but I was never able to keep up with my investing due to the emergencies always arising ,  I wanted to retire when I was 50, and that did not happen. I can always see that big picture but could never hold on to my dream, but I'm trying now to hold on to that dream again now that I'm older and wiser. The more I understand dividends, the better that extra income will help in the future by buying the right stocks, ETFs. My goal  now is to understand o...

I was looking at how do we look at the most active daily options trade, and what can it tell us about the sentiment of traders and investors.
It is important to understand the difference between put and call options.
Call Options: These give the holder the right (but not the obligation) to buy an underlying asset (e.g., stocks) at a specified strike price before a certain expiration date. Call options are generally used when investors are bull...