The sharp uptrend breakouts make investors more optimistic about the stock market, but though strong momentum is bullish, it may be an overreaction.

China balloon and the new changing world order

Natural gas, known as nat gas on the street, has crashed down along with heating oil.

The objective of a strangle is to capture the volatility premium inbedded in option prices, but with less risk than in a straddle, another established premium capture strategy.

Trend following with stop loss vs. call option

Trend following is a directional trading strategy that uses price-based "technical" indicators to identify trends with the objective to gain exposure to the direction of the price trend, expecting the trend to continue.