An iron condor trade consists of two puts (one long and one short) and two calls (one long and one short), each with different strike prices but the same expiration dates. In this Business Insider story TheoTrade chief market strategist Don Kaufman explains how iron condors work, when trading them can be profitable while limiting risk, when to use them, and why they are called iron condors in the first place. Read the full article here.   To Learn More about Iron Condors, check out this article from Brandon Chapman, CMT: Iron Condors – The Basics

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] CalPERS, America’s largest state pension fund, wants to remove Warren Buffett as chair of Berkshire Hathaway. CalPERS says that Buffett shouldn’t be CEO and chair at the same time. Don Kaufman, TheoTrade chief market strategist, agrees in this NTD Business News segment. Beside the conflict inherent in one person fulfilling the roles of CEO and chair, Buffett’s age is a big issue not being discussed. “No one wants to mention the obvious fact that he’s 91 years old,” says Kaufman. “His age produces a considerable amount of risk to the underlying shareholders.”

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] The numbers tell the story. Citigroup – 46%. Goldman Sachs – 42%. Wells Fargo – 21%. Earnings reported last Thursday by big U.S. banks demonstrates that managing risk in an unstable environment is horrific for them, says Don Kaufman, chief market strategist at TheoTrade. Inflation and the war in Ukraine have taken its toll on bank earnings. Many of the banks have invested in Russian and Ukrainian bonds and businesses. Some of those loans won’t be paid back. Citigroup could lose up to $3 billion due to fallout from the invasion of Ukraine.

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] TheoTrade Co-Founder Don Kaufman shares his crypto markets update on CoinDesk TV as BTC drops to $43,000. Don discusses the correlation between bitcoin and the S&P 500, Nasdaq. Don also discusses why he believes right now is the “calm before the storm” for crypto volatility. ***transcript below*** Christine Lee: All right, join us now to discuss the crypto markets is Don Kaufman co-founder of TheoTrade, a trading educator platform. All right, thank you for joining us, Don. So we see that Bitcoin defy slightly under pressure ETH however, is rising ever so slightly training pretty flat. So I wonder what are some of the underlying market movements that are causing these price fluctuations? Don Kaufman: All right. So, I come from a background of, obviously, of finance and really the equity and index markets. And one of the things that,

[video_player type=”embed” style=”1″ dimensions=”640×360″ width=”640″ height=”360″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″ ipad_color=”black”][/video_player] [vertical_spacing] There are many ways for China to support Russia as sanctions bite into the Russian economy, TheoTrade Chief Market Strategist Don Kaufman told anchor Stefani Cox on NTD TV news.  For instance, China holds the patents on technology it could share with Russia. Also, Russia could sell more oil to China in exchange for possibly gold or yuan, Kaufman said.  Click the link to see the segment and Don’s full comments.

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What is a strangle?  If you’re expecting a large move in the market but don’t know which direction it’s headed, you may want to strangle it, explains TheoTrade co-founder Don Kaufman in this Business Insider story. Don discusses how a strangle works, and when it could be advantageous to consider this options strategy. For more detail, see the Business Insider story: Strangle options: An investment strategy that plays both ends against the middle

TheoTrade co-founder Don Kaufman appeared on NDTV to discuss US businesses that are staying in Russia. We have seen companies lose hundreds of millions of dollars, said Kaufman. It’s not easy to unwind those businesses. Still, they must. It will be 10 – 15 years, maybe, before Russia is again a place for US business. No one is going to forget the political stigma surrounding this invasion.

Don Kaufman, TheoTrade Chief Market Strategist, joined “All About Bitcoin” on CoinDesk TV share Bitcoin price analysis amid global market volatility.  Don also offers insight on how economic instability and fear can impact the price of oil and other assets. Christine Lee: Right, let’s talk more about BTC price analysis with Don Kaufman, co-founder of Trading Educator, TheoTrade. Hello there, Don. Thanks for joining us. So volatility is the name of the game right now. What’s your assessment on Bitcoin price? Don Kaufman: Well, you know what, when the geopolitical risk had first broken out and the sanctions were coming down the pipe, I was actually some short term bullish on a lot of crypto, specifically on Bitcoin. At this point in time though, unequivocally I am bearish and I’ve maintained, if you will I’m short term bullish and really longer term bearish. At this point in time, I still

The Russians could use crypto to navigate around the established banking system. Ukrainians are also eliciting Bitcoin donations for their defense. Will geopolitical turmoil boost Bitcoin? Don Kaufman, Chief Market Strategist and co-founder of TheoTrade, offers his view in this NTD TV interview.