United States Chart Company

The awful truth aboutthe stock marketThe average investor fears market volatility. It keeps him upat night with worry. Whipsaw volatility in the markets gives mostinvestors ulcers.They sit by helplessly as the market—and the value of their stockportfolio—goes up and down like a roller coaster. Up...and they thinkthey are rich! Down...and they cry, “I’m ruined!”Not us options traders. We love market volatility, because optionstraders can make money whenever the market goes up or down.When investing in the purchasing of options, you may lose allof the money you invested.For instance, from March to May, Canadian dollars wereexperiencing significant short-term volatility, as indicated intheir price chart below. Keep in mind that examples of historicprice movements or extreme market conditions are not meant toimply that such movements or conditions are common.Had you taken advantage of the patterns that showed up on ourcharts, you could have bought and sold options on the Canadiandollar 4 times during that period.26 AT-HOME PROFIT DIGEST