3 Stocks Options Traders Safeguarded with Puts After Market Jolt

Most investors tend to panic sell once the market's volatility awakens from its often long sleep. As the S&P 500 or the value of any portfolio starts to decline suddenly like it did last week, the main risk management tool market participants look to is simply to reduce exposure to these positions, and that's typically done by selling out. The problem is the market is not a black-and-white world, as was experienced last week. The recovery from the worst day of 2024 came not a week after, not a day after, bu ...