So I started getting bearish by adding put options to deliver some quick profits.

Most major stock market averages are trading near all-time highs.

This idea came to me this week because that’s what we look for in unusual options activity — straight-cash bets on a stock to make a move.

In the current market, the generals are the tech stocks like Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, and other big names.

The stocks making outsized moves, up or down, in spite of broad market conditions.

Trader’s block is exactly what it sounds like — you can’t come up with any good trades for the life of you.

For a while, anyway… In the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting from September 26 to 27, the Fed decided to raise rates to 2.25%.

But when it comes to spotting unusual options activity (UOA), we can’t always tell if the trader has other positions in their portfolio.

As the market sold off on Monday, I couldn’t help but think of this story… That appearance of chaos from the outside, while the reality is far more organized, is the same general pattern that unfolds when stocks sell off.

And the right market data to know how to profit… Often this third factor can lend a hand to the first two… Spotting the right information can help you overcome your fear and grab ahold of the opportunity.