Stagflation Risk Is Rising — How to Find Options Trades in a Volatile Market

OptionsPlay’s Tony Zhang explains how rising stagflation risk is driving market volatility and shares a structured approach to finding options trades in this environment. Learn how to identify opportunities and improve trade selection. Tony walks through a structured workflow for identifying potential opportunities, starting with macro context and technical scans to surface relevant setups. He then demonstrates how this process can be streamlined by ranking options strategies based on risk-reward, helping traders focus on the most efficient trades by combining market context with a disciplined approach to trade selection. Tony’s framework is designed to reduce research time and improve decision-making in uncertain conditions. Simplify your trading workflow and make smarter decisions faster with StockCharts + OptionsPlay https://stockcharts.com/optionsplay/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Organicvideo&utm_campaign=TonyZhang&utm_content=041526 00:00 - Welcome 00:19 - Purpose, Stagflation 04:07 - Why Passive Investing is Taking on Water 07:45 - What You Will Learn Today 08:36 - The Problem with Options Chains 11:19 - Building Scans/Screens for Options 14:22 - Scheduled Scans, Saving Results to ChartList 17:58 - OptionsPlay Strategy Center 19:19 - Using Scans in the Strategy Center 👀 See what better financial charting can do for you! https://stockcharts.com/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Organicvideo&utm_campaign=TonyZhang&utm_content=041526 👍🏻 If you enjoyed this video be sure to hit the THUMBS UP ✅ If you found value, consider SUBSCRIBING to our channel and ring the bell so you never miss a new video! Subscribe Here: https://tinyurl.com/wvet7qj 👍🏻 FOLLOW US X - @StockCharts - https://x.com/stockcharts Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/stockchartsdotcom LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/stockcharts.com-inc. #optionstrategy #stockcharts #optionstrader @StockChartsTV ❗️DISCLAIMER Past performance is not indicative of future results. Neither the Show Participants nor StockCharts.com guarantee any specific outcome or profit. You should be aware of the real risk of loss in following any strategy or investment discussed on the show. Strategies or investments discussed may fluctuate in price or value. Investments or strategies mentioned in this show may not be suitable for you and you should make your own independent decision regarding them. This material does not take into account your particular investment objectives, financial situation or needs and is not intended as recommendations appropriate for you. You should strongly consider seeking advice from your own investment advisor ––––– ℹ️ ABOUT STOCKCHARTS StockCharts.com is the world's leading technical analysis and financial charting platform. Trusted by millions of online investors around the world, the company has been an industry leader in the financial technology space for more than two decades. With innovative, award-winning charting and analysis tools, our mission is to help you better analyze the markets, monitor and manage your portfolios, find promising new stocks and funds to buy, and ultimately make smarter investment decisions. ℹ️ ABOUT STOCKCHARTS TV StockCharts TV is devoted exclusively to financial charting and market analysis from the web's top technical experts. With a constant stream of technical charting-focused content, there's always something insightful, educational and entertaining to watch on the channel.