Calls, Puts & Options Trades

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How to Sell Naked Puts for Big Income

Selling naked puts against undervalued stocks can generate significant income. Here are three recent examples of how this trade can work. More 

Utilities Are Running Out of Energy

Three signs of deterioration in the utilities fund XLU warrant caution for the bulls and opportunity for the bears. Here are two options strategies worth considering. More 

Trading Amazon? Just Go With the Flow

A select few stocks are better played by shutting down your brain and going with the flow, and Amazon is one of them. Swim downstream with this options spread. More 

Gold Changes Its Stripes, Favoring the Bulls for a Change

Traders wishing to go the higher-probability route who want to make a bet that GLD will remain above its potential double bottom could sell bull put spreads. More 

Facebook’s Volatility Has Fallen Into the Basement

Following Facebook's recent earnings announcement, implied volatility has dropped -- the perfect environment for options buyers who have been considering a trade. More 

Bet on a Couple Lazy Weeks for Apple Stock

The positive sentiment Apple once enjoyed has ebbed, and near-term prospects for the stock look iffy amid a lack of possible catalysts. Go bearish with this options trade. More 

Steel Stocks Starting to Show Their Mettle

The SLX steel fund has generated a hat trick of bullish signals. However, traders would be best off showing their bullishness through outperforming Nucor. More