Options Trade

Trade of the Day: Campbell’s Soup Co. (CPB)

One of my time-tested strategies is options spreads that combine two or more long and short options to collect options premium while lowering our risk and capital required.

One Put and One Call Option for Walt Disney Co (DIS)

One of the more popular stocks people enter into their stock options watch list is Disney, and we've identified one put and one call option to consider

Trade of the Day: Cheniere Energy (LNG)

My advice is to buy put options, inverse ETFs or other bearish investment vehicles at the peaks of these relief rallies when they are relatively cheap. And, given the continued instability in the energy market, today's bearish trade in that area is looking particularly compelling.

Trade of the Day: United Parcel Service (UPS)

Shares of UPS have also suffered on the pullback in the Transports, with a death cross in the process of forming.

Trade of the Day: Olin (OLN)

While we are not officially in a bear market, many individual stocks are already down 20% from their highs, so it’s certainly felt like a bear market for the last few months. In this environment, I’m recommending a bearish play on a materials (specifically, chemicals) stock.

Trade of the Day: PepsiCo (PEP)

PEP shares rose $10 from late September to late October and then pulled back. They should be back to their winning ways now.

Trade of the Day: U.S. Steel (X)

We're at a point at which it's smart to include some positions that will profit if things fall apart, as the near-term picture looks grim. As such, today I’m recommending a bearish option play.

Trade of the Day: Mattel (MAT)

There may be some quick money to be made on the bullish side in the short term. Today’s trade is along those lines.

Trade of the Day: DuPont (DD)

As I start to see signs of a bottoming process, I would expect investors to use any downdrafts in the next few weeks as a way to pick up bullish plays at a discount.

Trade of the Day: H&R Block (HRB)

Bullish or bearish, my approach is that I am always looking for the best chances of winning. Probability is my biggest factor, and I rely on the software I built to tell me that probability.

Trade of the Day: Microsoft (MSFT)

On any rally, take the opportunity to enter into bearish positions, such as put options, as every rally since the August decline has been sold off to some degree. To that end, today I’m recommending one such bearish trade in legacy tech.

Trade of the Day: iShares Silver Trust (SLV)

Silver suffered a sharp decline overnight and is down nearly 3% in early Tuesday trading. The CounterPoint Options system senses it has fallen too far, too quickly and is due for a rebound.

Trade of the Day: Bank of America (BAC)

Bottom line: buy puts on any rally, and I think this market will move lower over the next few weeks. Here’s one such bearish trade to get you started.

Trade of the Day: CSX Corp. (CSX)

I would recommend buying puts into this rally, and the market should ultimately move lower. Here’s one of the highest-probability opportunities I see right now.

Trade of the Day: iPath VIX Short-Term Futures (VXX)

My suspicion is that the market did sufficiently test the lows with Monday’s late-afternoon decline and cleared out a lot of weak hands.

Trade of the Day: Apple (AAPL)

My bias is likely to be to the downside as summer winds down. My outlook for AAPL, one of the stocks that’s been carrying this market, isn’t much better.

Trade of the Day: Market Vectors Gold Miners (GDX)

Gold miners have been annihilated in the past seven months, and have become extremely oversold.

Trade of the Day: United States Oil Fund (USO)

My indicators have turned definitively bearish. My recommendation is to keep lots of insurance in your portfolio and to start cutting back on your bullish positions.

Trade of the Day: Xerox (XRX)

There’s definitely a dark cloud hanging over this market, and my best suggestion is to buy puts on any rally and keep a good measure of insurance in your portfolio. I’m recommending one such position today.