Ken Trester

Ken Trester

Ken Trester isn’t just another “options educator.” He’s a pro who has been trading options since the first exchanges opened in 1973.

Ken is widely quoted in publications such as Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities and Barron’s. He has earned considerable respect as a financial analyst and a highly sought lecturer at investment seminars throughout the United States.

Ken has an MBA and has also worked as a stockbroker, an investment manager and as a computer science professor at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California, where he taught a wildly popular course on stock options trading.

Recent Articles

Trade of the Day: Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI)

By Ken Trester

On the bullish side, there is still a lot of cash on the sidelines, and the recent tax cuts mean that there is even more cash available. We are also now at the beginning of February and, historically, the first four trading days of a new month in a bull market have a 75% chance of moving higher.

Trade of the Day: Mattel, Inc. (MAT)

By Ken Trester

The stock jumped last week with no reason given for it by anyone regarding why that happened. So, I figured something was happening that we don’t know about, “insider trading,” in a sense.

Trade of the Day: GameStop Corp. (GME)

By Ken Trester

A lot of businesses have loaded up on inventory that they are unlikely to be able to sell, and that’s a sign of a potential recession or bear market.

Trade of the Day: Utilities SPDR (ETF) (XLU)

By Ken Trester

I don’t think interest rates are going to go up that much at this point. So, I'm seeing an opportunity to profit on a bounceback in utilities after the bears overdid it on the downside.

Trade of the Day: Snap Inc (SNAP)

By Ken Trester

Tuesday’s one-day reversal would usually have been a negative for the market, but the fact that the S&P closed higher the very next day goes to show just how strong the current market is.

Trade of the Day: Brixmor Property Group (BRX)

By Ken Trester

This extreme bullish sentiment and the fact that valuations are significantly overextended tells me that we could see a 10%-20% correction in the near future.

Trade of the Day: iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (ETF) (IBB)

By Ken Trester

We will start to see whether investor optimism has been converted into sales this earnings season, which will get into full swing in the next few weeks. In the meantime, I'm looking to trade one of my favorite bullish themes: biotech.

Trade of the Day: Devon Energy Corp (DVN)

By Ken Trester

The Iran protests are not having a direct effect on oil production, but they seem to be making oil investors a bit more fearful. It also appears that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is really trying to be disciplined and maintain its production cuts.

Trade of the Day: Weight Watchers International, Inc. (WTW)

By Ken Trester

January is "prime time" for Weight Watchers, and this time last year we had great success in Maximum Options with a similar trade to the one I'm recommending today.

Trade of the Day: Apple (AAPL)

By Ken Trester

With the stock holding at support at its 50-day moving average, I'm taking a bullish stance on Apple (AAPL).

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