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: Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:MU)

By Ken Trester

Right now, the tape is showing a breakout with bullish action, so today I'm recommending call options.

Trade of the Day: Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES)

By Ken Trester

Energy companies have taken a hit following last week’s OPEC meeting. Let's take advantage of that to collect some option premium.

Trade of the Day: Harsco Corporation (NYSE:HSC)

By Ken Trester

Basically the hope for corporate tax reform is the new "put” under the market, acting as protection against any large declines.

Trade of the Day: United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS)

By Ken Trester

I am personally maintaining a neutral stance at this point, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see some of this volatility continue further into the summer. For that reason, I am recommending a bearish trade today.

Trade of the Day: Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO)

By Ken Trester

Overall the market has been giving off several bullish signs, and at times like this I like to take advantage of day-to-day volatility to write puts.

Trade of the Day: Wendy’s Co (NASDAQ:WEN)

By Ken Trester

One encouraging sign for the market is that the Nasdaq has been zooming upward and has broken out of the trading range it was in since the start of May.

Trade of the Day: Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA)

By Ken Trester

Last week was kind of slow, but one of the big stories was the price of WTI crude. Oil is in a negative mode right now, as it just seems to keep dropping.

Trade of the Day: iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures TM ETN (NYSEARCA:VXX)

By Ken Trester

I think there’s more volatility in this market than they’re saying at this point. I expect the VIX to rise again, which would be advantageous to this position.

Trade of the Day: Trex Company Inc (NYSE:TREX)

By Ken Trester

My indicators are giving bullish readings this week, an upgrade from last week’s neutral readings, and I’m interpreting that as a pretty good buying signal.

Trade of the Day: Crescent Point Energy Corporation (NYSE:CPG)

By Ken Trester

I think oil is really going to be stagnant at these levels and move lower.

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