Beth Gaston Moon

Beth Gaston Moon

With more than a decade of experience as a financial journalist and market analyst, Beth Gaston Moon writes about stocks and options from her home in Chicago, IL.

Beth began her derivatives-market career in the research department of Cincinnati-based newsletter publisher Schaeffer’s Investment Research. She started by copy-editing The Options Advisor (the nation’s leading options newsletter) and soon began writing daily market commentaries for SchaeffersResearch.com.

After more than a decade with Schaeffer’s, Beth served as senior editor for PEAK6 Media, composing scripts, trading ideas and articles for The Options News Network. Most recently, she was the senior content and product manager for retail brokerage OptionsHouse.

In 2004, Beth was recognized as a “Woman in Finance” by Money Show Digest. Her market comments have appeared in several media outlets, including Dow Jones Newswires, CBS MarketWatch, Money Show Digest and Reuters. She has also been a contributing author for Forbes.com and Active Trader and Stocks, Futures & Options magazines.

Recent Articles

Retail Earnings: A Mixed Bag

Hot Topic, Buckle, and others surprise to the upside, while Stein Mart slips.

Traders Expect Downside in Yahoo

Will Yahoo drop 18% in the next four months? Some option traders seem to think so.

Williams-Sonoma: Pre-Earnings Options Plays

Why was Tuesday's put volume for Williams-Sonoma nine times the average one-month volume?

3 Outperforming Dow Stocks With High Put/Call Ratios

Put traders have been notably active on these rallying stocks. Is that a sign of trouble? Turns out, it's not so clear-cut.

Bulls Keep Charging as Liz Claiborne Hits New Highs

Call buying and put selling continues in LIZ as traders expect further upside following a S&P debt rating upgrade.