Jocelynn Smith

Jocelynn Smith

InvestorPlace Contributor

Jocelynn Smith has been in the financial industry for more than decade, spending most of her time analyzing options trading and teaching investors how to use a variety of strategies to better leverage their capital in the market. From boom to bust, she has followed the stock market closely, searching for new opportunities to jump into the fray.

Jocelynn has appeared on Bloomberg TV and Fox Business News, as well as The Wall Street Journal.

Recent Articles

‘Strangling’ Baidu Ahead of Earnings

By Jocelynn Smith, InvestorPlace Contributor

A strangle play, using both long calls and long puts, looks appealing here to position yourself for a post-earnings move in either direction.

Has McDonald’s Hit a Roadblock It Can’t Overcome?

By Jocelynn Smith, InvestorPlace Contributor

Even though Wall Street is hot on McDonald's, the charts don't look as friendly. Consider this options trade to play a possible pullback after earnings.

Options for an eBay Trickle-Down

By Jocelynn Smith, InvestorPlace Contributor

Online e-tailer and auction site eBay might see a pop post-earnings, but play a slow-and-steady bleed after the fact with this options trade.