John Kmiecik

John Kmiecik

John Kmiecik is the head options instructor for Market Taker Mentoring, and co-author of the eBook 3 Secrets to Making Money in Any Market. Get your complimentary copy of his option trading eBook.

Recent Articles

Insure Yourself With Allstate Calls

Play a bullish outlook on U.S. home and auto insurer Allstate (ALL) with this options trade.

Paint Your Portfolio Green With Sherwin-Williams

Here's how to set up a covered call strategy that can pay off if SHW keeps moving higher, which it has been doing steadily of late.

A Post-Earnings Trade Idea on M&T Bank

MTB issued positive earnings and looks strong from a technical perspective, making the stock a long-call candidate.

A Bullish Trading Idea on Lowe’s Companies

Lowe's has a strong fundamental and technical backdrop, making it a solid covered call candidate.

After Google Splits, What Options Do You Have?

Even after Google splits, it will be pretty expensive. But long options and option spread are a more affordable way to trade the stock.

A Long Call That Makes Sense

InvenSense is at an attractive buying level -- take advantage of a bullish outlook for INVN by ringing up long calls.

Trading El Paso’s Uptrend With Covered Calls

El Paso is fundamentally and technically strong, making it a could candidate for a short-term covered call.

Defend Your Portfolio with a Colgate-Palmolive Long Call

Traders wanting to employ options strategies on defensive names could consider Colgate-Palmolive.

Looking for Profits with Valspar Covered Calls

Traders can use the covered call strategy to play upside in Valspar shares.

Monster Beverage’s Monster Uptrend a Good Match for Calls

Monster Beverage (MNST) has enjoyed a trend higher, and traders can try and benefit with a long call option strategy.