Jon Lewis

Jon Lewis

Contributor

Jon Lewis has more than 20 years of writing and editing experience in various industries. Jon has spent the past 10 years in financial publishing, spending nine years as the managing editor of the nation’s leading options newsletters.

In addition, he has served as senior editor for various education products and services, primarily dealing with stock and option trading. Before founding JRG with Chris Johnson, Jon was the executive director of a leading options and financial research Web site.

Jon has authored numerous articles for Bloomberg Personal Finance, Active Trader, CNBC.com, On Investing, Trader’s Journal, Technically Speaking and Stocks, Futures & Options. In addition, he conducts numerous workshops at investor symposiums and for various investor groups. His expertise centers on option education and applying sentiment research to the analysis of stocks and sectors.

Recent Articles

LEAPS: The Safest Bet in the Financial Sector

By Jon Lewis, Contributor

Financials have rallied lately, but it's doubtful it'll be all good from here on out. At some point, though, the sector will bottom out and reverse higher. So here's how you play it.

Earnings Trade: Is Gap Headed for a Hard Fall?

By Jon Lewis, Contributor

The retailer is set to report next week, and with no downside support on the charts and plenty of optimism to unwind, I'd consider put options.

Nordstrom Earnings Trade – A Retailer Worth Being Bullish On

By Jon Lewis, Contributor

Position yourself for profits before Nordstrom (<strong>JWN</strong>) reports earnings next week.

Earnings Trade: Get Bullish on AGU

By Jon Lewis, Contributor

Sentiment toward Agrium (<strong>AGU</strong>) heading into earnings is what I like to see for my bullish plays -- pessimism on all fronts.

Earnings Play: Bank on Trimble Navigation

By Jon Lewis, Contributor

The negative sentiment toward Trimble Navigation (<strong>TRMB</strong>) creates the perfect opportunity for a bullish trade.

Place a Bullish Bet on Zimmer Holdings

By Jon Lewis, Contributor

Analysts and options traders are betting Zimmer Holdings will disappoint when it releases earnings next week. I think they've got another thing coming.

Earnings Trade – Short Abbott Labs-ABT

By Jon Lewis, Contributor

Abbott Labs (<strong>ABT</strong>) is one of those healthcare/biotech plays that was often considered a safe (or at least safer) play in a tumbling market. But ABT's chart says otherwise.

Leveraging Earnings Plays With Options

By Jon Lewis, Contributor

Earnings season is upon us, and the trading landscape is ripe with opportunities to profit. Learn one tech darling that may be a good short if it doesn't live up to the Street's high expectations.

Inverse ETFs — Don’t Trust the Name

By Jon Lewis, Contributor

UltraShort ETFs are supposed to be leveraged to profit two times the inverse of the sector or index they mirror, but the actual returns may surprise you.

Not Sure About Direction? Try a Straddle

By Jon Lewis, Contributor

If you think a stock is going to make a big move, but don't know which way it'll go, a small investment could yield big returns if you use this options strategy.

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