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: Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPX)

By Ken Trester

Today I am recommending a bearish trade on the Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE:LPX), the North American manufacturer of building materials and products. The large-cap industrial stocks of the Dow Jones had been leading the charge last week, partially due to the new trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada, though the index did fall slightly. I’m also still concerned about the trade situation with China, as that country is mostly likely not going to concede to the U.S., at least not anytime in the near future.

3 Proven Principles for Building Wealth

By Ken Trester

Follow these principles to score big profits from tiny stock moves. Ken Trester explains how to use stock trades for building wealth.

Trade of the Day: Mosaic Company (MOS)

By Ken Trester

Today, I’m recommending a bullish trade on The Mosaic Company (NYSE:MOS), which produces concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients. My indicators are still giving sell signals for the fifth week in a row, which is quite unusual and not a good sign for the bulls. The reason behind those sell signals is that we are in what I would call a split market. Looking at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the ratio of declining issues to advancing issues was 3:1, meaning that for every three stocks moving lower, there was only one stock moving higher.

Trade of the Day: Lennar Corporation (LEN)

By Ken Trester

Today, I’m recommending a bearish trade on Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN), a real estate financial services provider. Two areas of the market that have been hit hard lately are the auto sector, including the big names such as Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) and General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), and the real estate sector, largely due to rising interest rates.

Trade of the Day: Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO)

By Ken Trester

Today I’m recommending a bullish trade on Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO). Commodities are actually one area of the market that is presenting a real bargain right now, and as we enter October, a month in which several significant market crashes have occurred in the past, there is the potential that we could see some negative action.

Trade of the Day: Zions Bancorporation (ZION)

By Ken Trester

Today I’m recommending a bullish trade on Zions Bancorporation (NASDAQ:ZION). ZION is a financial holding company whose assets total over $65 billion, and it serves a total of 11 states.

Trade of the Day: Etsy, Inc. (ETSY)

By Ken Trester

Both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones set new all-time highs yesterday, and the S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX) closed below the 12 level at 11.80, which is a positive sign. That tells me that traders are feeling comfortable at current levels, so I am going to recommend a bullish trade today on Etsy, Inc. (NASDAQ:ETSY) to play the current rally in stocks.

Trade of the Day: Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (BECN)

By Ken Trester

Shares of Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (NASDAQ:BECN) fell 2% during Monday’s session, but the stock has been making a series of higher lows since August, and I’m expecting a further rebound into mid-October.

Trade of the Day: Bank of New York Mellon (BK)

By Ken Trester

My indicators are flashing sell signals this week for the second week in a row, and that is typical for this time of year. The S&P 500 pulled back by about 2% during the first week of September, but we haven’t seen any severe corrections so far, and I think that’s probably unlikely at this point with the S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX) sitting just above the 12 level.

Trade of the Day: AutoNation, Inc. (AN)

By Ken Trester

I’m recommending a bearish trade on AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) today, as the price action in emerging markets and more developed nations such as China is eventually going to start to spill over into the U.S., and any breakdowns in trade negotiations could accelerate that process.

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