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

A Bearish Opportunity in the Energy Sector

By Ken Trester

Last week I told you about why I like the health care sector. But there is another sector with a lot of opportunity for traders. Energy stocks struggled in late October, and today I am recommending a bearish trade on Newfield Exploration Co (NYSE:NFX), an independent energy exploration and production company.

This Health Care Stock Could Pay Off Big

By Ken Trester

Today I am recommending a bullish trade on AstraZeneca PLC (NYSE:AZN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, discovery and commercialization of prescription medicines for a variety of diseases.

Retail is Rising, and This Stock Will Follow

By Ken Trester

Today I’m recommending a bullish trade on Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL), a company that designs, markets and distributes apparel and lifestyle products. After dropping sharply on Tuesday after reporting earnings, the stock is showing several technical signs that it will rise through the end of the year. November and December are generally bullish months for the market anyway, and the company is in a good technical position now.

Follow the Market’s Year-End Rally

By Ken Trester

This morning I am recommending a bullish trade on Zoetis (NYSE:ZTS), a $44.5 billion company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and sells animal health medicines and vaccines.

Trade of the Day: General Electric Company (GE)

By Ken Trester

Today I’m recommending a bullish trade on General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), which is now down more than 10% this week after reporting disappointing earnings on Tuesday. This was the company's first earnings report under chairman and CEO Larry Culp, and GE missed Wall Street's third quarter earnings and revenue expectations. It also cut its dividend for the second time this year, this time lowering it to $0.01 per share.

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