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: VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX)

By Ken Trester

While the yuan has been weakening, the U.S. dollar has been strengthening, and that’s put a lot of pressure on gold and other commodities recently.

Trade of the Day: McDonald’s Corp (MCD)

By Ken Trester

McDonald's has been up there for a long time — and the company has shown a lot of improvements in its franchise system — but it’s probably one of the most overpriced fast-food stocks.

Trade of the Day: Acacia Communications, Inc. (ACIA)

By Ken Trester

Suppliers like Acacia Communications, which had to suspend its agreement with ZTE during the U.S. trade ban, got caught in the crossfire.

Trade of the Day: Halliburton Company (HAL)

By Ken Trester

Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) fell more than 8% on Monday after the company reduced guidance for the third-quarter and warned of slower growth in the Permian Basin. That was serious enough for many investors to dump their shares, but I think the selling was overdone.

Trade of the Day: Briggs & Stratton Corporation (BGG)

By Ken Trester

In the end, I would think the Trump administration would want to come to some sort of agreement on trade, particularly with Mexico, China and the European Union, before the mid-term elections in order to calm the markets and bolster his party’s chances, but it remains a risk factor until that happens. 

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