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: Dynegy (DYN)

By Ken Trester

It is common for a bear market to experience very sharp rallies that can be much more extreme than you might think, so use strength to establish bearish trades.

Trade of the Day: Deutsche Bank (DB)

By Ken Trester

Europe will get hit hardest because its financial institutions don't have the reserves that U.S. banks do. Additionally, the European banks are heavily invested in Asian debt, a huge problem, and they have a lot of derivative exposure.

Trade of the Day: Anadarko Petroleum (APC)

By Ken Trester

I'm of the mind that there's about a 70% chance that the U.S. economy will fall into recession again, which aligns with my bearish stance.

Trade of the Day: VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX ETN (XIV)

By Ken Trester

Looking at a chart of the S&P 500, I see a “head-and-shoulders” pattern forming over the last two years,

Trade of the Day: Teucrium Corn ETF (CORN)

By Ken Trester

If we're talking about commodities that I like for upside potential for the longer-term, I am focusing on silver and corn.

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