Rick Rouse

Rick Rouse

Rick Rouse is a seasoned options trader who has helped his readers make money in every type of market — from the 2008 market plunge to 2013’s massive bull market and everything in between.

Rick lives in a small town far away from the greed and games of Wall Street. He doesn’t do CNBC interviews. And he doesn’t hawk seminars or some black box trading software that will cost you five figures to use.

Instead, he devotes 100+ hours a week to studying the market, analyzing charts and bringing investors like you simple, easy to follow options trades that help you make money no matter which way the market winds are blowing.

Recent Articles

Should Investors Go Long or Short Gold?

With the longer-term trend still showing weakness, I like the risk-to-reward ratio this gold trade has to offer, but I still want to wait a few days to see how the action is going to play out.

Trade of the Day: American Express (AXP)

With the Fed on deck to make an announcement today and December options expiring Friday, this could be one o the more volatile weeks.

Trade of the Day: PowerShares QQQ (QQQ)

Support on the Nasdaq at 4,675-4,650 was tested once again following the trip to 4,679.

Take the Risk for Reward With Pfizer Options

Given the recent breakout and the solid fundamentals, I like the ratio of risk to reward of both the Pfizer (PFE) February 33 and March 33 call options.

Trade of the Day: JDS Uniphase (JDSU)

While I also like more aggressive, shorter-term options for JDSU, the more conservative play is to look to the March series for added time.