Calls, Puts & Options Trades

Doji Candlestick Points to Upside for Silver

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
If history is any guide, silver will snap back in line with miners in the near term -- selling puts is a smart way to take advantage of that move.

Break Out the Lumber on This Covered Call

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
Lumber Liquidators recently set an all-time high, meaning there's nothing standing in its way. This options trade can get you in on the run.

How to Play the Bearish Rising Wedge Through Options

By John Lansing
Learn how to identify a bearish rising wedge chart -- then put that info to work by targeting puts in this Canadian National Railway (CNI).

Get Behind Ford as Auto Stocks Push Ahead

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Ford's third-quarter earnings report have sent shares above a technical resistance point. Use call options to ride F stock even higher.

5 Options Plays for ‘Forever Hold’ Stocks

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
You only expect 8% to 10% annual returns on these stalwart blue-chip stocks anyway, so why not sell some calls against them and try to juice those returns?

A Quick Trade for a Neutral Market

By Ken Trester
Options strategies to take now that the Dow, S&P and Nasdaq have fallen below their 50-day MAs.

Bank on Amazon’s Pop Wearing Off

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
Amazon stock popped last week following mostly disappointing earnings. Still, AMZN remains in a bearish trend, providing opportunity to options traders.

Option Sellers Can Profit From Mother Nature’s Wrath

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Hurricane Sandy might have stopped price movement, but it couldn't stop time decay on options contracts.

Don’t Knock on Wood this Earnings Season

By Ken Trester
Weyerhaeuser's earnings showed off the strength of the lumber industry right now. Take this backdoor into the housing recovery through this stock's call options.

2 Options Plays for Apple Earnings

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
The financial world will be watching these results closely. If you're inclined to participate ahead of the event, here's how you might do it.

Cover Up With This Cold-Weather Call

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
Polaris Industries recently hit all-time highs before pulling back to a nice buying-in point. Capitalize with this options trade.

Survive the Earnings Bloodbath With Utilities

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
A troubling earning trend should have investors scrambling to defensive stocks. Those looking for protection can consider playing the XLU in a couple ways.

Option Plays for the Holiday Season

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Whether it's stocks or ETFs, go to town with puts to take advantage of what could be a disappointing holiday season for retailers.

A Good Time to Play the Volatility Game

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Given the current super-spike in the VIX, one limited-risk spread worth considering is the bear put spread.

A Bullish Play in Bearish Techs

By Ken Trester
Smaller names, like Take-Two Interactive, offer upside opportunity for call options while the bigger names continue to slide.

A Silver Lining to the Market Correction

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Market corrections leave little room for error as far as traders are concerned. Fortunately, a high-probability play is setting up in the silver mining sector.

Plow Through Goldman Sachs’ Bad Press

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
Despite plenty of bad press, Goldman Sachs stock has sustained an uptrend since early September. And there's still time to go long with this options trade.

Favor Calls, But Don’t Forget Puts

By Ken Trester
Markets are gaining strength as investors rotate into more risk, so you should favor calls, but still take advantage of cheap puts. Here's one potential trade:

Nasdaq Revisits a Crucial Crossing

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Can it break through its new resistance level? Investors with overly bullish portfolios seeking a few hedging ideas might consider entering bear call spreads.
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