Calls, Puts & Options Trades

A Great Way to Grab Gold at a Discount

Treat the current dip as a buying opportunity.

8 Covered Call Candidates With a Feb. 18 Expiration Date

Use these sweet returns to buy something for your sweetie on Valentine’s Day.

SanDisk Climbing Back After Post-Earnings Dip

SNDK traded down to support at $46 but did not head lower.

Commodity Chemicals Kingpin Kronos Flying Higher

Despite January’s rally in the S&P 500 (^SPX), there are still plenty of reasons to continue gaining exposure to quality U.S. stocks, such as Kronos…

Tempur-Pedic Shares Set to Hit ‘Snooze’

Although TPX had a small beat on earnings, the stock price would imply that it crushed expectations.

Fed’s Zero-Interest Rate Pledge Zaps Market Volatility

The Fed’s move to push out low rates into 2014 will drive investors into more-risky capital allocations.

GMCR Options Jump Before Earnings

Volume soared from 41,000 to 140,000, with investors looking very short-term -- mostly within the February series.

Oil Riding the Bench During the Market’s Bull Run

Crude oil has been noticeably absent from the recent bullish festivities.

Get Some Bang from the Busted Euro with FXE Puts

The euro-zone crisis continues to take a toll on its member countries ... and the currency itself.

Quarterback Your Way to Year-Round Returns in NFLX, GMCR

Offense sells tickets but defense wins championships. So here are two option trades to put a little of both into your trading account.

Bears Remain Hungry for YUM

Tuesday’s trading saw more than 7,500 contracts for the March 60-strike put cross the tape. Was a mixed earnings report from McDonald's a factor?

5 Options Trades to Profit From Super Bowl Sunday

Your OptionsZone experts will be keeping a close eye on the big game (that’s how dedicated we are to you!), and we’ve got some predictions for the big winners of the day.

Buy-Write Your Ticket on the UNP Profit Train

UNP might prove to be just the ticket to board the profit train to your desired destination.

Brew Up Some Weekly Gains With Green Mountain

Stocks are moving more then the implied volatility suggests they should, and we can buy options on a discount.

Las Vegas Sands Hot Ahead of Earnings

Casino stock Las Vegas Sands is trending higher going into Wednesday's earnings, but will it continue? Put buyers don't think so.

A Bear Bets Big as Starbucks Hits New High

A "ratio put spread" calls for medium-term downside. The trade got off to a bad start Monday when SBUX staged an intra-day rally.

One Way to Profit from Volatility’s Drop

The bullish launch of the equities market to kick off 2012 has been matched by an equally bearish beginning for the iPath S&P 500 VIX…

Is it Treason to Short Apple?

The stock has been climbing … but it can’t possibly go straight up without any down days.

Play the Percentages with Schlumberger Puts

In the past, when SLB couldn't break past resistance, it has declined shortly afterward.