Calls, Puts & Options Trades

RIMM Hung Up, Dollar Thrifty Gassed Up

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options quiet but action seen in Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM), Dollar Thrifty (NYSE: DTG) is Sysco Corp. (NYSE: SYY).

Option Traders Turn to the Russell 2000

By OptionsZone Experts
The iShares Russell 2000 (NYSE: IWM) leads options volume with a broad rally in market. IShares Silver (NYSE: SLV) bounces back.

Buyout Bid has Ralcorp Options Rising

By David Russell, optionMONSTER
ConAgra’s (NYSE: CAG) takeover bid has spurred volume in the options of Ralcorp (NYSE: RAH).

Apple is Ripe for Option Selling

By Dan Passarelli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is ripe for options selling due to the volatility built into its premium.

Pair Up Option Trades for a Double Dip

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint
Looming recession suggests option trades with paired firms. Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) looks weak. In medical, pair Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) with TEVA (NASDAQ: TEVA).

Options Active With Deutsche Bank Under Fire

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options active with CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) rising again and Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB), Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) dropping.

SPY and Silver Rally Lead Options Volume

By OptionsZone Experts
Positive jobs report sends consumer mid-caps higher, generates options trading.

Semiconductor ETF on the Brink of Breakout

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Find profits with a vertical call option spread on the Semiconductor HOLDRS ETF (NYSE: SMH).

Design a Covered Call on Autodesk

By Stutland Volatility Group
Covered call option trade on software designer Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK).

Silver Offers Options Profits for the Savvy

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Careful options traders can profit on iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) with covered calls, and bull call and put spreads.

Buy Calls on Zebra, Puts on Cabela

By Ken Trester
Buy call options on Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ: ZBRA), and buy put options on Cabela's (NYSE: CAB).

Visa, Semi-Conductors Lead Options Volume

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Visa (NYSE: V), Kraft Foods (NYSE: KFT) busy options trading before earnings. CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) rallies again.

Silver Weekly Option a Nail Biter

By OptionsZone Experts
The iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) options fall while one trader may have turned bullish in the Energy Select SPDR (NYSE: XLE).

Playing an Earnings Trend in Auxilium

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Buy a put option on Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL) to prepare for an earnings sell-off.

Is There a Bin Laden Trade?

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint
Try a covered call option trade on Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLE), US Oil Fund (NYSE: USO).

A Gold Bottom Signals a Put Spread

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Sell a SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD) put options spread If the ETF hits its $140 bottom.

Silver Tanks, Option Traders Adjust

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
The iShares Silver Fund (NYSE: SLV) saw heavy downside trading in the options market today.

Industrial and Material SPDRS Top Options

By OptionsZone Experts
Industrial SPDR (NYSE: XLI) and Materials SPDR ETF (NYSE: XLB) top midday option trading volume.

KOL Offers Energized Covered Call Trade

By Stutland Volatility Group
A covered call option on Market Vectors Coal ETF (NYSE: KOL) profits from a rise in energy prices.
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