Calls, Puts & Options Trades

Mow Down Profits with Briggs & Stratton Calls

By Ken Trester
Buy call options on Briggs& Stratton (NYSE: BGS) and put options on Cameco Corp. (NYSE: CCJ).

Microsoft Tops Equity Options, VIX Down

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options busy today led by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) and CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX).

Options Midday – Microsoft, EEM Top Volume

By OptionsZone Experts
Options Trading – Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE: EEM)

Option Bears Swat Constellation, UHS

By Mike Yamamoto, optionMonster
Option trades this morning suggest investors believe Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG), Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS) will drop.

Oil Drop Offers a Short Put Shot in ETF

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
The drop in oil exchange-traded funds offers traders an opportunity to sell a put in the U.S. Oil Fund (NYSE: USO).

US Bancorp Should Surprise Naysayers

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Buy call options on U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) as its earnings beat expectations and stock rises.

Alcoa, Yahoo, Citi Lead Options Today

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options volume picks up on Alcoa (NYSE: AA), CitiGroup (NYSE: C) and Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) trading. VIX falls below 17.

VIX Tops Option Midday April 13

By OptionsZone Experts
CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) very busy in midday options trading.

Try a Covered Call on Quest Diagnostics

By Stutland Volatility Group
A covered call option on Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) is mildly bullish.

Options Wrap Focus on BofA, Target

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options wrap finds some bulls buying Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) calls, while bears buy target (NYSE: TGT) puts.

Option Midday Movers April 12

By OptionsZone Experts
Intraday options trading update April 12, 2011

Options on Gold, Silver Firms Ride Uptrend

By Jack Walker, IVolatility.com
Options trades on Eldorado Gold (NYSE: EGO), Silver Wheaton (NYSE: SLW) could profit from the rise in the metals.

Many Dips Start to Look Appealing

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
The market correction gives options traders the chance to buy calls in Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFMI), Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU) and Western Refining (NYSE: WNR).

Right DISH Option Could Transmit Returns

By Stutland Volatility Group
Sell put options in DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) to profit from rise in consumer spending.

Tenet, Community Spat Spurs Option Volume

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options trading moderate as CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) drops, Tenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC) sues Community Health (NYSE: CYH).

Progressive Options Trade Beats Earnings

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Buy call options on insurer Progressive (NYSE: PGR) as it reports earnings.

Option Midday Movers April 11

By OptionsZone Experts
Midday options trading volume is impacted by takeover battle between Tenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC) and Community Health (NYSE: CYH).

5 Options on Firms Paying Tiny Taxes

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader
Buy options on firms smart enough to not pay taxes including General Electric (NYSE: GE), Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM), Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX).

Try a SPY Bear Call Spread in Weak Market

By Dan Passarelli, InvestorPlace Contributor
A weakening market suggests an option trading bear call spread on the S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY).
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