Calls, Puts & Options Trades

Seattle Genetics, CTrip Draw Option Plays

By Chris McKhann, optionMONSTER
Two normally quiet stocks – Seattle Genetics (NASDAQ: SGEN) and Ctrip Intl. (NASDAQ CTRP) – see large option trades.

Home Depot, Chinese Net Firms Lead Options

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Slow options trading is led by Home Depot (NYSE: HD) as it announces $1 billion stock buyback.

How to Play the Coming Gold Meltdown

By Ivan Martchev, InvestorPlace Contributor
Correction in precious metals will present short-term trades and a buying opportunity for investors who missed the January dip in mining stocks.

Strangle on CSX Pays With Big Stock Move

By Stutland Volatility Group
Buy a strangle option trade on CSX Corp. (NYSE: CSX) to profit on large stock move.

Citi, Wells Fargo Top Options Monday

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Citi (NYSE: C) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) see busy options trading.

Option Midday Movers

By OptionsZone Experts
Options trading at midday saw volume leaders in the iShares MSCI Emerging Market ETF (NYSE: EEM) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY).

Family Dollar Options Worth a Few Bucks

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Call options on Family Dollar Stores (NYSE: FDO) are attractive.

A Yahoo Straddle Plays on Volatility

By Dan Passarelli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Buyers of an April straddle in Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) believe the stock will be volatile.

Kodak, Yahoo, SPY Spark Options Action

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options trading today active in Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK), Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) and SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY).

Unusual Options Trades in Affymax, AK Steel

By David Russell, optionMONSTER
Normally quiet Affymax (NASDAQ: AFFY) and AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) saw high volume option trades this morning.

Buy Leap Wireless Calls, Aflac Puts

By Ken Trester
Buy call options on carrier Leap Wireless as its breaks through $14.30; sell Aflac puts as Japan exposure sends stock down.

6 Spring Cleaning Option Trades

By OptionsZone Experts
Use options to garner premium as you drop portfolio laggards and buy promising newcomers.

Apple, Citi Top Options Trading Action

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options volume picks up due to trading in Citigroup (NYSE: C), Apple Computer (NASDAQ: AAPL), Best Buy (NYSE: BBY).

Option Leaders Midday Thursday

By OptionsZone Experts
Trading leaders in the options market this morning include Citigroup (NYSE: C), iShares Russell 2000 Index (NYSE: IWM, and Mattel (NASDAQ: MAT).

Bulls Buying Retail Sector Options

By David Russell, optionMONSTER
Options trading was active in Staples (NASDAQ: SPLS) and SPDR S&P Retail Fund (NYSE: XRT).

Buy Calls in Tesoro, Valero, Western

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Buy call options on oil refiners Tesoro Corp. (NYSE: TSO), Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO), and Western Refining (NYSE: WNR).

No Fertilizer Here – Buy Mosaic Calls

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Buy call options on fertilizer firm Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) to profit when it reports strong earnings next week.

Baidu Up, BofA Down in Slow Options Trading

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Baidu.com (NASDAQ: BIDU) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) were volume leaders in the options markets today.

Amgen, SanDisk Draw Option Traders

By Chris McKhann, optionMONSTER
An option trader bucks trend in Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), while a bear buys SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) put options.
Load More Articles