Calls, Puts & Options Trades

Are Weekly Options Better Than Monthly Options?

By Adam Warner
Here are a few scenarios to consider where weeklys may outperform traditional options.

7 Back-to-School Option Trades

By OptionsZone Experts
Find out how to cash in on the second most important retail season of the year.

Shop for Retail ETF Put Options

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint
Retailers will suffer as consumers retrench, making SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) puts a good buy.

Buy Agilent Technologies Sept 29 Puts

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Questionable technicals, optimistic sentiment and a recent history of weaker price action following earnings is a bearish recipe.

Chasing All-Time Highs in Netflix

By Jon Ogg
With the Dow down triple digits, NFLX is down less than 1% and even managed a new all-time high this morning

Bet On or Protect Against Intel Making New 52-Week Lows

By Jon Ogg
Traders should consider this cheap way to profit from further downside in INTC or to hedge against it.

‘Buy’ Apple for a Fraction of Its Share Price

By John Jagerson, Editor, Strategic Trader
AAPL's $260 share price may be too pricey for some, but there's a cheaper way to 'own' the stock.

2 Cheap Ways to Speculate on Genzyme Buyout

By Jon Ogg
If you're on the right side of this trade, you will make some healthy profits.

Sara Lee Earnings Trade Could Offer Sweet Reward

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Buy SLE September calls before the company reports earnings Thursday.

Option Buyers Back in Gold ETF

By Jon Ogg
Traders are betting on higher gold prices with GLD call options.

Profit if Tesla Crashes and Burns

By Jon Ogg
A speculative put option trade in Tesla Motors could pack a punch if the stock keeps falling.

Earnings Trade: Buy CSC Aug 45 Calls

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Jump into Computer Sciences Corp. options before the company reports earnings.

3 Tips for Trading Options Around Earnings

By Mark Sebastian
There is no 'best' earnings trade, but there are ways to move the odds in your favor.

Monkey Around With GLW Calls

By Jon Ogg
Corning's 'Gorilla Glass' technology could provide traders with a great speculative opportunity.

Buy DO August Call Spread

By Ron Ianieri
With oil up and the U.S. dollar down, you should jump the gun on Diamond Offshore Drilling.

Put Some WFMI Calls on Your Shopping List

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Whole Foods should make a big move following earnings on Tuesday.

Does MasterCard Sell-off Offer Opportunity for Traders?

By Adam Warner
The credit card company is down big ahead of earnings while the market rallies.

Tips Every Forex Trader Must Know

By Learning Markets
More than $3 trillion in foreign currencies trade back and forth every day in Forex. Forex stands for the FOReign EXchange—the financial exchange on which governments, banks, international corporations, hedge funds and individual investors exchange foreign currencies

How to Manage a Double Diagonal Spread

By Mark Wolfinger
Risk management is key if your trade starts to move against you.
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