Next week should be a slow trading week, which means that stock prices could be more volatile than usual, especially if a company surprises or disappoints with earnings -- I have one of each for you.

Despite gold's sell-off last week, one gold stock actually managed to make gains -- and it looks like it's about to make a run. While you wait for gold to head back up, you should be able to bag some nice profits in this stock.

Start the new year off right with the 10 trades our OptionsZone experts see as the best opportunities in the upcoming year.

Learn how to choose the right vertical spread strategy for a given market environment and how to construct a bull put spread.

This stock missed earnings estimates in three of the past four quarters, yet made double-digit gains in the weeks following. And it's about to announce earnings again.

In a market such as this, it is incredibly important that investors be prepared for the downside, and this strategy offers you a way to do just that for a lot less cash.

Google (GOOG) hit a 52-week high today, but if you're planning to buy call options on the stock, there's a reason you may want to hold off.

Learn about this vertical debit spread strategy and when traders should use it.

Sometimes the best way to play earnings is to wait until after the report, as options traders can make big profits if the market overreacts to a small tidbit of news.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we'd like to give you even more reasons to be thankful this year -- in the form of some very tasty profits.

Despite the economic slowdown, consumers continue to purchase peanut butter, jelly and all other J.M. Smucker (SJM) products, and the stock may see a big move after earnings next week.

Dell (DELL) has some good things going for it heading into earnings that could make it a great candidate for a pre-earnings call play.

Vertical Option Spreads - Learn how this bearish strategy works and when traders should use bear call spreads.

With several major retailers reporting earnings next week, we have one retail stock you should avoid and one that looks like it's going to be a highflier.

This recession is not over, and as people continue to rein in their spending there will be some great long and short plays.

An introduction to vertical option spreads and a breakdown of this strategy's four components.

With analysts and options traders in love with pharmaceutical company Omnicare (OCR), we have to ask, is anyone looking at the same chart we are?

Ready to score big? Here are seven trades we think will knock it out of the park.

Cephalon (CEPH) looks like a textbook bearish case of lousy technicals, questionable fundamentals and misplaced optimism -- which could lead to a very profitable put play.