Options Trading

Carnage in VIX Powers On

By Adam Warner Mar 24, 2011

The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX), also called the ‘fear index’, keeps dropping.

Buy Calls in Tesoro, Valero, Western

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Mar 24, 2011

Buy call options on oil refiners Tesoro Corp. (NYSE: TSO), Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO), and Western Refining (NYSE: WNR).

Charts Suggest Cash is Best Position

By J.W. Jones Mar 24, 2011

Technical market indicators such as the S&P 500 Index Options (CBOE: SPX) are showing mixed signs.

No Fertilizer Here – Buy Mosaic Calls

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors Mar 24, 2011

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 Mar 23, 2011

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 Mar 23, 2011

An option trader bucks trend in Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN), while a bear buys SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) put options.

Big Options Trade, Little Else in Allstate

By Chris McKhann, optionMONSTER Mar 23, 2011

The stock of Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL) has been quiet but an option trader moved a large call spread yesterday.

Charts can Tame Trading Circus of Chaos

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Mar 23, 2011

Use stock charts of past trading behavior to find future stock moves.

Mining Stock on the Rebound

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst Mar 23, 2011

After pulling back to its near-term trendline, Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation (NYSE: CDE) is now rebounding.

Option Traders Dig Rare Earth Molycorp

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com Mar 22, 2011

China rare earth firms like Molycorp (NYSE: MCP) provide a little action in today’s quiet options market.

SPDR Industrial Fund Sees Huge Put Volume

By David Russell, optionMONSTER Mar 22, 2011

The SPDR Industrial Fund (NYSE: XLI) receives a huge put option trade as bears claw sector.

6 Options for March Madness

By OptionsZone Experts Mar 22, 2011

Six options trades linked to the hoops tournament, offering Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC), Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY) and Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM).

Is This the End of VIX Downtrend?

By Adam Warner Mar 22, 2011

The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) moved in the last week in a range of over 30 and down to 20.

Prepare for Aftershocks With Call Verticals

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Mar 22, 2011

Prepare for aftershocks to the recent stock market rally with a call option vertical spread on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY).

3 Reasons You Should Sell This Rally

By Ivan Martchev, InvestorPlace Contributor Mar 22, 2011

It looks like the S&P 500 is at a prime selling point, and another retest of the 1,250 level is coming.

Sprint Hammered, VIX Slows in Options Today

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com Mar 21, 2011

Options trading slows as Japan fears diminish, AT&T (NYSE: T) plans takeover, and Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) says it will acquire OptionsXpress (NASDAQ: OXPS).