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VIX Rises Quickly as Market Tanks
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Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) rose rapidly as the broad stock market fell. Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and Lorillard (NYSE: LO) saw busy options trading.
Bulls Charge into Goldcorp Calls
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Andrew Wilkinson, Interactive Brokers
Your intraday update on options trading. Goldcorp Inc. (NYSE: GG) -- Shares of the gold mining company are trading up at their highest in more than…
Attractive Options on Three Pricey Stocks
By
Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader
Investors should consider purchasing options instead of high-priced stocks like Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), and Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN).
Time to Think Options, Taxes and IRAs
With April 15 coming, investors should consider whether to trade options through their Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA). Many brokers allow it.
Hewlett, HSBC Busy in Options Action
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Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options markets quiet today though Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPQ), Coeur D’Alene (NYSE: CDE), Power-One (NASDAQ: PWER) see action.
Buy Costco Calls and Enjoy the Steady Rise
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Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
A few retailers report earnings this week including Costco (NASDAQ: COST). Buy an April Call option and profit from a steady stock rise.
Dick’s a Solid Put Trade as Economy Revives
Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) will see better earnings as the economy revives. Buy a bull put spread to profit in options.
VIX Down, Sees Big Block Trades
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Adam Warner
The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) has had several large block trades this morning including a put spread and a straight buy of 20,000 calls.
Milking Your Starbucks with Options
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Dan Passarelli, InvestorPlace Contributor
The market sell off left strong stocks like Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) ready to rise. Buy a March Bull Put Spread to profit.
Volatile Market on Verge of Move: Charts
The stock and commodity markets are on the verge of major breakthroughs according to technical charts of the S&P 500, gold and the US Dollar.
CBOE Buy Speculation Tops Options Action
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Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options trading mild but takeover speculations drives action in CBOE, and high volume spreads laid out in Ford (NYSE: F), and SPDR Financial Select (NYSE: XLF).
Check Weekly Option PINs in Amazon, Google
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Adam Warner
Weekly options offer greater expiration trading opportunities. Study Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), and Google, (NASDAQ: GOOG).
Buy PetroBras Calls, Cracker Barrel Puts
By
Ken Trester
Buy call options on Petroleo Brasileiro (NYSE: PBR) to profit from an oil rally; sell put options on Cracker Barrel Old (NASDAQ: CBRL) as commodity prices rise.
Buy Hewlett and Sell a Call Against it
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Mike Scanlin, CEO, Born To Sell
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) has seen a downturn. Buy the stock and sell a covered call option against it for the premium income.
Is Writing Covered Calls Only for the Wealthy?
Options investing offers strategies that fit many portfolios, from small accounts to the wealthy. Writing covered call options can be used by many investors.
6 Oil Trades to Fuel Your Portfolio
The price of oil is rising due to uncertainty. Trade options on Suncor Energy (NYSE: SU), US Oil Fund (NYSE: USO), Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB) and others.
Bright Days Ahead for Solar ETF TAN
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Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
New money is flowing into the solar sector, which should benefit the Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSE:TAN).
MGM, Clean Energy Spark Options Action
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Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
The options markets were busy, driven by MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM), Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ: CLNE), and IShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (NYSE: EEM).
Use Option Spreads to Profit From Time Decay
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J.W. Jones
Options traders can counteract premium loss due to time decay by using butterfly spreads. View this trade in Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX).
