Options Trading

Buy Home Depot Calls

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Home Depot (NYSE: HD) has sold off despite solid earnings. Buy April call options to profit as it rises again.

Home Depot About to Crumble

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The home improvement retailer is showing fundamental and technical weakness.

Option Bulls Opt for Intel Despite Downturn

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options trading was very active with Citi (NYSE: C), and Longtop Financial Technologies (NYSE: LFT) declining but Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) options rallying.

Midday Option Focus – Netflix, Priceline

By Adam Warner
Options trading today is highlighted by high-volume sell-off in Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and non-event in Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN) before earnings tonight.

Buying Calls – 3 Problems, 1 Solution

By Dan Passarelli, InvestorPlace Contributor
A Bull Call Spread has several advantages over simply buying a call option. The spread requires a lower capital investment and it has a lower time-decay risk.

6 Options to Play a Market Bounce

By OptionsZone Experts
Investors can sell put options on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), and Lululemon (NASDAQ: LULU) to lock in a purchase price and gain premium income.

Energy ETF a Strong Buy on Pullback

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The PowerShares Dynamic Energy Sector ETF (NYSE: PXI) is in a powerful bull market, but turmoil in the Middle East may give you a better entry point in this energy ETF.

VIX is Back as Delta, Ford See Options Action

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options trading was busy as the broad market fell. CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), F (NYSE: F) and Delta Airlines (NYSE: DAL) top the active list.

Options Now – Gold and Silver, VIX and VXX

By Adam Warner
Investors trading SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD) and iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) ETFs, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) and its futures (NYSE: VXX).

How to Trade the Oil Panic Without Buying Oil Stocks

By Ivan Martchev, InvestorPlace Contributor
Oil stocks are not the way to play rising oil prices caused by the oil crisis. Oil futures or options on an oil etf are better ways to play the panic.

Buy March Options on Toll Brothers

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Homebuilder Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) has done well of late. Consider buying the March call to profit from a continuing near-term rise.

Play Silver Volatility With SLV Bull Spread

By Jack Walker, IVolatility.com
Silver is moving up, away from gold. Consider an iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) bull call spread as it moves gradually higher.

A Fuel Stock That’s About to Run Out of Gas

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
World Fuel Services Corporation (NYSE: INT) could fall victim to profit-taking in the near future.

5 Shop Til You Drop Retailer Option Trades

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader
Traders should look to play a continuation of the bull market in retail stocks. Rising sales and Presidents Day discounts make these call options a bargain.

Wal-Mart, Target Jump in Options Trading

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options of retailers like Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT), and Target (NYSE: TGT) were active before reporting earnings next week.

Buy Calls on McDermott, Rosetta Resources

By Ken Trester
McDermott International (NYSE: MDR), and Rosetta Resources (NASDAQ: ROSE) both have promising call option buying trades in the mid–term months.

Freeport Option Volatility Suggests Puts Trade

By Mark Sebastian
Traders should consider a put option spread in Freeport-McMoran (NYSE: FCX) as the stock is trending down. Options offer many trading opportunities.

Options Focus – Apple Bites, VIX-Lite

By Adam Warner
A focus on the options market for Thursday shows Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) busy heading into expiration Friday while traders bet the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) won’t move.

Puts Look Sexy on Top-Heavy Under Armour

By Dan Passarelli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Charts indicate active-wear maker Under Armour (NYSE: UA) is poised for a sell off. Buy put options to profit.
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