Options Trading

Weekly Options – Find Out What You’re Missing

By Price Headley
Weekly options, or weeklys, offer options traders a number of advantages, including increased flexibility.

4 Big Election Day Losers

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint
These sectors and stocks should make great shorting candidates after the midterm elections.

Go Short Oil With USO Options

By John Jagerson, Editor, Strategic Trader
Oil prices are likely to be affected by more talk of QE2, which could make for a profitable bearish options trade on oil ETF United States Oil Fund LP (NYSE: USO).

What’s Worse Than the Jobs Number?

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint
The overall economy is in bad shape, but the housing sector is worse.

5 Option Trades to Profit From the New Frugal

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint
Find out how to profit from this consumer spending phenomenon.

3 Tech Volatility Trades for Friday

By Jon Ogg
Play a short-term move in cloud computing stocks with these option straddles.

Is it a Good Time to Buy Options? Ask Baidu

By Adam Warner
Options have not been the best buy lately, but that may be changing, as we're seeing volatility spike in names like Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU).

8 Stocks in Danger of a Bear Attack

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
These stock's chart patterns suggest that the bears are ready to push them lower.

An Earnings Trade That's Better Than GOOG, INTC

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
With some heavy hitters reporting next week, many will overlook the better earnings trade - ADTRAN, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN).

Will Paychex Offer a Payday for Bulls or Bears?

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint
Learn the pros and cons of payroll processor Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX).

Chart of the Day – Salesforce.com, Inc. (CRM)

By John Lansing
Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE: CRM) is gearing up for a big move higher if it can break the downtrend line of the bullish continuation wedge or bullish pennant.

Go Short Treasurys With TLT Options

By John Jagerson, Editor, Strategic Trader
A bearish trade on Treasury bond ETF iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (NYSE: TLT) could pay off as Treasurys appear overbought here.

Reserve Some Profits With Marriott Options

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
These call options look favorable heading into Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) earnings report.

5 Option Trades to Kick Off Earnings Season

By Jon Ogg
Jump-start your Q4 with these earnings trades.

6 Sinking Stocks a Bull Market Won’t Save

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
It looks like the bull may be back, but that doesn't mean all stocks are headed up. Get our list of stocks to sell.

Using the VIX to Forecast the Market’s Direction

By Adam Warner
There's a simple rule for determining if stocks are overbought or oversold.

Bag a Quick Profit With SSG

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
With new signals that the overall market is due for a pullback, this could be the ideal time for a fast trade in the ProShares UltraShort Semiconductors ETF (NYSE: SSG).

Buy JCP Nov 27 Calls

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE: JCP) surged an eye-popping 39% in September amid an increase in trading volume.

AirTran Options Could Take Off With a Higher Bid

By Jon Ogg
These speculative AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI) options could be high-fliers if Southwest Airlines Co.'s (NYSE: LUV) or another airline stock puts in a higher bid, or they could crash and burn.
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