Options Trading

A Cheap Way to Protect Your Portfolio From Market Crashes

By Mark Sebastian
Find out how to use inexpensive options to protect yourself and even profit when the market tanks.

Retail Stocks Are Out, This ETF Is In

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Consumer confidence is falling, and the ProShares UltraShort Consumer Goods (NYSE: SZK) could be your ticket to profiting as the retail group falls.

A Fast Trade for a Slow Week Ahead

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
This earnings trade in Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO) could provide a handsome return during the slow holiday-shortened week.

Beat the Gold Rush Now

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The SPDR Gold Shares (NASDAQ: GLD) may soon be making a break higher.

5 Ways to Tell a Stock is Headed Up

By John Lansing
The charts never lie. Learn how to identify five bullish chart patterns that indicate a stock is headed up.

2 Ways to Profit From RIMM’s Struggles

By Jon Ogg
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ: RIMM) is losing market share to iPhones and Droids. Here are two ways to play the stock's slide.

Give Sprint a Second Chance

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Our last attempt at Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S) was ill-timed, but accumulating the stock now may still turn out to be a great investment.

4 Tips for Surviving This Volatile Market

By Adam Warner
Volatility has surged back into the markets. Find out how to survive and profit in this environment.

Short Selling Report – Stocks the Market is Betting Against Now

By Douglas McIntyre, Co-Founder & Editor, 24/7 Wall St.
For the period ending June 15, short sellers in the stock market made some huge bets against the largest companies listed on the NYSE and NASDAQ according to data from each exchange. Leading the charge were financial stocks like Citigroup (C) and Bank of America (BAC), but also tech mainstays like Microsoft (MSFT) and Cisco (CSCO).

7 Tips for Trading Options Like a Long-term Investor

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint
Options can be effectively used by longer-term investors to gain leverage that simply going long a stock does not afford.

Taking the Over on Under Armour

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Stocks may be slumping, but there is still a wealth of bullish opportunities out there, like Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA).

A Trade to Protect You if the Market Crashes

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
With the downside risks growing, traders need to prepare for the worst and protect their portfolios.

Buying COF is a Capital Idea

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) retreated to its 50-day moving average, where momentum underscored by a bullish crossover should take shares higher.

Monsanto is a Bad Seed

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) is no longer the dominant presence in the agriculture sector that it once was, and traders should make a nice profit with July 50 puts.

The CAT’s Meow

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) has been on a solid run for the past couple of weeks, and the technicals say it will continue.

Do You Know Squat About VXX?

By Adam Warner
If you think the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE: VXX) mirrors the VIX, you're mistaken.

Set Your Sights on This Semi Stock

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Despite how far the stock has come, semiconductor equipment maker Novellus Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVLS) does not show signs of stopping.

How to Limit Your Losses When Trading Covered Calls

By Mark Wolfinger
Part of successful covered call writing is knowing how to manage a losing trade.

Wal-Mart: Slow and Steady Wins the Race

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
It's hard to get excited about a slow-moving stock like Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT), but your patience should be rewarded if you buy now.
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