Options Trading

WMT Options – Wal-Mart Headed for a Fall

By Jon Ogg
Despite Wal-Mart's (WMT) better-than-expected earnings, the stock looks to be headed for a breakdown. We recommend covering your ass(ets) with the following put options.

Doji Candlesticks – Identifying a Doji Chart Pattern on Candlestick Charts

By Chris Rowe
Learn how to identify and profit from one of the most reliable and powerful reversal patterns on a candlestick chart: the doji.

Earnings Trade – Express Scripts-ESRX

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Pharmacy management services provider Express Scripts (ESRX) should beat earnings estimates and continue its move higher.

What Happens in Vega …

By Adam Warner
What happens in Sin City may just stay there, but when it comes to trading options, if you ignore vega, you're putting yourself at a big disadvantage.

4 Stocks: 3 Hot, 1 Not

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
We think the Street has it all backward when it comes to these four stocks. Find out how to position yourself on the right side of these trades.

9 Option Trades to Fall in Love With

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Whether you love or loathe the sappiest of commercial holidays, you'll be tickled pink with the profits you'll see from these Valentine's Day-inspired trades.

Options Don’t Expire on Fridays

By Adam Warner
If you think options expire on the third Friday of every month, you'd better read this.

Earnings Trade – Whole Foods Markets Inc-WFMI

By Jon Lewis, Contributor
Whole Foods Markets Inc. (WFMI) has a habit of making big moves after reporting earnings, and traders who take the right side of this bet could be handsomely rewarded.

Why It’s Vital You Understand the VIX

By Adam Warner
Volatility levels can and should dictate everything about your trading, from price targets and stop levels to position sizing.

3 Option Trades for a Market Crash

By Jon Ogg
The latest stock market pullback has many traders looking for ways to hedge against a market crash. Here are three option trades that will allow you to protect yourself from a crash -- AND profit from it.

6 Winning Super Bowl Option Trades

By OptionsZone Experts
In the spirit of this weekend's gridiron rumble, we're bringing you stocks to trade that could score you some big profits.

Identifying a Head-and-Shoulders Chart Pattern

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The head-and-shoulders chart pattern is very accurate, but many traders jump the gun by not waiting for all the criteria to be met. Don't be one of them.

Earnings Trade – Electronic Arts-ERTS

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
One of videogame maker Electronic Arts' (ERTS) greatest strengths has turned into a major problem for the company -- its sponsorship of Tiger Woods. And that's not all that's wrong with the stock.

Butterfly Spreads – How to Trade a Call Butterfly Spread

By Josip Causic
Options expert walks you through placing a call butterfly spread using the TradeStation platform.

Nuclear Power Stocks – USEC Inc-USU Options Active

By Jon Ogg
With the Obama administration putting nuclear power back in the alternative energy lineup, we're seeing a standout speculative trade in USEC Inc-USU options.

Earnings Trade – 2 Health Care Stocks: 1 Hot, 1 Not

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Two major health insurers report earnings next week, but only one of them looks like it will make a good bullish trade.

Trade Apple-AAPL Volatility With an Option Straddle

By Jon Ogg
It's hard to say whether Apple's (AAPL) highly anticipated iPad will slay or flop, and what will happen to the stock -- but chances are it will make a big move. Find out how to profit from that move without even having to guess which direction it will go.

Charting the VIX

By Adam Warner
Find out what can (and can't) be gleaned from charting the VIX.

Stocks to Buy – Berkshire Hathaway-BRK.B

By John Lansing
With Berkshire Hathaway's BRK.B 50-to-1 stock split, average investors can now get in on the action. Find out why you want to act fast.
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