Options Trading

Play the SPY Range With Condors

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
If you expect the market to experience more range-bound behavior going forward, an iron condor might be the best position to take for the coming month.

Dow Will Push Past 14,000, But First …

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Indices tend to dance around big, round numbers before eventually pushing higher. Expect the same from the Dow as it flirts with 14,000.

How to Ride Mylan’s Steady Rise

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
A covered call strategy is perfect for this tortoise of a stock. The generic-drug maker is creeping to new highs without much overhead resistance.

3 Companies to Profit From the Coming Manufacturing Boom

By Traders Reserve
The U.S. is once again leading the way in "making things", and the way to play for profit is to get ahead of the curve in gas and steel plays

OXY Could Be at the Start of a Significant Advance

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Occidental Petroleum broke its bearish resistance line on very high volume, and MACD is bullish. Get the target.

Print Profits with 3-D Systems

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
These red-hot names have come back to earth a bit, but implied volatility is still high. The options world opens up plenty of possibilities -- here's what I'm looking at.

Walmart’s Charts Look Shaky

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Bearish signals are starting to mount for Walmart, and a big move lower could be in the cards -- not just for the stock, but a WMT-heavy ETF.

Options for a Housing Recovery

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
It's hard to guess how much the homebuilding sector is recovering, and how much gas is left in the tank. If you want to play the sector, use options.

Netflix Stock Approaching a Pivot Point

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Netflix stock is sitting on a technical island of sorts right now; the next few days should determine where a breakout is headed.

Game the Dollar’s Demise With Oil Puts

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
The chart for the U.S. dollar is looking gloomier, but rather than play the currency, try this options play on oil instead.

Valero Should Keep Gushing Higher

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
Refiner Valero Energy expectedly gapped up after its blowout earnings report last week. Those bullish about a continued push upward should consider this options trade.

All-Time Highs for Google — And a Fire Sale on Options

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
The implied volatility for Google is cheap relative both to its historical range and even its recent vol. Here are a couple options plays that look good as a result.

A One-Week Winner in AAPL

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
Who knows where AAPL stock will be in a year ... and who cares? This weekly options trade will profit if Apple shows a little sturdiness through next Friday.

GDP Sinks, Gold Soars, and Opportunity Knocks

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
'Safe-haven' investments are soaring today on a poor Q4 GDP figure. Here are two options spreads that offer positional plays on the yellow metal.

A Cautious Trade for PulteGroup’s Earnings

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
PulteGroup could follow in the footsteps of D.R. Horton and other homebuilders by rocketing after earnings. Cautious bulls should consider this options spread.

Options for the Precious Metals Conundrum

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Trading the precious metals can be a dangerous game. So, is there a way to profit? Well, you could start by giving these options a try.

Score with Soaring Yields

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
If you think bond prices will continue falling (thus pushing yields higher), then consider selling puts on the Proshares Ultrashort 20+ Year Treasury Fund.

Gold Bugs Headed Back to the Bench

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
A break of this important area might signal more weakness in the near-term for gold and the SPDR Gold Trust.

Why I Bought Puts on Hewlett-Packard

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
Hewlett-Packard has surged since November, but the stock looks set to underperform no matter which direction the market goes from here. Find out how to trade the next downleg in HPQ.
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