Options Trading

Get Behind Ford as Auto Stocks Push Ahead

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Ford's third-quarter earnings report have sent shares above a technical resistance point. Use call options to ride F stock even higher.

5 Options Plays for ‘Forever Hold’ Stocks

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
You only expect 8% to 10% annual returns on these stalwart blue-chip stocks anyway, so why not sell some calls against them and try to juice those returns?

A Quick Trade for a Neutral Market

By Ken Trester
Options strategies to take now that the Dow, S&P and Nasdaq have fallen below their 50-day MAs.

3 Money-Doubling Trades for This Week

By Traders Reserve
Three stocks will provide investors with earnings reports this week (once markets reopen) and each makes a case for doubling profits on options plays

Bank on Amazon’s Pop Wearing Off

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
Amazon stock popped last week following mostly disappointing earnings. Still, AMZN remains in a bearish trend, providing opportunity to options traders.

Option Sellers Can Profit From Mother Nature’s Wrath

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Hurricane Sandy might have stopped price movement, but it couldn't stop time decay on options contracts.

Cerner Is a Buy on a Pullback

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Following the big gap made on Friday, you may have a chance to buy Cerner at about $74.

Don’t Knock on Wood this Earnings Season

By Ken Trester
Weyerhaeuser's earnings showed off the strength of the lumber industry right now. Take this backdoor into the housing recovery through this stock's call options.

How Far Will Apple Fall?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
After disappointing earnings, Apple may head even lower to its 200-day moving average.

2 Options Plays for Apple Earnings

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
The financial world will be watching these results closely. If you're inclined to participate ahead of the event, here's how you might do it.

Cover Up With This Cold-Weather Call

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
Polaris Industries recently hit all-time highs before pulling back to a nice buying-in point. Capitalize with this options trade.

Survive the Earnings Bloodbath With Utilities

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
A troubling earning trend should have investors scrambling to defensive stocks. Those looking for protection can consider playing the XLU in a couple ways.

The Post-FOMC Period Looks Bearish

By John Lansing
So many sectors, subsectors, averages and commodities tumbled after the last meeting and probably will do again.

Option Plays for the Holiday Season

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Whether it's stocks or ETFs, go to town with puts to take advantage of what could be a disappointing holiday season for retailers.

A Good Time to Play the Volatility Game

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Given the current super-spike in the VIX, one limited-risk spread worth considering is the bear put spread.

A Bullish Play in Bearish Techs

By Ken Trester
Smaller names, like Take-Two Interactive, offer upside opportunity for call options while the bigger names continue to slide.

A Silver Lining to the Market Correction

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Market corrections leave little room for error as far as traders are concerned. Fortunately, a high-probability play is setting up in the silver mining sector.

Chipotle Stock Hasn’t Hit Bottom Yet

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
A head-and-shoulders pattern in Chipotle stock shows the potential for even more downside from Friday's post-earnings fall. Here's how you can play CMG.

Plow Through Goldman Sachs’ Bad Press

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
Despite plenty of bad press, Goldman Sachs stock has sustained an uptrend since early September. And there's still time to go long with this options trade.
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