Options Trading

Delete This Software Stock From Your Portfolio Now

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst Aug 21, 2013

Autodesk's (ADSK) breakdown from an ominous head-and-shoulders formation was followed by a death cross.

Qihoo Investors Can Keep Looking North

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 20, 2013

Qihoo 360 Technology (QIHU) is a momentum stock and should be treated with caution, but it's showing few signs that it's ready to escape its broader uptrend.

Traders Should Pass on a Piece of CAKE

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst Aug 20, 2013

The Cheesecake Factory appears to be topping with selling pressure building.

2 Trade Blueprints for Home Depot Options

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Aug 19, 2013

If you're inclined to make a Home Depot options bet heading into earnings, I suggest mitigating your risk with a vertical spread. Consider these two trades.

Perk Up With a Green Mountain Trade

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 19, 2013

Green Mountain (GMCR) has technical support at $70 and plenty of bullish headlines to keep it afloat -- a perfect storm for this options trade.

Buying the Dip? Make Priceline One of Your First Plays

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Aug 16, 2013

Don't fear market corrections — embrace them. They reveal stocks that are likely to lead the way when the bull returns. Like Priceline, for instance.

Time Is of the Essence for a Gold Bounce

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 16, 2013

There is no rule saying that just because the medium-term trend in economic growth is up, gold can’t rally in the short-term.

THIS Apple Will Climb Back Up the Tree

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 16, 2013

Apple (AAPL) is looking to mow down resistance around the $500 mark, which would help this debit spread profit.

Join the Dow Jones Dive Via the Diamonds

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Aug 15, 2013

The market was overdue for a downturn, and the Dow Jones is showing the weakest hand. Consider this bearish spread on the DIA exchange-traded fund.

Tesla Bulls Could Be Napping for a While

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 15, 2013

Regardless of whether Tesla Motors will end up selling a car to every citizen of driving age, slopes this steep tend to mean-revert in violent fashion.

Opportunities Await Amid the Rubble in Cree

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Aug 14, 2013

If you think the selling frenzy in Cree stock is a bit overdone, selling an out-of-the-money bull put spread is a trade worth consideration.

Inverse Bond Fund in a Powerful Bull Market

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst Aug 14, 2013

It's no longer possible to render a precise upside target for Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bear 3X Shares (TMV), but prices appear headed higher.

Stop Fretting About a Market Correction

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 13, 2013

Is it really so difficult to imagine a 10% market correction in something that is up 280% in a little more than four years?

2 Options Trades for a Golden Bottom

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Aug 13, 2013

If digging for profits in gold appeals to you, consider these two plays -- one conservative, one aggressive.

Deere Could Get the Benefit of the Doubt

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor Aug 13, 2013

With a weak ag environment already priced in, any optimism from Deere's earnings report could be met with a swift rally.

Housing Stocks: Tripping … or Falling?

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Aug 13, 2013

The iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB) is flashing an ominous-looking chart pattern right now. Keep these options trades in mind in the coming days.