Options Trading

Time to Unload Firearm Stock?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Sturm, Ruger and Co. has gained almost 80% since our initial recommendation. Is it time to sell?

Post-earnings rally not likely for Monsanto

By Tim Biggam, InvestorPlace Contributor
Three bearish option strategies to consider surrounding Monsanto’s earnings report.

Call Buyers See Further Upside in the Gap

By Beth Gaston Moon, InvestorPlace Contributor
Option traders take an aggressive stance with a conservative strategy: Bull call spread bets on Gap moving up to 13% higher in next six weeks.

Burgeoning Exxon about to Pop

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Energy stocks are due for a comeback. Here's one way to trade this trend with a bullish options spread.

Amgen’s Stochastic Issues Buy Signal

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Amgen has been consolidating with support around its 50-day moving average. Get the target for AMGN.

Put Sellers Give Groupon a Halfhearted Vote of Confidence

By Beth Gaston Moon, InvestorPlace Contributor
The options-trading community saw a silver lining to Groupon’s recent stock decline and industrious put sellers took a chance.

Covered Calls Provide Easy Money Every Month

By Traders Reserve
Covered calls are a great way to hedge your bets in the portfolio, particularly for stocks that are treading water over a long period of time.

Monster Beverage’s Monster Uptrend a Good Match for Calls

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
Monster Beverage (MNST) has enjoyed a trend higher, and traders can try and benefit with a long call option strategy.

Be (Cautiously) Optimistic Going Into Q2

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
2011 and 2010 each saw promising first quarters, but were followed by volatility and lower prices. Will this year's rally hold up?

5 Stocks That Broke Out in Q1 2012

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Three months ago, several stocks near 52-week highs looked poised to break out. And boy, did they. Here's five of the best breakout performances from Q1 2012.

May the (Trading) Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
For premium sellers, one simple equation can help you predict your profit potential.

Options Plays for the Second Quarter

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Get your portfolio ready for the new quarter with long calls and long puts.

Using Call Options to Part Ways with Underperformers

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Still committed to a losing stock? Consider selling calls to make those losses a bit more palatable.

A Bullish Trading Idea on Nu Skin Enterprises

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
The covered call is a moderately bullish options strategy that can yield modest gains in a short-term period.

Parabolic Rise in Apple Merits Protective Action

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Long puts on existing stock holdings, or "protective puts," can lower a trader's delta risk in the event the stock drops.

A SanDisk Trade Idea for Apple Bulls

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint
SanDisk benefits from Apple; option sellers benefit from SanDisk volatility.

RIM Before Earnings – Play It Safe or Straddle It?

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor
Earnings are always an adventure for Research in Motion and this quarter may be no exception. Here are potential strategies ahead of the news.

Stock Charts to Watch for Bulls AND Bears

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
Most stock charts are showing either relentless strength or weakness, but a few stocks out there are poised to make sizable moves -- in both directions.

Spring Clean Your Portfolio With Options

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
If a stock in your portfolio is a loser, you have options - literally.
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