Options Trading

SPY Calendar Trade & Discussion with Dan Sheridan

By Dan Sheridan, Sheridan Mentoring
Calendars can help you make money with options without needing the stock to make a big movement.

MGM: Will its Earnings Make a ‘Grand’ Showing?

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
While most big casinos offer Broadway-quality shows, this trade might just be the show-stopper.

Mine for Gold, Copper Profits with FCX

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
This trade offers a higher-probability alternative to buying call options by providing a much larger profit zone.

Groupon Sells Off After First Post-IPO Earnings

By Tim Biggam, InvestorPlace Contributor
Grab GRPN's online deals ... and these bearish plays.

10 Tech Stocks Poised to Break Out

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
This group -- including eBay, Priceline, Motorola and Plantronics -- is bound to provide its share of winners in due time. Keep a close eye on these ten names.

This Bull Market Is Running on Fumes

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
The current market rally has been deceptively long, and a look at previous runs shows a short-term wall is nigh.

5 Ways to Tell a Stock Is Headed Up

By John Lansing
The charts never lie. Learn how to identify five bullish chart patterns that indicate a stock is about to take off.

Play the Coming Pullback in the Market, Metals With FCX Puts

By Tim Biggam, InvestorPlace Contributor
FCX has recently shown a little weakness, stalling out at the $46 level.

A Put Play on the Small Cap ETF Can Pay off Big by May

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
An eventual increase in volatility coupled with a price correction should reward put buyers well.

Brazil Bulls: Mine for Options Profits in Vale

By Stutland Volatility Group
Here in front of Feb. 23 earnings, we want to gain bullish exposure to Vale by “selling to open” the VALE March 26 Puts.

Plant Seeds of Profit in Potash

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Another leg higher in this popular fertilizer stock may soon be in the offing.

5 LEAPS for Leap Year

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
It's easy to use options to enhance your buy-and-hold strategy. Here are 5 longer-term option trades to do just that.

Add Textron Options for a Defensive Portfolio Play

By Dawn Pennington
As a trader or investor, you have probably been told at one time or another that you need to diversify your portfolio. This isn’t always…

3 Butterfly Options Trades

By Karson Keith, Stock Wiz Kid
Use butterfly options to make short-term gains on PNRA, CAT and IBM.

A Great Way to Grab Gold at a Discount

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Treat the current dip as a buying opportunity.

8 Covered Call Candidates With a Feb. 18 Expiration Date

By Mike Scanlin, CEO, Born To Sell
Use these sweet returns to buy something for your sweetie on Valentine’s Day.

SanDisk Climbing Back After Post-Earnings Dip

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
SNDK traded down to support at $46 but did not head lower.

Commodity Chemicals Kingpin Kronos Flying Higher

By Stutland Volatility Group
Despite January’s rally in the S&P 500 (^SPX), there are still plenty of reasons to continue gaining exposure to quality U.S. stocks, such as Kronos…

Tempur-Pedic Shares Set to Hit ‘Snooze’

By Tim Biggam, InvestorPlace Contributor
Although TPX had a small beat on earnings, the stock price would imply that it crushed expectations.
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