Options Trading

Bank of America Leads Options Midday

By OptionsZone Experts
Options midday are steady but controlled, led by bank of America (NYSE: BAC).

5 High-Energy Earth Day Option Trades

By OptionsZone Experts
Five options trades on stocks that provide energy alternatives.

Poor Earnings Suggests Puts on Informatica

By Stutland Volatility Group
Informatica Corp. (NASDAQ: INFA) earnings disappointments suggests put options spread.

VIX Moves, Just When You Think It Won’t

By Adam Warner
The CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) moves big on quiet weeks and seemingly slow days.

Buy Calls on Las Vegas Sands

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Las Vegas sands (NYSE: LVS) rallied as the market fell. Buy calls on the casino.

A Defense Stock That Looks Doomed

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Budget cuts and a poor technical picture spell trouble for Alliant Techsystems Inc. (NYSE: ATK).

Cisco Puts Hot as VIX Springs Back

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
A market sell off spurs activity in the options market with Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), and Las Vegas Sand (NYSE: LVS) leading the volume.

Buy Puts on LED maker Cree

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Buy put options on LED maker Cree (NASDAQ: CREE) before its earnings on Tuesday.

Options Midday – Citi Busy, VIX Volatile

By OptionsZone Experts
The options markets were busy this morning, as the broad market sold off due to an S&P warning on credit quality of U.S. debt.

Naked Puts Bring Reward and Risk

By Dawn Pennington
Selling naked puts is an options strategy that generates income but involves some risk.

Making Money, Stuck in a RUT

By Dan Passarelli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Try an iron condor option trade in the Russell 2000 Index.

Some Bold Souls Buy Google Call Options

By Frederic Ruffy, Options Strategist, Whatstrading.com
Options expiration mostly quiet except Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) slammed and options volume reaches 343,000 contracts.

Silver Strong, Expiration Quiet

By OptionsZone Experts
A generally quiet expiration Friday sees a strong iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) hurt by poor earnings

Go Long a General Mills Put

By Stutland Volatility Group
Buy a put option on General Mills (NYSE: GIS) as consumer food firms struggle to pass on rising costs.

Traders Buying Discover Financial Calls

By Mike Yamamoto, optionMonster
Call option buyers have discovered Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS)

Fear Index Can’t Even Get a Driver’s License

By Adam Warner
CBOE Volatility Index (CBOE: VIX) drifts down during expiration week.

Mow Down Profits with Briggs & Stratton Calls

By Ken Trester
Buy call options on Briggs& Stratton (NYSE: BGS) and put options on Cameco Corp. (NYSE: CCJ).

This Chart Shows Microsoft Stock is a Steal at $25

By Ed Elfenbein, Editor of Crossing Wall Street
Microsoft NASDAQ:MSFT stock looks very cheap when you look at this chart comparing MSFT price vs. the tech stock's earnings.

Buy VFC for a Quick 20% Pop

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
VF Corp. (NYSE: VFC) added to its momentum by breaking from a small consolidation, giving it a new trading target.
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