Trading Advice

Many investors have no idea how options works. At InvestorPlace, we believe that you should know the difference between a put and a call. Our financial analysts will show you which stocks are ripe for swing trades, how to position your portfolio to minimize your risk, and what are the top stocks to trade this week.

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The Recent Fall in Wynn Resorts Stock Is an Opportunity for Bulls

By Nicolas Chahine, InvestorPlace Contributor
The WYNN machine is on rails so it's likely to bounce from this malaise. Patient bulls will be rewarded in the next few months.

Trade of the Day: Gilead Sciences (GILD)

By Ken Trester
There is a lot of uncertainty swirling in the markets, and that’s really the last thing that investors want. However, one stock I’ve had my eye on recently for a bullish play is Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD), which has jumped from the $72 level to over $76 in just the last three sessions.

3 Big Stock Charts for Tuesday: SBA Communications, Pfizer and Range Resources

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Stock charts of SBA Communications, Range Resources and Pfizer are shaping up as the most tradeworthy bets here.

3 Beaten-Down Bank Stocks to Buy

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Bank stocks are down but not out. With many flashing oversold signals, the time for a bounce is now. Check out these ideas in BAC, JPM and ZION.

One FireEye Stock Upgrade Will Bring More — Go Long

By Nicolas Chahine, InvestorPlace Contributor
This FEYE stock rally should have legs, so more Wall Street experts will likely also upgrade their ratings of FireEye. This tech stock is going higher with time.

Trade of the Day: Square Inc (SQ)

By John Jagerson and Wade Hansen
A positive move in the value of Square stock, coupled with an anticipated increase in implied volatility as we approach the quarterly earnings announcement, should provide a positive boost to the options we're recommending.

2 Tech Stocks to Trade: Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor
There are bulls and bears in tech stocks, but smarter traders can find an edge by pairing up AMD and NVDA with options spreads.

Bank on Gold Bears with the SPDR Gold Shares Fund

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Gold prices have lost their luster. And that makes this bear trade on SPDR Gold Shares Fund (GLD) a mighty attractive proposition.

Take a Smarter Bite Out of Apple Stock

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor
It’s high time to position more defensively in AAPL stock using a put credit spread given warnings off and on the Apple price chart.

Go Long Tesla Stock On Today’s Dip!

By Nicolas Chahine, InvestorPlace Contributor
Technically, this most recent dip brings Tesla stock back into a well-consolidated zone, and those are often support on the way down. TSLA bulls will defend the stock, and therein lies the opportunity.

How to Play the Pre-Earnings Ramp in Netflix Stock

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Netflix is poised for a pre-earnings ramp. Here's how to play the strength with a NFLX stock option play.

Trade of the Day: Novocure Ltd (NVCR)

By Ken Trester
Biotech firms have been showing strength relative to the rest of the market lately and look like they could be bullish candidates going forward.

A Pair of Steals in Steel Stocks for Bears and Bulls

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor
With all of these headlines about tariffs, now is a great time to look at some steel stocks options trades.

Go Long Pfizer Stock — It’s an Easy Pill to Swallow

By Nicolas Chahine, InvestorPlace Contributor
PFE is a proven survivor stock and it now sits on a potential long term technical breakout. Go long its potential with confidence.

The Pepsi Stock Rally Is About to Lose All of Its Fizz

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor
Pepsi (PEP) had an impressive run off its May lows, but the shares have run out of fizz. Earnings could be the catalyst for a sell off in PEP stock.

Trade of the Day: Starbucks Stock Sets Up for a Bounce Into Earnings

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
The intermediate to longer term charts for Starbucks stock are now in bearish territory, but into July earnings, SBUX now sets up as a bounce candidate.

Don’t Buy Into the Wells Fargo Stock Buyback Hype

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor
Wells Fargo (WFC) has a long way to go before it's out of scandal territory, and WFC stock will suffer as a result.

Trump a Bear Market and Buy the iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (ETF) Today!

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor
A longer-dated bull call spread strategy in the FXI ETF is a smart way to win a trade war against bears with reduced and limited risk.

How to Profit From Nothing in a Range-Bound Facebook Stock

By Tim Biggam, InvestorPlace Contributor
FB stock is likely to trade sideways as momentum wanes and earnings loom. Here's a way to make some money in Facebook ahead of that report.
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