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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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.

United Continental: The Best Airline Stock to Fly Through Market Turbulence

By Nicolas Chahine, InvestorPlace Contributor
Airline stocks have been volatile so far this year, but I believe the effect of trade-war headlines has been too strong. UAL stock has held up best so far, and these 2 trade ideas will help you profit.

The Best Way to Trade Twitter Stock Today

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Twitter Inc remains one of the strongest stocks in the market. Profit from its continued dominance with this TWTR stock option trade.

Trade of the Day: Twitter Inc (TWTR)

By John Jagerson and Wade Hansen
Since reaching its high in mid-June, Twitter Inc (TWTR) has been consolidating in a slightly down-trending channel, which we expect will ultimately become a “bullish flag” continuation pattern when the stock breaks above the resistance level that has been interacting with it during the past two weeks.
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