Trading Advice

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3 Trades to Generate $1,000 Every Month Selling Puts

Not every stock is right for selling naked puts against, but you can generate monthly income selling puts against stocks that you wouldn't mind owning if they were put to you.

Apple Inc. Offers a Sweet But Sour Position

AAPL stock is looking tenuous on the long-term chart for today’s buyers, unless that investor is buying this Apple play.

Trade of the Day: Devon Energy (DVN)

We plan to trade the Devon Energy (DVN) breakout very carefully, but now that the news is out on some of the larger firms, upside to the $50 range seems likely.

Trade of the Day: Delta Air Lines, Inc. Falters Back to Technical Support

DAL stock on Wednesday dropped right into a technical confluence area of support where a next buying opportunity may be setting up.

American Airlines Sinks In Front of Earnings. Here’s How to Trade It

AAL stock is crashing in front of Thursday’s earnings, but is this just a case of temporary turbulence for American Airlines?

Go Long United Continental Holdings Inc Stock on This Earnings Dip

An airline stock like United falling from the sky is a scary thing to catch. But management reaffirmed solid metrics so I go long UAL stock.

Comcast Corporation Hit By Subscriber Growth Concerns

Comcast continues to lose lucrative video subscribers, and internet sub growth is declining. It's only a matter of time before Comcast stock bulls throw in the towel.

Trade of the Day: Palo Alto Networks Inc Stock Clears the Hurdle

On Tuesday, PANW stock overcame a technical hurdle which should now further embolden the Palo Alto bulls.

Tesla Inc Stock Is Only for True Believers at Current Levels

Overbought technically and over hyped fundamentally sets up for a pullback in TSLA stock

Get Long JD.com Inc(ADR) Stock Today

Get long, but don’t buy JD stock; use the options market for a more creative and limited-risk position

United Continental Holdings, Inc. Stock Is Set for a Hard Landing

Rising fuel and labor costs are going to impact United Continental earnings and guidance, forcing United stock sharply lower.

Why It’s Time to Go Long Netflix, Inc. Stock

Like falling knives, rising stars are tricky to trade, so here's how to approach Netflix (NFLX) stock on this recent run-up.

Trade of the Day: Applied Materials (AMAT)

Faster, cheaper memory seems to be an inevitable trend, which bodes well for Applied Materials (AMAT) and stocks in this sector.

Trade of the Day: Own Netflix, Inc. But Don’t Chase It

While I respect the user growth in NFLX stock and thus want to continue owning the stock, in the near-term Netflix is overbought.

Boeing Co Has Finally Reached Cruising Altitude

Following a nearly 100% rally in the past 13 months, shares of BA are getting extremely overdone on both a valuation and technical perspective,

How to Trade Netflix, Inc. Stock Ahead of Earnings

Will the NFLX price hike slow subscriber growth, and can Netflix stock shake off overbought conditions ahead of earnings?

3 Tech Trades to Bet on ‘FANG’ Stocks in 2018

Quality stocks are still bankable at these levels. I want to reload long in three tech giants that will generate me profits with zero cost.

Trade of the Day: Utilities SPDR (ETF) (XLU)

I don’t think interest rates are going to go up that much at this point. So, I'm seeing an opportunity to profit on a bounceback in utilities after the bears overdid it on the downside.

Trade of the Day: Nvidia Corporation Breakout Could Net You 400%

Nvidia is looking great once again, but this smart play is the better way to cash in on big profits with less risk in NVDA stock