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.

Image representing category: Trading Advice

Trade of the Day: Best Buy Co Inc (BBY)

By John Jagerson and Wade Hansen
Sears announced Thursday that the company would start selling its well-known Kenmore brand appliances through Amazon. We like the opportunity to profit from a bearish move in BBY for two reasons.

General Electric Company (GE) Stock Will Deliver the Goods

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor
General Electric is getting a bad rap for a solid report. That, as well as a firming chart, have me feeling bullish about GE stock.

Trade of the Day: The Plan for Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) Stock After Earnings

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
GOOGL stock is implied to move about 4%-4.5% after the earnings report. Here's what I am looking for in a high-probability Alphabet trade.

How Low Will General Electric Company (GE) Stock Go?

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
General Electric's second-quarter beat was mostly ignored by Wall Street on Friday. Instead, GE stock was sent to perilous territory.

Twilio Inc (TWLO) Stock Bears Are Poised to Pounce

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor
TWLO stock investors have been given a reprieve of late, but conditions off and on the Twilio chart still point to lower prices.

Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Stock Is Value You Can Bank On

By Nicolas Chahine, InvestorPlace Contributor
Microsoft's Q4 earnings report isn't producing a bullish reaction Friday, but we should still go long MSFT stock, even near all-time highs.

Trade eBay Inc (EBAY) Stock From the Auction Block

By Nicolas Chahine, InvestorPlace Contributor
Instead of catching eBay (EBAY), sell puts to create a healthy margin for error in EBAY stock while it's on sale.

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (LOW) Just Fell Off the Shelf — Grab It

By Nicolas Chahine, InvestorPlace Contributor
Quality stocks with legitimate bullish fundamentals, like Lowe's, fell too hard on a loser's headline. I trade on LOW stock fear for income.

Trade Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) Stock for a Major Earnings Breakout

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor
With earnings, Alphabet (GOOGL) bulls will finally have a driver to push GOOGL stock back above $1,000 ... for good.

Trade of the Day: E I Du Pont De Nemours (DD)

By Ken Trester
The best performers recently have been the multinational stocks, and commodity prices are very low.

Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) Stock Will Hit New All-Time Highs Soon

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Chipmaker Nvidia is within striking distance of all-time highs. Capitalize on a looming breakout in NVDA stock with this trade.

Trade of the Day: Facebook Inc (FB) Stock Is a Short-Term Short

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Just in time for the July 26 earnings report, FB stock is trading at a similar technical juncture where Facebook has struggled to push higher from in the past.

Walt Disney Co (DIS) Stock Doesn’t Meet My NexGen Buy Criteria

By InvestorPlace Research Staff
Walt Disney isn't terrible, but it's not great, either, which is why DIS stock trades for the same prices it commanded two years ago.

Beware of Jumping Into Fairy-tale Unicorn Stocks Too Quickly

By Charles Payne
Make sure you’re not the chump holding the bag with unicorn stocks when Silicon Valley billionaires fly off to their private islands.

Trade the T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS) Stock ‘Gap ‘n’ Crap’

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
T-Mobile (TMUS) reports earnings and TMUS stock is hopping around like a jackrabbit. Capitalize on the pain using call spreads.

3 Gold Stocks to Buy Now That They’ve Bottomed

By Tim Biggam, InvestorPlace Contributor
As markets become increasing more overbought, gold and gold stocks can provide a safer alternative with some serious upside.

3 Naked Puts to Collect Earnings Season Cash

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
These naked puts will pay you a premium for your trouble, and the worst you get is the stock at a discount.

Trade Philip Morris International Inc. (PM) Stock While It’s Up in Smoke

By Nicolas Chahine, InvestorPlace Contributor
The negative earnings reaction in Philip Morris (PM) is an opportunity. Sell downside risk against what others fear in PM stock!

Buy Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) Stock Like Its 20% Gain Never Happened

By Nicolas Chahine, InvestorPlace Contributor
Chasing a 20% spike in Vertex Pharma (VRTX) may seem reckless, but the options market is the closest thing to a time machine in VRTX stock.
Load More Articles