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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Trade of the Day: Kohl’s (KSS)

By Rick Rouse, Editor, Momentum Options
If Kohl's can test $40.70, technically, by mid-November, these options should double from our entry price.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc: How to Trade Red-Hot FCX!

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) stock is staging an epic comeback, rising 50% over the past two weeks. Buy this call spread for triple-digit returns.

Trade of the Day: ENY Ready to Stage a Comeback

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Guggenheim Canadian Energy Income ETF broke its long-term bearish resistance line to the upside.

Trade of the Day: iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)

By John Jagerson and Wade Hansen
We expect the S&P 500 to get back up to resistance in the 1,990-2,000 range before stocks kick off earnings season next week

AA Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for Alcoa stock

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor
Wall Street has set the bar low for Alcoa earnings, creating the potential for an AA stock rally on better-than-expected results.

Trade Alphabet Stock Earnings With a GOOGL Option Spread

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor
An upcoming earnings event and bullish technical picture make a bull call spread a great way to position in Alphabet stock.

Trade of the Day: ADBE Stock in for More Pain

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Shorting Adobe Systems Incorporated could return nearly 15% in a few weeks.

3 Gold Stocks to Buy for the Rebound

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
After too much time at the bottom of the barrel, Gold stocks are soaring this week. Here are 3 gold miners primed for recovery.

ConocoPhillips Stock Finally Shows Some Energy (COP)

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Energy stocks have awoken, and ConocoPhillips stock looks primed for a solid recovery. Use bull put spreads to profit.

Trade of the Day: Home Depot (HD)

By Mike Turner, Editor, Turner Analytics & Signal Investor
While the five-day rally has been a very welcome reprieve following a rough couple of weeks, we’re not out of the woods yet. As such, the best strategy is to slowly start testing the waters with fundamentally strong and up-trending stocks.

Trade of the Day: OIH May Finally be Putting in a Bottom

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
An outside reversal off a double-bottom in Market Vectors Oil Services ETF is a good sign.

Trade of the Day: Alcoa (AA)

By Rick Rouse, Editor, Momentum Options
Buying two Alcoa options together would create a strangle option trade that prices in a possible 10% move in the stock from current levels.

QCOM: It’s Time to Play a Bottom in Qualcomm Stock

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor
A substantial correction, growth drivers, beefy dividend and technical support point to a lasting bottom in Qualcomm stock.

MON Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for Monsanto Stock

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor
Wall Street remains bullish on Monsanto ahead of earnings, but options traders are begging for a MON stock selloff.

NFLX Stock – Bank on a Netflix Breakout

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
A bullish breakout is fast approaching for NFLX stock. Here's a Netflix bull put spread ready to stream profits into your account.

Trade of the Day: Heed the Death Cross in MSFT Stock

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The recent move up in Microsoft Corporation is merely a reaction rally.

Autodesk: There’s Plenty of Bear Food in ADSK Stock

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Conspicuously weak price action in the face of good news and a sturdy bearish trend point to still lower prices for Autodesk (ADSK) stock.

Yum Brands Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for YUM Stock

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor
YUM stock is showing signs of life ahead of Yum Brands' third-quarter report, but will it be enough to stave off a bearish technical selloff?

Trade of the Day: Ryder System (R)

By Ken Trester
We are in what I now consider to be a bear market.
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