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: TSLA Stock Hitting the Skids

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The chart shows a failed recovery and major sell signal for Tesla Motors Inc.

GLD: A Precious Trade Awaits in the Metals Market

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Gold prices continue to exhibit unruly behavior. Here's how profit from continued downside in the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD).

PepsiCo Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for PEP Stock

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor
Wall Street sees PepsiCo earnings falling 7% year-over-year, but the company has a history of besting these expectations. A strong report could be big for PEP stock.

Trade of the Day: Starbucks (SBUX)

By Rick Rouse, Editor, Momentum Options
A bullish Starbucks trade earlier this year was one of our biggest wins so far in Momentum Options with a 286% return in just 10 days.

Trade of the Day: NVS Stock Not Making the Cut – Sell Now

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Slowing sales growth and a chart breakdown do not bode well for Novartis AG (ADR).

Cirrus Logic Stock Makes a Double Bottom – How to Trade CRUS

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Cirrus Logic (CRUS) stock is ready for a move higher. Traders are best off waiting for a little price confirmation and using this conservative idea.

Micron Technology Earnings Preview: 2 Trades for MU Stock

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor
With Wall Street expecting Micron earnings to fall triple-digits year-over-year, the past of least resistance appears lower for MU stock

Trade of the Day: Papa John’s (PZZA)

By John Jagerson and Wade Hansen
With about a month before PZZA announces earnings, there's time to take advantage of its steady uptrend and increase in implied volatility.

Trade of the Day: Silver Miners (SIL) May Shine in the Short Term

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Global X Silver Miners could be forming a bullish deep "V" bottom.

3 Bear Plays for the Bust in Biotech Stocks

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
The bull in biotech stocks is dead. Embrace the new bearish overlords with put plays on these three biotechs.

Whole Foods Market: Shop for Income Using a WFM Stock Buy-Write

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor
WFM stock continues to make the technical case, while Whole Foods shows the right kind of business moves for establishing a buy-write.

Trade of the Day: Dollar Tree (DLTR)

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options
I've been warning of the possibility that Wall Street is already in a bear market. I will try to play counter-trend reversals from time to time…but today I’m recommending a bearish play.

Trade of the Day: JCP Stock Coming Back Into Fashion?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
J C Penney Company Inc pulled back on profit-taking following a high-volume breakout.

GoPro Approaches IPO Pricing: 2 Trades for GPRO Stock

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
GPRO stock is approaching its IPO price. Here's how the bulls and bears should play the coming GoPro test.

Lululemon: LULU Stock Is Fit for a Bear

By Chris Tyler, InvestorPlace Contributor
Recent earnings weakness, attractively priced options in Lululemon (LULU) stock and bearish chart patterns all help lead us to this trade idea.

Trade of the Day: Nasdaq ETF (QQQ)

By Rick Rouse, Editor, Momentum Options
A death cross is close to forming on the Nasdaq.

Trade of the Day: SSYS Stock Could be a Bottom Fisher’s Dream

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Potential takeover target Stratasys, Ltd. looks very oversold.

GDX: Get Income While Gold Stocks Carve out a Bottom

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Beaten-down gold mining stocks are beginning to percolate. Sell the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) puts to score some income while gold stocks carve out a bottom.

Trade of the Day: Microsoft (MSFT)

By Ken Trester
On any rally, take the opportunity to enter into bearish positions, such as put options, as every rally since the August decline has been sold off to some degree. To that end, today I’m recommending one such bearish trade in legacy tech.
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