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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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Facebook: FB Stock Could Perk Up Even More Before Earnings

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Facebook is being supported by positive analyst comments and bouncing off oversold levels. As we head into earnings, FB stock might improve even more.

3 Financials, 3 Pre-Earnings Trades (JPM, WFC, C)

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor
America's big financials are slated to announce earnings in the next few days. Here's where to jump ahead of the reports.

Trade of the Day: Amazon (AMZN)

By John Jagerson and Wade Hansen
As we see it there are three basic issues with AMZN’s fundamentals.

The Next Big Move in NFLX Stock? Look Toward Earnings

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
After a great start to 2014, Netflix has made a significant mean-reversion move lower. But now, we're near an area off which NFLX stock could bounce back.

Small-Cap Tech Stock Could Plummet More Than 20%

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Synaptics (SYNA) is a short-sale candidate with a downside target of $44 to $47.

Trade of the Day: Alcoa (AA)

By Profit Scanner
During the recent week of trading, several short-term bearish indicators and oscillators have appeared on AA's chart.

SolarCity: Legal Troubles Now Loom Over SCTY Stock

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
SolarCity has just been hit by a lawsuit surrounding the company's financial reporting. Any traders still sniffing around SCTY stock should mind the 200-day SMA.

QQQ: This Is No Time to Catch a Falling Knife

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Although the Nasdaq index is off more than 5% from its year-to-date highs, there's still plenty of basement for it, the Nasdaq-100 and the QQQ ETF.

Alcoa Earnings: Get Bullish on AA Stock Before Tuesday’s Report

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor
There's high potential for the Alcoa earnings report to include solid guidance on rising aluminum demand, which would unravel bears in AA stock.

Trade of the Day: Boeing (BA)

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options
Historically, stocks go up in April, probably because analysts tend to underestimate first-quarter earnings. Here’s a trade to help you take advantage.

TSLA Stock: Tesla Is Firing Near-Term Warning Flares

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Tesla shares are far from broken after their Friday haircut, but TSLA stock still is showing signs of near- to medium-term exhaustion.

Trades of the Day: Valero Energy (VLO) and Ingersol Rand (IR)

By Ken Trester
The Nasdaq isn't strong and short-term stochastic readings for the Dow and S and P 500 are overbought and need to be worked out before stocks can head universally higher.

Avoid YELP Stock Amid Legal Issues

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
YELP stock currently struggles from a news and technical perspective. The long side is best avoided. Quicker traders could consider a risk-defined short

Trade of the Day: HomeAway (AWAY)

By Profit Scanner
A report released by HomeAway on April 2 highlighted that in 2013 vacation home sales grew significantly with 30% sales growth from 2012.

Monsanto Stock Is Ripe for a Run

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Monsanto stock remains in a positive posture along with many of its agricultural peers after reporting earnings Wednesday. Here's a good target area for MON.

3 Covered Calls, $1,000 in the Bank

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
One way to generate income outside realm of dividend stocks or bonds is covered calls. Here are three trade ideas to net you a total of $1,000 in income.

Trade of the Day: Stamps.com (STMP)

By John Jagerson and Wade Hansen
The question at this point is whether Stamps.com’s management is right about its future predictions?

NVDA in Position for Another Leg Up

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
With Tuesday's rally to start Q2, semiconductor stocks took a leading role. NVDA in particular received an upgrade and is in bullish technical position.

MU Stock: Trade These Options Before Micron Earnings

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor
Micron looks too strong to bet against ahead of its earnings report. Get bullish with this call spread trade on MU stock.
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