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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Micron Stock Breaks Out, Keeps Upside Momentum

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Micron stock rallied Wednesday after beating the Street with its first-quarter earnings, and now MU shares look good on multiple time frames.

Micron Technology Ready for Another Double-Digit Run

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Micron Technology's (MU) powerful breakaway gap following another earnings beat should attract new buyers.

HLF – Herbalife Stock Looks Strong With Regulatory Scrutiny In Rearview

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Expect Herbalife stock to move higher now that the company has escaped regulatory scrutiny ... probably forever. Here's the best way to play HLF right now.

Trade of the Day: Hilton Hotels (HLT)

By Bryan Perry
This strategy is one of my favorites for stock trading.

Can Google Extend Its Fresh All-Time Highs?

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Google's rally has brought shares to fresh all-time highs and has analysts upping their price targets, but now GOOG stock is looking frothy and overextended.

NFLX Stock Has Snapped an Important Support Line

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
NFLX stock was back in the news Tuesday as an analyst downgrade led to a notable one-day selloff that had significant technical consequences.

3 Reasons to Bite on the Dip in AAPL Stock

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Don't be dissuaded from AAPL stock. Despite its recent dip, Apple's chart is flashing signals that should put you at ease (and convince you to buy more).

GLD – Gold Looks Weak, But Could Bounce

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Despite a recent bounce and re-test of the summer lows, gold remains in a significant downtrend that will take time to repair. But savvy traders can play bounces in the GLD ETF.

Trade of the Day: QuickLogic (QUIK)

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options
Stocks skidded across Wall Street Monday despite any clear-cut catalysts for the stock prices that got chopped, which I find a little spooky. A couple…

3 Options Trades for $1,000 in Monthly Income

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
If you're not-risk averse and willing to hold, you can use options on solid companies' stocks to bring in lots of income on a monthly basis.

BBRY Stock Is Starting to Perk Up

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
John Chen's rise to CEO of BlackBerry has been followed by some drastic changes. BBRY stock appears to be the better for it, and looks technically solid.

Trade of the Day: United Technologies (UTX)

By John Jagerson and Wade Hansen
UTX is in a great position to take advantage of the market-wide bullishness, and call options are your best bet.

Don’t Just Go Long on BBY — Go Diagonal

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
A combination of right-priced Best Buy options and a helpful chart setup puts the odds in favor of this BBY stock diagonal spread.

GRPN Stock Has Even More Upside After Friday’s Push

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Groupon's rally off early December lows looks to be coiling up, and GRPN stock appears ready to spring higher past both near- and medium-term resistance.

Bank on JPMorgan Breaking to More New Highs

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The breakout in JPMorgan Chase (JPM) is supported by twin buy signals and a bullish MACD.

GILD: Get on While Biotech Remains Hot

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
The bulls seemingly are unwilling to cast off biotech. And among the sector's biggest stocks, Gilead Sciences (GILD) has the most appealing setup.

Trade of the Day: Sprint (S)

By Ken Trester
While my system identified Sprint as a solid bullish near-term option trading play, continue to hold some puts, especially over the immediate short term.

BIDU – Cash In on Baidu’s Surge With This Credit Spread

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
Baidu stock has doubled in the past six months, and traders can cash in on new support levels by using this put credit spread.

USG Stock Looks Even Better After Buffett Vote of Confidence

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
On Thursday, a filing showed that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway converted debt into USG stock. And technically speaking, USG looks ripe for a rally.
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