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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U.S. Stocks Look Set to Keep Climbing

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
The major US equity indices have had a great run this year and continue pumping higher. Staying the trend make ssense with trailing stops and partial profit taking.

The Best Way to Trade Best Buy (BBY)

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
The Best Buy turnaround has been nothing short of spectacular, and BBY stock is currently showing a bullish base. Use this credit spread to cash in.

Ford Still Motoring Higher

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Ford staged a chart breakout on Thursday after reporting its earnings. The charts look good for long-term investors, and traders should take some profits

Trade of the Day: Groupon (GRPN)

By Bryan Perry
Try a naked put trade in GRPN to play the upside in this stock.

Cash In on a Surging GOOG With This Credit Spread

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
Strong earnings from GOOG have put it in good technical position for this credit spread.

CAT Digs Itself a Hole

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Caterpillar has struggled all year and was again punished with a selloff after a disappointing earnings report Wednesday. Risk/reward favors the shorts.

Trade of the Day: Disney (DIS)

By John Jagerson, Editor, Strategic Trader
Forget fairy dust -- the technicals show this stock should fly to at least $73, making it a great options pick.

USO – The Case for a Crude Reversal

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
There's a good chance crude oil will rebound soon -- and that means selling puts on the United States Oil Fund (USO) could be a great, low-risk bet.

WFM – Whole Foods Stock Painfully Overpriced

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Whole Foods is again showing great strength in 2013. The company's earnings announcement is nearing and the stock is overbought near-term

FedEx (FDX) Looks to Be Driving Lower

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
The chart of FDX looks toppy -- position yourself for more downside.

Trade of the Day: 10-Year T-Note Yields

By John Jagerson, Editor, Strategic Trader
Trade the head-and-shoulders pattern in Treasury yields with ETFs, options or highly correlated stocks.

Coach (COH) Looks Ready for More Downside

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
While the stock price of Coach has struggled to look bullish for some time, it wasn't until Tuesday's selloff that the COH bears took over the game.

Netflix Is Still a Buy for Agile Traders

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Volatility is the name of the game for NFLX stock -- and the uptrend was not broken by Monday's bloodletting. Here's how I'd play this frothy stock.

How to Trade the iPad Air Announcement

By Michael Shulman, Editor, Options Income Blueprint
Now that that the immediate trading frenzy has settled from the iPad Air announcement, there are still ways to trade the news this week.

Get Bullish on Broadcom Before Earnings

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor
Given last quarter’s pummeling, BRCM stock has some ground to make up. Try this call spreading heading into third-quarter Broadcom earnings.

AAPL – Take Some Apple Stock Off the Table

By Serge Berger, InvestorPlace Contributor
Apple stock rallied sharply in recent days in anticipation of new iPads and the upcoming AAPL earnings announcement. Is a "sell the news" reaction coming?

Look for Downside After CAT’s Earnings

By Joseph Hargett, InvestorPlace Contributor
Considering the raft of negatives CAT stock faces, a bear put spread may get the job done.

Is the Market Correction Coming?

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options
Though some wonder if a 10% correction is overdue, historically, there have been longer stretches between corrections.

Trade of the Day: NCR Corp. (NCR)

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options
This innovative company brings high-tech point-of-sale technology from the Apple store to truck stops.
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