Options Trade

Hungry for Returns, But Have No Appetite for Risk?

By Stutland Volatility Group
Even if you don’t have an appetite for risk, you can still satisfy your hunger for short-term returns in the options market.

Aetna Looking a Bit Peaked

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
When you come across a stock that is trading in a channel, you have plenty of “options” when it comes to finding a strategy that…

Aeropostale Next to Fall Out of Fashion

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Teen retailers have had a rough earnings season; Gap and A&F have tumbled since reporting.

Pick up a Black Friday Bargain in Microsoft Calls

By Tim Biggam, InvestorPlace Contributor
We think the recent selloff is Microsoft is overdone -- and we'll tell you how to catch some of MSFT's upside with an options play.

Crude Dip a Put Seller’s Delight

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
The United States Oil Fund (USO) has weathered the latest market freefall with its uptrend intact so far. Check out this solid oil ETF option play.

How to Survive a Bear Market Bite

By John Nyaradi, InvestorPlace Contributor
With the supercommittee failing and EU debt woes mounting, now is a fitting time for investors to review these expert tactics to protect their wealth -- and even prosper -- in perilous times.

Tame This Bear with a Call Spread

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
The long-awaited resolution of the SPY's direction has arrived. Unfortunately, it isn't in the direction the bulls were hoping for.

Smithfield Foods Hamming It Up for the Holidays

By Stutland Volatility Group
The "other white meat" could bust out in 2012. Here's a solid options play on America's largest pork producer.

ARM Holdings: Strong ‘Arming’ Market Share from Intel

By Nick Atkeson and Andrew Houghton
We are hearing some rumblings in the semiconductor jungle that the 800-lb. gorilla’s lunch is under attack.

Windows Opens up Qualcomm to Continued Growth

By Tim Biggam, InvestorPlace Contributor
QCOM looks like the winner in the smartphone chip war

Hewlett-Packard Earnings: A Prelude to a Crash?

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
The most attractive thing about Hewlett-Packard's earnings will be these puts. Get the trade for HPQ.

EOG Resources Powers Past the $100 Mark

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor
The company looks solid financially with increasing revenue growth, expanding profit margins and a nice growth in net income.

Sell Tesoro Puts on Profit-Taking in the Oil Space

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
Selling puts is a high-probability bet that TSO trades sideways or even higher from here.

Wal-Mart’s Earnings Miss May be Target’s Gain

By Tim Biggam, InvestorPlace Contributor
TGT has held support at the key $50 level and seems poised to make a move to close the gap between $55 and $59 by April options expiration.

Buy These 2 Chips on Dips!

By John Lansing
You can double your money on these chipmakers that are ready for a breakout.

NetApp Set to Beat Earnings Estimates Again

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors
Few companies can match NTAP’s record of beating or meeting earnings estimates.

Cloud Stock VMware Breaks $100, Wants to Fly Higher

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician
This tech player has been resting near the century mark for three weeks before running above $102 in Monday’s trading, from which it can go higher.

Get a Profit Gusher from the Oil Services Industry

By Stutland Volatility Group
Instead of pinpointing one oil services company, we are targeting the Oil Services ETF for instant gains.

United Technologies Shares Preparing for Take-Off

By Tim Biggam, InvestorPlace Contributor
Embraer's news that it will upgrade its existing plane fleet should benefit UTX revenues.
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