Options Trade

A Volatility Play on the Return to Normalcy

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Oct 20, 2011

Here's a short volatility trade for a return to an uptrending market.

Big Blue’s Shares Tumble After Decent Earnings

By Tim Biggam, InvestorPlace Contributor Oct 20, 2011

While the actual numbers were in line, there was no earnings surprise, so the stock was taken out to the proverbial woodshed.

RadioShack to Start Next Week’s Earnings With a Thud

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors Oct 20, 2011

RadioShack has had problems meeting analyst expectations, with three beats, three misses and two meets in the last two years. That track record hardly inspires confidence.

‘Bad’ Banks Can Provide Great Investing Returns

By Preston James, Weekly Windfall Secrets Oct 19, 2011

With ironclad balance sheets and dividends, there's value in banking and other important financial stocks that you can capture right away with weekly options.

EMC’s Q3 Earnings Rise; Stock Should Follow

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor Oct 19, 2011

Earnings season is upon us, so traders and investors need to be careful when picking stocks to buy and, in turn, to sell calls against…

Time to Get Bearish on the Nasdaq-100 via this ETF

By Tim Biggam, InvestorPlace Contributor Oct 18, 2011

The chase for higher-volatility names has never ended well, so I'm looking for the QQQs to pull back to the 50-day moving average of $54 by year-end.

Play Gold’s Pullback With This Put Option Trade

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Oct 18, 2011

The key to playing GLD with this put spread merely requires that the precious metal doesn’t drop too far in value from current levels.

USB’s Uptrend Should Continue After Wednesday’s Earnings

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors Oct 17, 2011

We’re not looking for a huge rally from USB after earnings, but its uptrend should continue, and we're looking to play it with November call options.

Biogen Idec Looking to Break Out

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Oct 17, 2011

BIIB is setting up technically to run up in front of its Oct. 28 earnings announcement.

Get in on Hewlett-Packard Call Options Here Before Earnings

By John Kmiecik, InvestorPlace Contributor Oct 17, 2011

If HPQ can get over a resistance area at about $26.30, HPQ might be able to fill the gap it left in August.

3 Smoking-Hot Options Plays

By Jim Woods, Editor-in-Chief, Successful Investing, Intelligence Report, Bullseye Stock Trader Oct 13, 2011

Go big on Big Tobacco with these three short-term call option plays.

A Short-Term Options Play for a RIMM Resurrection

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Oct 13, 2011

RIMM's global service outage is another black eye for the BlackBerry maker. But the charts say the stock is preparing for a potential breakout.

IBM Call Options a Buy in Front of Monday’s Earnings

By Chris Johnson and Jon Lewis, Contributors Oct 13, 2011

Big Blue doesn’t often miss an estimate, and beating this time around shouldn't be an issue.

5 Option Trades to Keep You ‘Covered’

By OptionsZone Experts Oct 12, 2011

If you want to make income from stocks you own (or want to own), there’s an option strategy that works well in any market: the covered call.

Here’s a Bearish Trade to Get a Perk from a Slumping Coffee Maker

By Tyler Craig, Tales of a Technician Oct 12, 2011

Caffeinated stock Green Mountain has formed a bear flag over the last week, meaning that it might soon commence another sell-off.

Want to Collect a Weekly Windfall Well Into January?

By Preston James, Weekly Windfall Secrets Oct 12, 2011

Want to collect option income every week but with a guarantee that you won't have to touch the stock? This "mini" strategy can help you to generate consistent returns, starting with Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA).