Options Trade

Trade of the Day: General Motors (GM)

By Rick Rouse, Editor, Momentum Options Sep 29, 2014

Today’s recommendation is for put options on GM, which appears ready to trade down to $32.50 over the near-term.

Trade of the Day: Sprint (S)

By Ken Trester Sep 19, 2014

With momentum returning to stocks, today’s recommendation is a bullish trade in a sector that did particularly well in Thursday’s session: telecom.

Trade of the Day: Ericsson (ERIC)

By Bryan Perry Sep 16, 2014

The stock jumped after providing robust forward guidance, and with its 3.6% yield, ERIC did much better on Monday than the larger Nasdaq. I expect further upside over the near term.

Trade of the Day: iShares South Korea Fund (EWY)

By Ken Trester Aug 15, 2014

With stock indexes, including the S&P, regaining momentum, options traders should weight toward a neutral balance between calls and puts.

Move Fast on an X Options Trade Ahead of Earnings

By Rick Rouse, Editor, Momentum Options Jul 29, 2014

X beat Wall Street's numbers for the past four quarters and has turned a profit for two quarters straight.

How to Use Options to Unwind a Bad Trade

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor Jul 22, 2014

Short-term trading is great to boost your overall performance, but if those trades go bad, use options trading to claw back instead of throwing in the towel.

The Secret to Profitable Options Trading

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor Jul 17, 2014

Use options to profit without holding stocks, thereby limiting your risk. Here are few of the best methods.

Trade of the Day: Coca-Cola (KO)

By John Jagerson and Wade Hansen Jun 9, 2014

This stock is looking to break out thanks to a combination of steady dividends and strong growth.

The Best Way to Get Started With Options

By Ken Trester May 19, 2014

Credit options spreads are a great way for beginners to enter the world of options trading while minimizing their risk.

Wall Street Ignores Sour GDP; Don’t Ignore This Trading Opportunity

By John Jagerson and Wade Hansen May 1, 2014

It's a trader's market -- here's one area we're watching for continued downside.

Trade of the Day: iShares Russell 2000 (IWM)

By Jon Markman, Editor, Trader's Advantage and CounterPoint Options Apr 28, 2014

Volatility has ramped up again, but the speed of Friday's decline should set up for a rebound. Let’s grab some long-side gains while the time is right

Trade of the Day: ON Semiconductor (ONNN)

By Bryan Perry Apr 24, 2014

One sector that has shown excellent relative strength in the midst of the tech correction that took down NFLX and other high flyers is semiconductors.

Trade of the Day: Honda Motors (HMC)

By Ken Trester Mar 28, 2014

The Nasdaq has been the most consistent of the three major stock market indexes, so this slip bears watching.

Trade of the Day: Applied Materials (AMAT)

By Ken Trester Mar 21, 2014

For today, to get some upside exposure to the stock market, we’ve got a chip maker: Applied Materials (AMAT).

Trade of the Day: Gray Television (GTN)

By Ken Trester Mar 7, 2014

While my system highlighted this options trading opportunity in Gray Television (GTN) because of the technical picture, it reports earnings on March 11.

Trade of the Day: Adobe Systems (ADBE)

By Ken Trester Feb 28, 2014

Stocks continue to build on their recent strength, and the bullish trend in the stock market today should continue as we head into the first week of March.