Put Options
Trade of the Day: Delta Air Lines Put Options
DAL appeared on my bearish scan Friday night, which alerted me to a possible bearish bet toward the stock, and a potential Delta Air Lines put options play. Read more
Selling Puts in USO
Selling a put obligates you to buy shares of a stock or ETF at your chosen short strike if the put option is assigned. Read more
Intel’s Chart Reveals a Glut of Trading Options
With so many possible outcomes and formations on the weekly Intel chart, there are a plethora of trading options for investors. Read more
Trade of the Day: BP Put Options
If you are looking to buy BP stock and don’t want to pay the current price, BP put options could be a good strategy. Read more
Pandora Earnings Present Put Options Opportunity
Pandora will release first-quarter earnings results Thursday after the market closes, which could be an opportunity for a put options strategy. Read more
How to Play the Alcoa Earnings Report
With Alcoa set to release earnings Wednesday, I wouldn’t make a directional play. But there is a way I think you can profit from the Alcoa earnings report. Read more
How to Use a Skittish Market to Your Advantage
As options traders, we welcome fear in the market. In fact, more specifically, as options sellers we thrive on fear. Read more
Bank Stocks Buck Trend, Head Down After Fed Meeting
What jumped out at me after the Fed announcement wasn’t so much the overall market as what happened to bank stocks after the meeting. Read more
Where Qualcomm Stock is Headed Next
Qualcomm’s chart shows the stock is caught in a downward-sloped trend channel. Here’s my bet on the stock now. Read more