Tag: Options
Options Trading: How To Read Unusual Activity
Using options trading activity as an indicator for impending price moves is difficult, subjective, and unreliable. That said, it can help confirm other indicators, and increase the probability of a profitable trade. Indeed, there have been many situations in which activity in the options pits accurately predicts or presages an impending price move. There are 2 […]
Bank 100% Returns By September Using This Cheap Options Trade
90% of all trades on this one stock have been bullish in the last week and 80% have been bullish over the last month. That’s why now’s the time to buy into this stock, and, by using this cheap options trade, you can bank 100% returns by September with just a small move higher in […]
3 Biotech Trades To Diversify Your Portfolio
These biotechs are showing sure signs of bulls and bears in the sector Is biotech a buy, sell or hold? The answer is that depends. But in this strategist’s view and in paying homage to the price charts of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN), Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) and Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ:CELG), there’s evidence all three recommendations […]
5 Foolproof Reasons You Should Be Trading Options
With a little guidance, options trades can be a safe and effective way to supercharge the returns in your portfolio. Just see what our lead options analyst Alan Knuckman has to say about his 100% return trade from September and how he regularly scores wins just like that. This is the Power Of Options. A […]
5 “Facts” Smart People Get Wrong About Options
Using options contracts to boost returns and income could be the most powerful investing tool that you’re not using. While trading options for the first time might be intimidating, we’ve broken it down to its core pieces and show that options aren’t as dangerous as you might think. 1) Options Trading is complicated Markets can […]
Using Options To Tell The Future
Can you tell the future just by looking at options? Unusual question, but the answer may surprise you. Option volume can be very useful in determining the direction a particular stock or ETF might move. And it’s an indicator you should watch when analyzing your own portfolio. Let me be clear, I’m not talking about […]
Did You Make 175% Trading BP?
A few weeks ago, I was sitting at my desk watching the stock ticker on CNBC. I’ve spent way too much time over the years watching stock symbols and prices scroll across the screen. But here I was again, doing the same thing I’ve done for most of my adult life. Except this time, I […]
Protect Your Future With Hedging
“The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure but to avoid pain.” When Aristotle uttered those words over 2000 years ago, he wasn’t talking about investing. More likely he was referring to politics or ethics or something more esoteric than the stock market. But I think his words make for excellent investment advice. […]
How To Cash In On Oil Using Options
There’s a great opportunity in oil right now, but you may not realize it. With the media focusing on the BP oil spill and the scary economic conditions, it might not be obvious. Oil prices are undervalued and there’s money to be made off of the market’s mispricing. Take a look at the PowerShares DB […]
The Secret To Trading The VIX
Everyone thinks professional traders have these great secrets to trading – silver bullets guaranteeing profits. It turns out there’s really nothing secret about being a good trader. Discipline, timing, research – these are things anyone can do with time and effort. But there’s at least one exception to the rule, the VIX. Professional traders don’t […]