- Make Great Expiration Day Trades
- Trading Option Straddles During Earnings Season
- 4 Benefits of Selling Options
- Binary Options: An Investment to Avoid (For Now)
- Understanding How Implied Volatility Affects Options Traders: Part Two
- Understanding How Implied Volatility Affects Options Traders: Part Three
- How to Combine Conservative and Speculative Strategies for Maximum Profit
- How Delta Can Make You Millions
- Understanding How Implied Volatility Affects Options Traders
- Invest Internationally With LEAPS Options
- The Difference Between Winning and Losing Traders
- How to Profit From an Explosive Chart Formation
- Use Limit Orders on Options Trades
- The Art of Technical Analysis
- Learn This Lesson Once and Profit Many Times Over
- Stocks vs. ETFs: What's the Better Investment?
- How to Sell at the Right Time
- How Much Money Should You Risk?
- Selling Short Puts vs. Covered Calls
- The Best Way to Short Stocks
- How to Profit Like a Hedge Fund
- 3 Ways to Diversify Your Portfolio
- Trading Where You Think Prices Won't Go
- Are Puts Cheaper Than Calls?
- Predicting Volatility With the VIX, Part III
- Predicting Volatility With the VIX, Part II
- Predicting Volatility With the VIX
- How to Save an Ailing Iron Condor
- Why Trade Covered Calls?
- The Advantages of Covered Calls
- Spread Trading: The Versatile Vertical Spread
- Trading Iron Condors -- Part II
- Trading Iron Condors -- Part I
- How to Use Insider Trading to Your Advantage
- Trading Option Straddles During Earnings Releases: Part 2
- Selling Puts vs. Covered Calls -- Which is Better?
- Time, Price and an Option's Profitability
- The Thrill of Expiring Options
- 4 Factors in Play With Options Trades
- Prices Can 'Jump' in the Night
OPTIONS STRATEGIES
Options Strategies 2009
Jon Lewis
Take a Gamble on This Earnings Play
Casinos have been a hot item lately, and gaming supply company Shuffle Master (SHFL) could pack a strong earnings punch next week.
Next week should be a slow trading week, which means that stock prices could be more volatile than usual, especially if a company surprises or disappoints with earnings -- I have one of each for you.
Buy Calls on This Earnings Loser
This stock missed earnings estimates in three of the past four quarters, yet made double-digit gains in the weeks following. And it's about to announce earnings again.
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Despite the economic slowdown, consumers continue to purchase peanut butter, jelly and all other J.M. Smucker (SJM) products, and the stock may see a big move after earnings next week.
Dell May Take the Street by Surprise … Again
Dell (DELL) has some good things going for it heading into earnings that could make it a great candidate for a pre-earnings call play.
