Options Trading Idea: A Cash-Secured Put On Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)
The iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT) declined 16 percent between the all-time intra-day high of 137.09 on January 30 and the low...
Unusual Options Activity: BBRY, HLT, RHT, And More
It’s time to review several stocks that had unusual options activity over the last week. Although traders can never be sure why these trades take place (and...
The Best Of See It Market (May 2015)
Despite rising rates and a few flare ups in volatility, the stock market held together pretty well in May. Market breadth continues to be...
Consumer Discretionary ETF (XLY): More Downside Ahead?
Back on June 1st, I talked about a naked call strategy on XLY, the Consumer Discretionary ETF. To refresh, the ETF closed at 76.52...
Credit Markets Update: Is Something Scary Headed This Way?
With the “big bad event” that was the payroll number out of the way, it’s worth recapping the state of the corporate credit markets...
Options Trading Idea: Restoration Hardware Into Earnings (RH)
While many investors only think of Home Depot (HD) and Lowe's (LOW) as the home improvement stocks/companies, Restoration Hardware (RH) is a smaller, higher...
Unusual Options Activity: AET, UPS, WMT, And More
It’s Sunday night so it’s time to review several stocks that had unusual options activity over the last week. Although traders can never be sure why these...
Google Stock (GOOG) Looks Poised For A Big Move
Google stock (GOOG) has been unusually subdued over the last 3 to 4 weeks which could mean it is ready to make a big...
Is Suppressed Market Volatility Ready To Move Higher?
The saga continues, as the Volatility Index (VIX) continues to get sold off around 15. This is an interesting development to monitor in the...
5 Stocks With Unusual Options Activity: FXI, FDX, ACRX, And More
Unusual Options Activity for June 3rd 2015
A quick look at 5 stocks showing unusual options activity with some color around their trading setups as...
