Articles in Options

Dow Posts First Nine-Day Win Streak in 16 Years
3/13/2013, 4:21 pm from Schaeffer's Investment Research in Investing, Options
"This morning, we learned February retail sales increased by
1.1%, which was much better than what was expected by most
economists," said Schaeffer's Senior Equity Analyst Joe Bell on... Read >>

Symantec attracts another bullish play
3/13/2013, 1:20 pm from optionMONSTER in Investing, Options
The bulls apparently think that there's no stopping Symantec,
which is near its highest level in more than eight years.
optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker tracking program detected the purchase
of... Read >>

Retail Stocks: What to Buy and Why
3/13/2013, 11:30 am from OptionsANIMAL in Investing, Investing Ideas, Options, Stocks
By Greg Jensen As consumers, we often fool ourselves. We tell ourselves that we want certain things, but when they are offered we continue to do what we habitually do. Take JC Penney ( JCP ),... Read >>

Largest option buying in equities so far
3/13/2013, 11:26 am from optionMONSTER in Investing, Options
Nearing the halfway mark in today's session, here are the
individual equity names with the most call and put buying on
optionMONSTER's ActionTracker data system.
Cisco Systems (CSCO): More... Read >>

Is there nothing that can stop McKesson?
3/13/2013, 10:55 am from optionMONSTER in Investing, Options
Some traders think that nothing can stop McKesson's
advance.
The provider of pharmaceuticals and health-care IT services has
been in a steady uptrend for years and has already appreciated... Read >>

Major indexes lower as stocks pause
3/13/2013, 8:12 am from optionMONSTER in Investing, Options
Stocks are drifting lower this morning as the S&P 500 pauses
near its all-time high.
Index futures are down by about 0.1 percent, following similar
declines in Europe. Asian markets... Read >>

Dow Keeps Streak Alive at Eight Days, Sets New High
3/12/2013, 4:28 pm from Schaeffer's Investment Research in Investing, Options
"It was an extremely slow day, with the markets not really
reacting to much of anything," said Schaeffer's Senior Equity
Analyst Joe Bell on a day that saw the Dow Jones... Read >>

Dow Makes It Five Days In a Row With a New Record
3/11/2013, 4:25 pm from Schaeffer's Investment Research in Investing, Options
"Today was more of the same, a slow steady move higher and more
new highs along the way," said Schaeffer's Senior Technical
Strategist Ryan Detrick, CMT, as the Dow Jones... Read >>

Bulls score ahead of Dick's earnings
3/11/2013, 7:08 am from optionMONSTER in Investing, Options
Dick's Sporting Goods reports earnings this morning, and some
traders are already looking at giant profits.
optionMONSTER's Heat Seeker program detected unusual call buying
in the specialty... Read >>

Investor sees more gains in Synaptics
3/11/2013, 5:08 am from optionMONSTER in Investing, Options
Synaptics has been on a tear, and one investor is giving it more
room to run.
optionMONSTER's tracking programs detected the purchase of 1,000
April 35 calls for $2.22 and the sale of an equal... Read >>