Option Tips

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Option Tips for November

Option Tips – Thursday, November 24, 2011 - FXE Straddles and Hedged Plays

Option tips are presented for trading the huge Euro move that is coming! The argument for both the bear and bull are presented, with strategies outlined for profit from either move.

Option Tips – Wednesday, November 23, 2011 - PepsiCo Calls

Several option tips are provided which will help the ride on the Pepsi truck to profit!

A summary of PepsiCo, reasons for the option tips, with charts, graphs and statistics to support the argument and affordable option contracts are found in this article.

Option Tip – Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - NetApp Calls

The option tip is with NetApp calls where NTAP is set to beat earnings estimates again. An alternative trade on NTAP is also provided which has a potential 7.69% downside protection. Wunderlich reiterated its "buy" rating on NetApp Inc.

Option Tip – Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - Tyson Foods Calls

The option tip on Tyson Foods (TSN) is boosted due to a bullish analyst note from J.P. Morgan (JPM). They raised their earnings-per-share estimate and rating for TSN from overweight to neutral.

Option Tip – Monday, November 14, 2011 - SPY Iron Condors

The option tip is to exploit elevated volatility using iron condors with SPY.

This strategy provides income and protection for a market that’s on the move!

Option Tip – Thursday, November 10, 2011- Under Armour Calls

Here is a bullish option tip for a popular retail stock that could bring in some cash before the holiday bills start rolling in! A Sporty Option Tip for A Sporty Company – Under Armour!

Option Tip – Saturday, November 05, 2011 - Newmont Mining Call Butterfly Spread

The Option Tip is based around the following quote by Marguerite Blessington

“Genius is the gold in the mine; talent is the miner who works and brings it out.”

Newmont Mining Corp., and founder William Boyce Thompson, certainly fits this category!

Option Tip – Tuesday, November 01, 2011 - Lululemon Athletica Bull-call Spreads

The Option Tip is with Lululemon, which is showing Bullish Technical’s, providing a Bull-Call Spread!

Option Tip – Friday, October 28, 2011 - Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Covered Calls

A Healthy Option Tip on Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ALXN) using Covered Calls as a Prescription for Profits.

Option Tip – Thursday, October 27, 2011 - The iShares Silver Trust ETF’s Calls

This option tip could be your silver bullet to a profitable moment using SLV Calls! Go for the gold with this limited-risk silver options play and place a silver lining in your investment strategy.

Option Tip – Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - ABX Calls

The Option Tip is “GO FOR GOLD” - ABX Calls. A rally is expected for gold shares and ABX is well-positioned for this run-up!

Option Tip – Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - RCL Puts

The Option Tip is to buy Royal Caribbean Cruising Puts before the Earnings Report Creates a Hurricane Fall-out!

Option Tip – Monday, October 24, 2011 - Apple Calls

The Option Tip of the Year – Apple’s Recovery Demands Call Play. The Street’s misinterpretation of Apple earnings report is certainly our good fortune!

Option Tip – Monday, October 24, 2011 - Tiffany & Co. Calls

The option tip is to make money before and after earnings announcements, which is the basis for today’s trade on Tiffany using a covered call.

Option Tip – Friday, October 21, 2011 - RadioShack Puts

This is an option tip based on the fact that RadioShack will likely start next week’s earnings, not with a bang, but a whimper.

Option Tip – Thursday, October 20, 2011 - EMC Calls

The option tip is to buy EMC Corporation calls, which is an even stronger buy after earnings.

Option Tip – Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - BIIB Calls

The option tip involves a bullish play on this biotech stock.

Option Tip – Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - HPQ Calls

This is an early option tip to buy Hewlett-Packard call options before earnings.

Option Tip – Monday, October 17, 2011 - eBay Calls

Options players, particularly the bulls, are hoping on a continued move higher by EBAY Ahead of Earnings.

Option Tip – Friday, October 14, 2011 - IBM Calls

The option tip is to buy IBM Call Options before Monday’s Earnings.

Option Tip – Thursday, October 13, 2011 - WFC Puts

The option tip is based on the bearish sentiment predicting earnings miss for WFC.

Option Tip – Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - CSIQ Puts

The option tip is to buy CSIQ puts due to bearish implications, most recently a law suit from Westinghouse Solar (WEST).

Option Tip – Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - FedEx Puts

Option Tip is to buy FedEx puts as it is set to slide before the holidays.

Option Tip – Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - Safeway Puts

The option tip is to buy Safeway puts before Thursday earnings!

Option Tip – Monday, October 10, 2011 - Lorillard Covered Call

The option tip involves a covered call which might capture a breakout of Lorillard.

Option Tip – Monday, October 10th, 2011 – INFY

This option tip is based around a bearish play on Infosys Tech (INFY). Find out more…..

Option Tip – Friday, 7th October, 2011 – JRCC

The option tip for today will be based around a bearish play on James River Coal Company (JRCC).

Option Tip – Friday, 7th October, 2011 – APOL

The option tip for today will be based around a bearish play on the short-lived rally for APOL.

Option Tip – Thursday, October 6th, 2011 – AVSPY

This option tip, basically, is using the NASDAQ OMX Alpha Index Options to Trade Apple.

Option Tip – Thursday, 6th October, 2011 - AXL and SKS Put Options

This option tip contains two recommendations. The first is a LEAPS put option play on AXL, and the second, a put option play on SKS.

Volatility Index Futures

October 05, 2011

Volatility is the name of the game at the moment, with volatility index futures trading at extremely high levels. The investor needs to take certain measures, using options, to benefit from this situation!

Option Tip - Tuesday, October 04, 2011 - Credit Put Spread on XLF

Another option tip for today is based on the Select Sector SPDR Financial ETF (NYSE:XLF) presenting a bullish credit PUT spread.

Option Tip - Tuesday, October 04, 2011 - SPY Calendar Spread

The option tip for today, is based around the S&P500 as represented by the S&P 500 SPDRS (NYSE:SPY), presenting us with a low cost ($180) SPY calendar spread which may double in one week.

Option Tip – September 27, 2011 – Yahoo or Google?

Information, contained in this article, will help you make the correct decision, if you are contemplating a move to buy Google or Yahoo shares or options……click here for full details.

Option Tip - September 25, 2011 - Accenture Call Options

Accenture (NYSE:ACN) reports after the close next Tuesday, with analysts looking for a profit of 88 cents a share, a 33% increase from a year ago.