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Unusual Options Activity Targets Breakout When Citi Reports Earnings

Unusual Options Activity Targets Breakout When Citi Reports Earnings

Banking giant Citi reports earnings in two weeks, and one big investor is looking for a breakout. Unusual options activity was detected in the April 76 calls. Traders started buying for $1.11 shortly after the opened, with larger transactions for $1.08 after the...

Volatility Spikes Again. Here Are Some Key Stock Market Hedging Strategies

Volatility Spikes Again. Here Are Some Key Stock Market Hedging Strategies

Stocks are down again today as investors worry about higher interest rates. It's a good time to review some ways to manage the volatility with options. Remember that calls fix the right to buy a stock and puts convey the right to sell. Investors can use both to guard...

Rolling Options: Key Things for Traders to Know

Rolling Options: Key Things for Traders to Know

"Rolling options" is a common transaction for options traders, but there are several ways to do it. This article will explain the different ways and reasons why traders might roll positions. These are the key points we'll cover: What does it mean to roll options?Why...

What Are the Top Stocks for Options Trading?

What Are the Top Stocks for Options Trading?

It's been a record year for options trading. But not all stocks are equal in the eyes of options traders. Some symbols are incredibly active, with hundreds of thousands of transactions per day. Others barely trade at all, even if they're large or well-known companies....

Trump or Biden? Options Traders Are the Real Winners This Year

Trump or Biden? Options Traders Are the Real Winners This Year

Regardless of who wins today's elections, options traders are the winners this year. Some 583.7 million calls and puts traded in the U.S. last month, according to TradeStation data. It was a new record for the options market, inching past the volatility-fueled surge...

Tesla Is Accelerating Higher as Elon Musk Prepares Earnings

Tesla Is Accelerating Higher as Elon Musk Prepares Earnings

After weeks of going nowhere, Tesla is starting to move before its quarterly results. The electric-car maker rallied more than 70 percent in August, followed by a sideway triangle pattern in September. Yesterday, it pushed near the top of its range. Are investors...