Stocks vs. Options: Which generates better returns?
Plug in your stock idea to find options trades offering a potentially better ROI.
From daily updates on the 13 stocks seeing the heaviest option volume to analysis of lesser-trafficked stocks under rocks, Beth Gaston Moon brings you a fresh look at the stock and options activity traders need to know.
Beth Gaston Moon is the Senior Editor for the Options News Network. Beth was a member of the research department at Schaeffer's Investment Research for more than a decade. Ahhh, Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), the golden boy of the financial sector. While its brethren were melting down or going out of business entirely, Goldman continued to s... Continue reading »
March 09, 2010 13:24 EST Related Symbols: GS
One of the interesting things about writing this column every day is that I can often follow a trading story as it builds on itself. I won’t always be able to gu... Continue reading »
March 09, 2010 08:58 EST Related Symbols: AA
Last Tuesday, Ford Motor (NYSE: F) quietly announced its latest monthly sales results, topping those of its primary rival – General Motors – for the first ... Continue reading »
March 08, 2010 09:17 EST Related Symbols: F
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) rallied nearly 4% on Friday and took on a new 52-week high. All the excitement was driven by the company’s announcement that the iPad table... Continue reading »
March 08, 2010 08:53 EST Related Symbols: AAPL
In midday trading on Thursday, options traders placed a relatively large bet that Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) will decline a certain amount before hitting technical suppor... Continue reading »
March 05, 2010 09:38 EST Related Symbols: WFC
For the past three months or so, Merck (NYSE: MRK) shares have been very lethargic, hovering around the 36 area with only limited movement away from this mark. Some o... Continue reading »
March 05, 2010 08:53 EST Related Symbols: MRK
The materials sector – as represented by the Materials Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLB) – has posted a decent recovery in the last week, trekking sharply higher ... Continue reading »
March 04, 2010 09:11 EST Related Symbols: AA
Since bottoming out in the beginning of February, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) shares have skipped more than 8% higher but have been shuffling sideways for the past five... Continue reading »
March 04, 2010 08:39 EST Related Symbols: JPM
Today’s a big day for Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and BAC speculators, as the U.S. Treasury Department will be issuing warrants. Recall that warrants are simil... Continue reading »
March 03, 2010 09:41 EST Related Symbols: BAC, BACWSA, BACWSB
Representatives from General Electric (NYSE: GE) appeared at the ISI Group Industrial Conference yesterday in Manhattan with a handful of other names, but news was l... Continue reading »
March 03, 2010 08:58 EST Related Symbols: GE
