Stocks vs. Options: Which generates better returns?
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The ONN Idea Generating Platform is a proprietary tool that analyzes market data to generate real-time options-trading strategies. After selling off more than $15 (16.5%) this year on a worse-than-expected fourth-quarter report, RIG shares have rallied back to their 50-day moving average at $86. F... Continue reading »
March 16, 2010 11:28 EDT Related Symbols: RIG
Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) shares have climbed more than 50% since the China-Google fallout began late last year on hopes that the Chinese Internet search giant would stand... Continue reading »
March 16, 2010 10:23 EDT Related Symbols: BIDU
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been rallying into the release of the iPad, due out in early April. AAPL has had a history of doing this in the past, where it advances i... Continue reading »
March 15, 2010 14:30 EDT Related Symbols: AAPL
MasterCard Inc. (NYSE: MA) is having a nice pullback today after its recent run. This morning, MA announced a new BlackBerry application to help consumers find their w... Continue reading »
March 15, 2010 13:00 EDT Related Symbols: MA
Kevin Cook wrote a great article on copper last week, citing real industrial demand as a support catalyst for copper prices. If that is the case, Freeport-McMoRan Copp... Continue reading »
March 15, 2010 11:29 EDT Related Symbols: FCX
American International Group (NYSE: AIG) continues to rally today, but some traders may think the run is going to stop – at least for the short term. The optio... Continue reading »
March 15, 2010 10:34 EDT Related Symbols: AIG
Last week, we recommended a long call in Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) where we bought the April 14 call for 32 cents. That call is now trading for 65 cents since the under... Continue reading »
March 12, 2010 14:25 EST Related Symbols: DELL
Think you can fade this rally in Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS)? The March options, with a week of life left, are still offering some good premium for doing so. Sel... Continue reading »
March 12, 2010 13:00 EST Related Symbols: LVS
Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) is a financial technology services leader that continues to benefit from the transactions side of the credit business as the much-exaggerated death... Continue reading »
March 12, 2010 11:35 EST Related Symbols: V
Financial stocks continue to gain ground as banks heal and the housing market bottoms, and the Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF) reflects this in a 15% rise sin... Continue reading »
March 12, 2010 10:16 EST Related Symbols: XLF
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