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S. Wade Hansen
Many investors have been looking for a potential bottom in the markets, but TradingMarkets contributor S. Wade Hansen warns that "the downtrend does not look like it is anywhere close to being over." (more)
 Dave Goodboy
It appears that the Olympics had a slight positive effect on Visa. The company's foresight in backing swimmer Michael Phelps has earned an increase in their share price. Here are several option strategies on Visa to take advantage of this sponsorship potential. (more)
Dave Goodboy
Gold has turned dramatically since March 2008, when costs rose to $1033.90 an ounce. Currently, prices hit an intraday low of roughly $900, but even with it's short term volatility, no other market has such universal appeal. Learn how to trade gold options with confidence. (more)
Dave Goodboy
Here are 3 options strategies to consider while the markets continue their bearish sentiment. None without risk of course. (more)
David Goodboy
The Volatility Index is used to measure investors' expectations of market volatility over the next 30 days. When it spikes over 30, there's fear in the market causing people to buy S&P 500 puts as insurance against steep market declines. (more)
David Goodboy
It's not always easy to tell if a company's earnings are going to come out higher than or lower than analysts estimates. Here are some tips on how to play the market should it go in either of those directions. (more)
David Goodboy
With all the sell-offs as of late, could the market finally be bottoming out? Find out what Dave Goodboy thinks and what companies he thinks traders should be watching, including Yahoo and General Motors. (more)
David Goodboy
The last thing you want to do when trading is buy a stock in the hope that it's pulled back and ready to bounce, only to find that it's on its way to flat-lining. (more)
David Goodboy
Every longer term, bullish stock trader dreads the profit killing spike downs that can occur when unexpected bad news is released. Here's a way to protect your profits without the potential of being stamped out by stop-losses. (more)
David Goodboy
Options come in a multitude of different varieties that anyone trading or interested in trading them should be aware of. (more)
David Goodboy
These two options types are just as different as their names suggest. Learn how Plain Vanilla Options stack up against Exotic Options and which one is best suited for your trading style. (more)
David Goodboy
With stocks being as volatile as they are right now it's hard to know which direction the next move is going to go. Straddles and Strangles allow you to make successful trades just by predicting a stock's volatility alone, regardless of whether it goes up or down. (more)
David Goodboy
If you think it's time to get your feet wet in options trading, this article is a necessary read. Here you'll learn how an options work and some of the terms you'll need to trade them successfully. (more)
John F. Summa
The profile of a losing credit spread... (more)
John F. Summa
With uncertainty surrounding future earnings, this is a nice setup for a call credit spread... (more)
John F. Summa
Here's another nice “not likely to go zone” trade for writing an out-of-the-money call credit spread (bear call spread). (more)
Joe Corona
It is easy to blame Refco for everything, and the media always finds a scapegoat when the market is going down, but the fact of the matter is that this market had it coming anyway. (more)
Adam Warner
Fear has perked up in stocks, particularly in anticipation of earnings reports.
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Joe Corona
When a market reacts poorly to good news, it is telling you where it is headed. (more)
John F. Summa
One of our down gapper call credit spread setups has been an easy trade to watch. (more)
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