On balance I remain bullish, and I think we will end the year with the S&P 500 north of 1400, but that does not mean we will have a smooth ride between here and there. Strong earnings are trumping a dicey international situation, and the drama in DC. However, be prepared to move to...
Texas Instruments Puts Are Active; UPS Sees Bullish Buying of Calls.Reports on the market performance of Texas Instruments and United Parcel Service on June 16, 2003.EBSCO_bspWall Street Journal - Eastern Edition
A put spread is a strategy that involves buying and selling put options on the same stock simultaneously, though not necessarily at the same strike price. In a bullish put spread, you would sell put options at the higher strike price and buy put options at a lower strike price. It is a...
Selling naked puts can involve substantial risk. Investors and traders considering this approach can review the information highlighted below. Considerations When Selling Naked Puts Understand the Risks: It’s crucial to understand the risks involved in selling naked puts. The primary risk is that yo...
Puts lock in the level where investors can unload a stock, so they gain in value when prices fall. Investors use them to hedge long positions in the underlying shares or to speculate on a drop without the risk of short selling. Emerson fell 0.31% to $57.15 on Thursday. The fa...
four insiders scooped up a huge number of shares worth $2.7 million. Large "cluster" insider buying like this can be a very bullish signal in insider analysis. Obviously, they think the selling is overdone. If the economy bounces back fairly quickly, those insiders will turn out to be...
Especially in a rising market, where the stock is not likely to be put to the seller, selling puts can be attractive to produce incremental returns. Realize more attractive buy prices. Investors use put options to achieve better buy prices on their stocks. They can sell puts on a stock ...
The other open losses aren't a concern right now. CAT is still trading above the short strike level, however, has dropped a bit since establishing the trade. This is a fade on a bullish play so I'm expecting the stock to keep above the short put strike. ...
Just because the S&P 500 index has leaped 8% so far this year doesn’t mean that all stocks are overvalued.
Selling put options is also known as writing a contract. A put option writer believes the underlying stock's price will stay the same or increase over the life of the option, making them bullish on the shares. Here, the option buyer has the right to make the seller, buy shares of the ...