Articles tagged with "puts"

Long Collar – Free Trade Idea
Every Friday we give you a free options trade idea identified by Option Party. Today, we’re focusing on the long collar. OPPORTUNITY There is an attractive long collar trade in AXOVANT SCIENCES LTD (AXON). Currently it is trading for $19.54. CHARACTERISTICS There is a 61.7% chance the stock will close above 12.50 on 10-20-2017, and […]

Long Straddle – Free Trade Idea
Every Friday we give you a free options trade idea identified by Option Party. Today, we’re focusing on the long straddle. OPPORTUNITY There is an attractive long straddle trade in VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET ETF (BND). Currently it is trading for $82.23. CHARACTERISTICS There is a 28.3% chance the stock will close above 85.80 or […]

Long Collar – Free Trade Idea
Every Friday we give you a free options trade idea identified by Option Party. Today, we’re focusing on the long collar. OPPORTUNITY There is an attractive long collar trade in UNITED STATES STEEL (X). Currently it is trading for $22.73. CHARACTERISTICS There is a 61.4% chance the stock will close above 21.00 on 08-18-2017, and […]

Long Straddle – Free Trade Idea
Every Friday we give you a free options trade idea identified by Option Party. Today, we’re focusing on the long straddle. OPPORTUNITY There is an attractive long straddle trade in ISHARES BARCLAYS MBS BOND (MBB). Currently it is trading for $107.18. CHARACTERISTICS There is a 30.9% chance the stock will close above 110.96 or below […]

Learn to Soar: The Long Iron Condor
Do you remember when we discussed bear call spreads and bull put spreads? To an options trader, this seemingly backward-based lingo instantly translates to an options trade. Sometimes though, the lingo can get tricky, such as when using iron condors. A bear call spread involves selling a call, while simultaneously buying a higher priced call […]

Back to Basics: The Bear Put Spread
We’re all quite familiar with the basics of options trading – at least, if you’ve found yourself using Option Party for its advanced tools and probabilities, you likely know that buying call options are bullish, while buying put options are bearish. However, too many new investors opt to buy “naked” calls and puts, or single […]

Bull Put Spread – Free Trade Idea
OPPORTUNITY There is an attractive bull put spread trade in Amgen (AMGN). Currently it is trading for $179.70. CHARACTERISTICS There is a 92.7% chance the stock will close above 162.50 on 03-31-2017, and you will earn your target return of $290.15. There is a 92.8% chance the stock will close above 162.28 on 03-31-2017, and […]

Long Collar – Free Trade Idea
OPPORTUNITY There is an attractive long collar trade in Twitter (TWTR). Currently it is trading for $18.48. CHARACTERISTICS There is a 61.3% chance the stock will close above 17.50 on 03-24-2017, and you will earn your target return of $237.95. There is a 68.0% chance the stock will close above 16.89 on 03-24-2017, and you […]

Don’t Forget About Put Options When Getting Long
The stock market is often compared to the casino. All too many times, some traders have found themselves wildly speculating about a potential stock or move in the broader market. This speculation essentially boils down to a bet on whether stocks will go up or go down. When it comes to the options market, there […]

Long Straddle – Free Trade Idea
OPPORTUNITY There is an attractive long straddle trade in Cisco Systems (CSCO). Currently it is trading for $30.51. CHARACTERISTICS There is a 61.8% chance the stock will close above 31.30 or below 29.71 on 02-10-2017, and you will earn your target return of $3,851.10. There is a 73.5% chance the stock will close above 31.04 […]