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Reopening Stocks Surge Back as the Post-Covid Summer Begins

The reopening trade is surging back as the summer vacation season begins and coronavirus infections plummet. Investors piled into stocks like energy, cruise lines and casinos on Tuesday. Those stand...

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Options Traders Are Looking for This Satellite Radio Stock to Blast Off

Sirius XM has gone nowhere for years, but now bullish options trades are building as the satellite-radio company partners with TikTok. Call volume has climbed steadily in the last week, according to...

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Check Out This Bullish Options Activity in Giant Semiconductor and Mining Stocks

The two largest companies in their industries had bullish options activity today: Intel and Vale. Intel (INTC), the world’s biggest semiconductor maker, saw heavy call buying shortly after the opening...

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Options Alert: Bulls Target Roku as Original Content Draws Comparisons with...

Options activity is heating up in Roku as the streaming-video upstart launches original content. Call volume has steadily increased since ROKU signed Kevin Hart for a second season of his...

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Options Alert: Call Buyers Are Targeting a Fast Move in Home Depot

Someone’s looking for DIY giant Home Depot to make a fast move this week. Heavy call volume was detected in the short-term weekly contracts expiring this Friday: About 15,000 2-July 320 calls were...

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Bullish, Neutral, Even Bearish: 3 Ways Options Traders Can Use Covered Calls

Covered calls are one of the most common strategies for options traders. While many investors have heard of them, they may not realize that covered calls are highly versatile. This article will cover...

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Call Buyers Target Square as Jack Dorsey Talks Crypto with Elon Musk

Yesterday was big for cryptocurrencies as Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey spoke publicly about Bitcoin. The event also triggered a wave of bullish options activity in Dorsey’s payments company, Square. Most...

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Options Traders Take Profits, Look for More Gains as Athletic Retailer Jumps

Under Armour jumped on strong results this week, and options traders are looking for the move to continue. At least two bullish transactions were detected in the apparel stock today. Both will profit...

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Options Alert: Call Buyers Are Piling Into This Recent Tech IPO

Roblox was a prominent IPO in the spring. Now, after a rally and pullback, the bulls seem to be returning. Options traders purchased about 12,000 short-term 13-August 85 calls this morning. Premiums...

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Options Alert: Call Buyers Target Breakout in Up-and-Coming Cloud Stock

Datadog, an 11-year old cloud-computing firm, broke out to new highs last month. Today, options traders looked for the rally to continue. More than 20,000 call options changed hands at the 140 strike,...

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Here Are 3 Key Hedging Strategies If You’re Worried About a Pullback in the...

Stocks have been sliding since Labor Day. This post will consider some potential hedging techniques if you’re worried about a deeper pullback. The strategies use options, which give investors the...

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Oil and Gas Are Back in Focus as Winter Approaches and Demand Rebounds

Bullish catalysts seem to be increasing in the oil and natural-gas markets as demand rebounds and winter-heating season approaches. OPEC surprised investors on Monday by forecasting that global oil...

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Options Alert: Traders Brave Selloff in Casino Stock, Look for Oversold Bounce

Political and Covid-19 worries have crushed a major casino key gambling stock, but some options traders are looking for a bounce. Wynn Resorts (WYNN) is having its worst week in over a year, down 15...

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Sports Betting Breakout? Options Traders Look for Huge Move in British...

Someone is looking for a giant move from International Game Technology, a lottery operator that’s been expanding into sports betting. This large bullish options trade occurred on the London-based...

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Huge Call Roll in Ford Motor: Is It Bullish?

Call volume surged in Ford Motor this morning, but was it bullish? Check out the large options trade that took place shortly after the open: Some 31,800 October 14 calls were purchased in two blocks...

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Southwest Has Record Put Volume as Option Traders React to Mass Cancellations

Southwest Airlines didn’t just plummet yesterday after canceling thousands of flights. It also set a record in the options market. More than 81,000 put contracts traded in the airline on Monday. That...

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Tesla, Plug Power, Nio: Here Are Some Major Electric Vehicle Stocks for...

Automaker stocks like General Motors and Ford Motor have jumped in the last month as they shift toward electric vehicles. Many other stocks, including Tesla, are completely focused on electric...

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The Nuclear Option? Inflation Has Call Buyers Rushing Back to This Uranium Stock

Forget about lumber. Options traders looking to play inflation have rediscovered Cameco, a once-popular uranium miner. Call volume in CCJ totaled 3.6 million contracts in September, almost 4 times the...

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Options Alert: Ford Motor Calls Rolled Up as Rivian IPO Electrifies the Market

Options traders keep rolling bullish positions in Ford Motor with a key event coming as soon as next week. This large transaction occurred in the Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker shortly before the...

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Call Buyers Flock to Advanced Micro as Chipmaker Wins Business From Microsoft...

Advanced Micro Devices lit up the options market yesterday after being included in the world’s biggest social network. The three busiest contracts across the entire options market were short-term AMD...

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