Why Walmart’s stock may continue to struggle and how to capitalize on it
I’ll review why Walmart, the largest retailer in the world, has stumbled and why the stock may continue to come under pressure. I’ll give an options trade that wins if the stock continues to struggle. In the past 45 years, Walmart has posted only one modest year-over-year sequential sales decline of -0.7% in FY2016. The […]
How to bet on an AMD comeback with options using a ‘recovery trade’
In physics, the “observer effect” is an observer’s impact on the behavior of the subject being observed. Traders and investors are more than mere observers; they are participants. In such a system, it’s possible to create a feedback loop in which traders’ perceptions impact prices (or even fundamentals), which impacts their perceptions. There may be […]
How to keep profiting from this health-care stock that’s breaking out
Back in December, I laid out a bullish thesis on Dexcom (DXCM) where we sold a Jan $80 Put for $4.50. Those options have expired worthless, and we collected 100% of the maximum gain and the stock has recently broken out above its trading range, I see a new opportunity to seek further upside exposure. […]
Investors may be overlooking a global opportunity in India. How to play it with options
India’s economy is currently experiencing a slowdown. But the country is showing some relative strength compared to other global markets and there may be a way to play it with options. The government projects a growth rate of 6.4% for the fiscal year 2024 to 2025, marking the slowest pace in four years. Despite this […]
How to assess Broadcom’s China risk — plus, an economic-proof stock gets Wall Street love
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. The S & P 500 continued to sell off following Friday’s big slide on the stronger-than-expected jobs report. The 10-year Treasury yield spiked to over 4.8%, a new 14-month high, […]
Tech stocks are getting hit as yields surge. How to profit from that volatility
Markets are struggling to find direction in the new year and the hotter-than-expected jobs report Friday caused even more confusion. The nonfarm payroll data spiked U.S. Treasury yields and created selling pressure across all three major U.S. equity indices. Technology stocks continue to see some profit taking and I want to create income on any […]
How to use options to enhance the income from this dividend-yielding agricultural play
As the final installment of our three-part “Dogs of the Dow/S & P 500” series of articles, we’re following up on Monday’s trade idea in ConocoPhillips , an idea for an “oil” company of another variety. Rather than an energy sector oil/petroleum company, this time, we’re discussing a consumer staple that makes edible oils. Bunge […]
This chip stock hit a rough patch. How to use options to play a bounce
Advanced Micro Devices remains one of the most compelling opportunities in the semiconductor space, well-positioned to capitalize on the ongoing AI revolution, accelerating data center demand, and robust growth in high-performance computing. Despite recent stock weakness, AMD’s strategic positioning in emerging technologies, particularly its MI300 artificial intelligence accelerator s and EPYC server processors , gives […]
Health care looks cheap going into 2025. How to play it with options
The health-care sector is looking cheap heading into 2024, but uncertainty looms in the new year as the Trump administration takes the reins. We’ll describe an options play to capitalize on the price action as 2025 kicks off. Over the past 10 to 20 years, the health-care sector in the United States has grown significantly […]
How to trade the market when volatility spikes
In a sharp, late-day selloff on remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Wall Street’s fear gauge — the CBOE Volatility Index — spiked to 27.62, the highest level since early August . It’s undoubtedly true that equity investors should “not fight the Fed,” and the Fed is not sending bullish signals, at least not […]