Starbucks shareholders licking their wounds this week could use a so-called call spread options trade to try to salvage some return in the wake of the big drop in the shares. Let’s review. Starbucks (SBUX) on Wednesday traded nearly seven times the 20-day average equity volume and 10 times the average daily options volume as … Read more
Investors have grappled this quarter with how to value an AI-focused company based on its future revenue potential against its current spend to develop the product. We saw the downside to high capex spending without a clear path to revenue growth in META’s decline after earnings. While Palantir (PLTR) is not a direct parallel, it … Read more
From paleolithic humans mining hematite over 40,000 years ago to rare earth elements, mining is among the oldest industries upon which some of the newest sectors heavily depend. Today, I’m focusing my attention on minerals used in modern technology and presenting a way to use options to play a lithium miner. The strategy gives a … Read more
Here’s our Club Mailbag email [email protected] — so you send your questions directly to Jim Cramer and his team of analysts. We can’t offer personal investing advice. We will only consider more general questions about the investment process or stocks in the portfolio or related industries. This week, we’re answering two questions. Question No. 1: … Read more
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Trump Media is making a point of telling its shareholders how to prevent their stock from being loaned to short sellers — who bet the price of the shares will drop. The short-selling-prevention tips posted Wednesday on Trump Media’s website come as its DJT stock has fallen sharply … Read more
Options premiums are rising and we’ll discuss how to take advantage of that by generating income through a covered call options strategy. Specifically, we’ll look at applying that trade to Domino’s Pizza, which has delivered some tasty returns of greater than 20% so far this year. There was plenty of cause for alarm over the … Read more
Regional banks are taking hits this week and investors are increasing their bearish bets on the sector. I’ll break down the perceived problem with the industry and whether there is a buying opportunity or more downside ahead. And how to lower your risk by making the potential trade with options. The SPDR S & P … Read more
Here’s our Club Mailbag email [email protected] — so you send your questions directly to Jim Cramer and his team of analysts. We can’t offer personal investing advice. We will only consider more general questions about the investment process or stocks in the portfolio or related industries. This week’s question: I thought Jim mentioned having around five … Read more
With semiconductor stocks losing momentum over the past few weeks, Intel’s strength is starting to show some cracks and at risk of a pullback. Here’s an options strategy to capitalize on the potential decline. After being in the lead of the semiconductor industry for nearly 2 decades, Intel’s design and fabrication model become their Achilles … Read more
As oil prices climb above $80 for the first time since late last year, energy stocks are roaring back with strength across multiple timeframes. As we review the energy sector, SLB stands out as a stock where value can be unlocked by the current environment. We’ll review an options trade to play the name. Despite … Read more