How to generate some return on Costco after a nice rally, without having to sell the stake

Arguably, the most successful trader of all time died Friday. Although his trading secrets remain closely held by the firm he founded, what’s the most important lesson he left the rest of us? How I think about Jim Simons’ legacy, and a trade on one of the most successful retailers, Costco, follows. First, a contrarian … Read more

How to profit from Warren Buffett’s methods in investing and life

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email How can investors use the timeless investing strategies and sage teachings of the iconic Warren Buffett to make their own investing decisions? What does the portfolio of Berkshire-owned companies and stocks say about your own portfolio? CNBC Pro goes on a deep … Read more

How to generate some return in beaten-down Starbucks using options following its earnings rout

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

Beware AI stocks trading at rich valuations. How to profit from a pullback using options

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

How to back a lagging lithium miner and still generate income using options

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

Best way to make regular income from stocks — plus, how to use our trade alerts

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

Trump Media tells DJT shareholders how to block short sellers

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 prices are rising as the market is on edge. How to use this to your advantage

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