In our 48-Hour Income service last week, we sold a put on insurance software company Ebix (EBIX). For 48-Hour Income, the goal of the service is to generate 1% to 3% returns per week by selling 2-day puts in certain stocks. EBIX had recently missed on earnings, so its puts appeared to be overpriced. We […]

In our 48-Hour Income service, last week we sold a put on quantum computing company, IonQ (IONQ). The goal of the service is to generate 1% to 3% returns per week by selling 2-day puts in certain stocks. IONQ had earnings coming out so its options premiums were higher than normal. We chose a strike […]

In our 48-Hour Income service, we sold a put on Fastly (FSLY) last week. The goal of the service is to generate 1% to 3% returns per week by selling 2-day puts in certain stocks. FSLY had earnings coming out so its options premiums were higher than normal. We chose a strike that gave us […]

Covered calls can be a strategic path towards increasing cash flow on a position while waiting for it to rally. For instance, last week a trader purchased 15,000 covered calls in iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM). EEM is a popular asset class ETF used to gain exposure to emerging markets. This trade is using […]

There are several methods that can be used for finding interesting options trades. Sometimes it’s illuminating to look at very large block trades or spreads. Other times, it may be digging into unusual options volume in stocks that normally don’t trade many options contracts. The latter is the case we’re looking at here, with SPDR […]

Regional banking stocks saw their prices take a major haircut earlier this year during the banking crisis (perpetuated by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank). SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) saw its stock price drop from about $60 per share to under $40. However, just last week, a large block trade in KRE options […]

 After what has been a lackluster summer so far for gold, the precious metal could be due for a rebound in the coming year. A trader purchased a large block of calls in Barrick Gold (GOLD), one of the largest gold mining companies in the world. These calls don’t expire for another year and won’t […]

It’s the summer doldrums in the trading world, so traders are making due with whatever the market is willing to give. For instance, last week a strategist placed what appears to be a covered call trade in the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF). This popular financial sector ETF is generally not very volatile and […]

A very large call spread options trade in VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) could suggest that gold prices are going to be much higher in the next six months. GDX is a popular proxy for trading gold as it is composed of the largest gold mining companies in the world. Last week, a strategist appeared […]

Sometimes large block options trades can leave you scratching your head. For example, why would Nikola (NKLA), a publicity- challenged electric truck company, have a 50,000-lot 3-way spread trade in its options? After all, the stock is only trading around $1 per share. It looks like this could be a cheap put spread collar for […]