The market sold off sharply last week, with both stocks and bonds getting hit hard. Historically, bonds move opposite of stocks. But these days, with interest rates going higher, bonds also have downside risk. Looking at options action in iShares 20+ Treasury Bond ETF (TLT), it does not appear that the smart money expects bonds […]
Author: Jay Soloff
Trade of the Week: Gold Miners
With all the global uncertainty in the financial markets these days, gold has been a popular investment. One way to gain gold exposure is by using VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX). Gold miners are expected to thrive with gold trading around $1,900 per ounce. One trader sold a large block of puts last week in […]
Generating Cash Flow From the Energy Sector
The energy sector has been far and away the best performing sector over the last year with both oil and gas prices having been on the rise. A popular way to trade the energy sector as a whole is through the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE). XLE has been a solid gainer for 2022, […]
Trade of the Week: TWTR
The market has been abuzz with the Elon Musk proposed acquisition of Twitter (TWTR). The company has agreed to be taken private by Musk at a price of $54.20 per share, but it could take several months to iron out the details. In the meantime, there has been a heavy amount of options trading on […]
Is This Tiny Automobile Stock Set For A Rebound?
Options block trades can be enlightening sources of information, especially when they occur in tiny stocks. Vroom (VRM) is a digital automobile dealership that has struggled mightily this year, down a whopping 85% year-to-date. The company is dealing with high costs and low margins. The options on VRM typically trade about 10,000 lots per day […]
Trade of the Week: NFLX
Netflix (NFLX) missed earnings and was down 35% in just one day last week. That’s a massive amount for a stock that big to be down in a single day, and of course, it came with a huge amount of options action. NFLX options traded nearly 1.5 million contracts, which is over 12x the normal […]
What’s Next For Twitter After Musk’s Buyout Offer
There’s never a shortage of drama when it comes to Elon Musk. The Tesla (TSLA) CEO recently announced an offer to buy Twitter (TWTR) for $54.20 a share (with the stock trading around $46 at the time). The social media site is extremely popular but has struggled to live up to financial expectations. On the […]
Trade of the Week: QQQ
The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) is a heavily traded ETF that tracks the Nasdaq-100. It’s been a tough year for QQQ as the predominantly tech-weighted index has seen plenty of selling of its largest components. QQQ is down almost twice as much for the year as the S&P 500. However, a covered call trader made […]
Generate Cash Flow From This Gold Trade
Gold has been a popular investment with inflation concerns currently a headline topic. The SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) is one of the most popular methods for investing in gold. The heavily traded ETF is backed by physical gold. One thing GLD doesn’t do is pay a dividend. To generate a form of cash flow […]
Trade of the Week: TWTR
Social media giant Twitter (TWTR) got a massive boost to the share price recently when the news came out that Elon Musk took a 9% stake in the company. He has since been named to the company’s board. Musk has a huge cult-like following, so many investors assume it will be bullish for the stock. […]
