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Trade of the Week: RIOT

Trade of the Week: RIOT

Bitcoin has been on a huge run, nearly doubling its all-time high in recent weeks to $40,000 per BTC. Of course, this action has sparked plenty of unusual options activity in blockchain related stocks like Riot Blockchain (RIOT). Over 400,000 options traded in RIOT on a big up day for BTC last week. About 70% […]

Staying On Track for Silver’s Huge Run

Staying On Track for Silver’s Huge Run

We wanted to start off the year 2021 with one of the trends that we think will have a huge upside year. Today we’re going to go through three different ways that anyone from a retail investor to an options investor, even to an institutional investor could take advantage of a huge run with silver.

Trade of the Week: QQQ

Trade of the Week: QQQ

2020 was a huge year for tech stocks, but can it continue in 2021? At least one large trader feels like Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) has moderate bullish potential for the first 6 months of the year.  QQQ, the Nasdaq-100, set record highs in 2021, but the popular ETF pays a miniscule dividend. The trader […]

Trade of the Week: Pfizer

Trade of the Week: Pfizer

Pfizer (PFE) has been a hot stock this year as it is the first company to get a Covid-19 vaccine to the market. While a vaccine isn’t going to make or break a pharmaceutical giant like PFE, it certainly isn’t going to hurt the bottom line either. PFE stock has had a decent year so […]

Bullish Technology Stocks

Bullish Technology Stocks

Are you bullish technology stocks? Just like not all tech stocks are created equal, there are important differences in terms of tech exposure between the Nasdaq 100 and the sector etf. Choosing the proper vehicle to express a bullish view in tech is crucial.

Trade of the Week: GDX

Trade of the Week: GDX

Gold miners have been popular this year among investors, but they can be even more interesting when covered calls or cash secured puts are involved. This past week, some sold January 2023 puts on VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX), a $16 billion gold miners fund. GDX doesn’t pay much of a dividend, so using […]

Trade of the Week: IWM

Trade of the Week: IWM

Small cap stocks have been on a tear over the last month, with iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) up nearly 11% in that span. IWM is a heavily traded index ETF that tracks small cap stocks, which sometimes represents the value trade. At least one big trader is using covered calls to express a very […]

Trade of the Week: AAPL

Trade of the Week: AAPL

Apple (AAPL) tends to be one of the most heavily traded options chains, especially after the stock split this year. As popular as the stock is though, it doesn’t pay much of a dividend. That’s why a trader likely placed a large covered call trade last week. The calls don’t expire until January of 2022, […]