Did Morgan Stanley (MS) Buy the Top?
Morgan Stanley (MS) announced that they would buy E*Trade (ETFC) in a transaction valued at about $13 billion. To help ensure a deal gets done, both parties have agreed to…
Trade Management Fifth Third Bank (FITB) & iQIYI (IQ)
We like to share a number of different strategies here at theOptionsEdge.Com, so our readers become familiar with most if not all the ways one can use options to score…
Earning Trade: ViacomCBS (VIAC)
ViacomCBS will be reporting earnings next week on Thursday, Feb 20. This will be the first earnings announcement following the merger of Viacom with CBS which were both majority-owned by…
First Solar (FSLR) Earnings
First Solar will be reporting earnings on Feb 20. Since First Solar is one of those stocks that we want to love, we thought we might take a closer look.…
SPY: Roll the Volatility and Crash Trades
As equity market prices continue to move away from reality, we have suggested that investors consider either lightening their risk load by selling some long positions or doing some hedging.…
HP Inc. (HPQ)
HP Inc. (HPQ), the producer of personal computing, imaging and printing products, is in the news once again. For those who do not recall, Xerox made a $22 per share…
DASH to the Finish Line
It seems that the financial press has given up on cryptocurrencies. Why do we say this? Cryptocurrencies are have been on quite a run, and we do not hear a…
What’s in Storage at Iron Mountain (IRM)
We do not talk about REITs much here at The Options Edge, simply because volatility is not usually very high on these instruments. But there seems to be an opportunity…
Starbucks (SBUX) Update
Starbucks is in the middle of a couple of strong cross currents. On the one hand, the company is still growing. They opened a net 539 new stores last quarter.…
Is it Time for Gilead (GILD)?
In class this morning, a student asked me if there was a bullish investment one could make to profit from the health-scare in China. After all, she pointed out that…