Options News and Commentary

Wednesday was a down day for the major indices. However, Progressive’s unusual options activity suggests the stock, which has struggled in the past year, could be nearing a bottom. Here are three reasons...

A bear put spread is a vertical spread that aims to profit from a stock declining in price. It has a bearish directional bias as hinted in the name. Unlike the bear call spread, it suffers from time decay...

Heavy, unusual trading in Kraft Heinz call options occurred today after a Reuters interview with the company's new CEO. He outlined his turnaround plan, but so far, KHC stock has been volatile since its...

The price of Adobe Systems stock has under pressure in 2026 with the stock down 25% year-to-date and the company is due to report earnings on June 11th after the market close.

Broadcom stock has already had a meteoric run ahead of Q2 earnings on June 3, but options traders believe AVGO shares will push higher after the quarterly print.

It is easy to say you’ll be OK with a fund handing you a nice yield while the price declines net out to a 20%-30% loss. But when it actually happens? The reality often produces a different reaction.

A Barchart report today shows unusually heavy trading in Oracle put options ahead of its earnings due out next Wednesday, June 10, after the market closes. This may signal that investors are bearish.

Microsoft stock still looks cheap based on its strong free cash flow and analysts' price targets. Moreover, MSFT put options expiring in one month can give a short seller an attractive 2.0% yield.

with Crocs, Inc. trading at $119.28, the July put option with a strike price of $110 was trading around $4.10. Traders selling this put would receive $410 in option premium. In return for receiving this...

HP Inc. reported strong revenue and free cash flow last week and, today, introduced a new AI-compatible PC product line with Nvidia. Investors are bullish on HPQ stock, spurring huge, unusual call option...