Accenture Plc (ACN) stock is down 5% today after falling 18% last Thursday, spurring huge, unusual put and call activity today. Management guided for lower revenue in its June 18 fiscal Q3 earnings ...

Discover how index options work as cash-settled, European-style derivatives for hedging and diversification. Learn strategies ...

Investors in Plug Power Inc (Symbol: PLUG) saw new options begin trading today, for the January 2028 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, ...

My last piece on Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) was published on Jan. 14, 2026, in an analysis titled "Broadcom: 5th XPU Customer, Growth-Adjusted Multiples Compelling (Rating Upgrade)." As stated in the title, ...

Investors in Lineage Inc (Symbol: LINE) saw new options begin trading this week, for the April 2026 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, ...

Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or 20+ years. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and ...

Learn what a call option is, how it works, and strategies for trading options to maximize profit potential.

Over the last month, selling short out-of-the-money (OTM) Cisco Systems (CSCO) put and call options has worked well for existing shareholders. Moreover, for the next month, it looks like a good play ...

Overlay Shares implements the strategy through put spreads, pairing each short put with a lower-strike long put to establish a defined-risk options overlay. For some investors, selling puts may offer ...

Bitcoin options turn call-heavy before the July 8 FOMC minutes as max pain sits at $63,000 and put demand fades.

The $20,000 put on bitcoin is the third-most-popular strike, with $596 million in notional value, alongside major positioning at $75,000 and $125,000 on Deribit. Despite geopolitical tension, options ...