Option PicksThe option picks on this site are not recommendations. There is no investment advice given on this site. Please read the option picks disclaimer.Free Tables of Option Yields Buy Call Options Buy Call Debit Spreads Sell Covered Calls Sell Naked Puts Sell Put Credit Spreads Sell Option Strangles Sell Call Credit Spreads Sell Naked Calls Sell Short Covered Puts Buy Put Debit Spreads Buy Put Options For simplicity, the picks here are categorized based on strategy. They are examples of situations where a potential price movement could clearly demonstrate what happens to an option trading position using a particular strategy. It's important to remember that a good way to succeed in option trading is to first decide what your expectation is for the underlying stock movement, and then select a stock option trading strategy that suits that market outlook. Don't always try to apply the same strategy to the same stock. If you do it the other way around (first pick a strategy) then you will have to look at many stocks to find one that is in the right trading situation right now for the strategy you picked to be appropriate. On the other hand, if you study the same stocks over a long period of time, you will develop a feel for how they usually react to market conditions and can then choose a stock option trading strategy that might work well at the current time.
Note: The strategies above are listed, from top to bottom, in order (generally, in my opinion) from the most bullish option strategy (expect the stock to go up) to the most bearish option strategy (expect the stock to go down). But please study each strategy elsewhere on this site to understand the details and risks of each approach. A particular strategy that is generally less aggressive than another might not be, depending on how far in-the-money or out-of-the-money the stock is, how much time is left before option expiration, and other factors.
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