Options Trade of the Day

At this point, the so-called TACO trade has become a well-worn meme. A pejorative that stands for "Trump Always Chickens Out," it describes the tendency of President Donald Trump to first issue a stern warning, then later walk back his own threats. This time around, Southern Copper Corp (NYSE:SCCO...

With investors concerned about overall economic stability amid the Trump administration's tariff impact, they're not in a particularly generous mood. That may be the lesson learned the hard way by global pharmaceutical giant Sanofi SA (NASDAQ:SNY). Despite delivering an earnings report that offered...

Typically, when a publicly traded enterprise loses 14% of equity value, it's a strong sign to avoid that name. However, an exception could be arguably made for cybersecurity giant Check Point Software Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ:CHKP). Despite delivering an earnings beat for the second quarter, Check...

Even with a strong earnings report, concerns over the economic impact of the Trump administration's tariffs continue to impose an overhang over publicly traded enterprises. Consumer goods giant The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) found that out the hard way. Although the company managed to...

In the heart of the second-quarter earnings season, self-storage giant Public Storage (NYSE:PSA) might not rank as one of the more exciting names. Indeed, you could make the argument that it's one of the less-inspiring scheduled events. Since the start of the year, PSA stock has dipped almost 4%, a...

It's been a rough week for Nokia (NYSE:NOK) investors following a very disappointing set of results for the company's second-quarter earnings report. After a strong start to 2025, circumstances started to unravel earlier this month. With the poor financial performance baked into the security, NOK...

Quest Diagnostics Inc (NYSE:DGX) may be encountering what you might call a post-earnings digestion dance. Initially, DGX stock jumped higher, perhaps due to the algorithms and retail traders responding in unison to the better-than-expected results for the second quarter. But the next day, the...

Although the runup to the 2024 U.S. presidential election was one of the most contentious events in recent memory, at least one publicly traded enterprise likely breathed a sigh of relief when the results came in. A little more than a year ago, reports emerged that energy giant BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP)...

Circumstances don't look particularly appealing for semiconductor stocks, with a key projected focused on artificial intelligence getting off to a rocky start. Just six months after the announcement of the $500 billion Stargate initiative — a joint venture between OpenAI and SoftBank to bolster AI...

While chasing the hottest securities can be a lucrative exercise, generally speaking, robust opportunities tend to materialize from names that have stepped away from the limelight. Of course, the question then becomes — how the heck do you find these hidden gems? If every stock that collapsed was a...

Multinational payment card services provider Visa (NYSE:V) continues to perform as a consistently reliable blue-chip enterprise. On a year-to-date basis, V stock has gained just over 10%, which is a modest but noticeable improvement over the benchmark S&P 500 index. At the same time, broader...

Retail traders, especially those engaging an ultra-high-profile name like Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT), must contend with a harsh reality: you will always be slower than the institutional players. Still, accepting this reality leads to clarity. By not wasting your time and energy trying to find an edge...

To little surprise, big-box retailing giant Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE:BBY) has been one of the worst-hit entities due to President Donald Trump's trade policies, especially surrounding tariffs. As Reuters mentioned earlier this year, approximately 60% of the retailer's total annual cost of goods sold...

All other things being equal, coal represents a viable energy source, which theoretically should make Peabody Energy Corp (NYSE:BTU) a compelling investment. Of course, not all things are equal. For BTU stock, one of the core headwinds is the underlying industry's emissions, a matter that clashes...

While President Donald Trump and his supporters have been basking in the glow of major political victories, the administration's "One Big, Beautiful Bill" carries with it a potential landmine. As Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers have warned, the new law...