Striking Price

Few firms have a better handle on the current scene or a stronger risk-management culture than Goldman Sachs.

Gold’s special quality as an all-purpose, antianxiety asset for investors is evident in its performance. The metal is up 43% this year alone, compared with 14% for the S&P 500.

If the president secures a positive outcome to China tariff negotiations, stocks will probably rally. Who knows what else he’s planning?

We had been measured ahead of the Fed meeting. Now that risks seem to be easing, it makes it easier to have conviction that stocks can advance in a lower-rate environment.

Walmart has gained the support of one of Wall Street’s most influential banks. Goldman Sachs added the stock to its conviction list, which highlights its best investment ideas.

There’s a sword of Damocles menacing Wall Street: a massive position financed with borrowed money that hangs over the stock and options markets.

Aggressive investors can play both sides of the Fed’s decision on interest rates in September by considering put and call spreads on the iShares Russell 2000 exchange-traded fund.

Many investors speculate on events, even though they are hard to accurately predict. There is an easier way to try to make money—look at your calendar to track a variety of potentially market-moving factors.

It is understandable that many investors are struggling to imagine the financial world without Buffett. But it is silly to think he has failed to prepare his company for what comes next.

Anyone with the luxury of time should treat market declines as buying opportunities. How to tap the power of put option sales and call option spreads.

CME Group’s ability to attract retail investors to futures trading will be a game-changer for the industry.

When done right, a “gamma squeeze” can cause shares of heavily shorted stocks to skyrocket.

Call-option spreads give investors a way to bet on a continuation of the bullish trend in U.S. stocks—while limiting risk.

Huge swaths of investors disagree over the growth rates of corporate earnings and the economy. Yet the primary barometer of stock and options volatility, the Cboe Volatility Index, is acting like everything is fine.

Successful long-term investors invest in good times and bad. A better plan is to use puts to be ready to buy if stocks suddenly decline.

High-margin companies are sought after by investors—especially during periods like now, when Israel and Iran’s detente might prove shaky and Ukraine and Russia remain at war.

The current geopolitical instability naturally appeals to many investors who want oil exposure, given the potential for a price surge.

Investors who want to insulate themselves from Trump’s market impact can employ a one-by-two put option spread while selling call options.

By selling call options, you can get paid to cull underperformers from your portfolio.

Gold’s momentum can be harnessed with options, which limits money at risk while still allowing for potentially astronomical returns.

Stock trading has been reasonably healthy, but a recent uptick in options hedging strategies signals that tougher times could await investors. Here’s how to benefit.

If you believe more trade deals are coming, consider an options strategy that could supercharge returns.

Investors can use options to turn unrealized gains into an income-generating stock—but there are important caveats.

The simplest way to “securitize” Trump is to use the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, as a guide to making financial decisions based on his key moves.

Earnings reports over coming weeks could propel gold higher or undermine its allure. This options trade positions for either outcome.