Scott Nations

Scott Nations said on CNBC's Fast Money that the best way to protect against eventual downside in the volatile market is through put spreads. If you are afraid that S&P 500 could decline, you should buy a put spread in SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY). Scott Nations recommends July 97/107 put...

Learn how to find the best stocks to trade each day in our 70 page E-Book and 90 minute online video for free. Scott Nations said on CNBC's Fast Money that he wants to sell put options, because of the high volatility in the equity market. He likes General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) and wants to...

Scott Nations said on CNBC's Fast Money that he would like to sell a call spread in Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM). He thinks that the US dollar will continue to strengthen, and keep hurting oil. Scott Nations would like to sell the June 65 call for $1.80 and buy the June 67.5 call for $0.80...

If you are worried about the performance of technology stocks ahead of the earnings, you should consider Scott Nations' options trade that can give you protection. Scott Nations said on CNBC's Fast Money that he would use a put spread in Technology SPDR (ETF) (NYSE: XLK) to protect against a...

Scott Nations said on CNBC's Fast Money that investors should be looking for a protection if they own McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD). He recommends a put spread as a best way to protect from downturn. He would buy $67.5 put for $0.95 and sell $62.5 put for $0.2. This strategy costs $0.75 and...

Scott Nations talked on CNBC's Fast Money about an options trade that he would use in Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS). He wants to sell May 170 put option for $4.85. This trade is profitable as long as Goldman Sachs (GS) trades above $165.15. Jon Najarian commented that he likes this trade, but thinks...

Scott Nations recommended on CNBC's Fast Money an options strategy that can help you to protect against downside risk. He wants to buy June 75 put for $5.40 and sell June 65 put for $1.75. This way he pays $3.65 for $10 worth of protection. Scott Nations sees a risk of a decline in price for RIMM,...

Scott Nations said on CNBC's Fast Money that he wants to protect from inflation with a gold call calendar. He wants to buy May-September 110 call calendar in SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE: GLD), which costs around $3. He collects $2 for selling May 110 call, and pays $5 for buying September 110 call...

CNBC's Options Action Scott Nations recommended an interesting buy-write strategy to investors who own Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT). He recommends selling February 57.5 call options for $1.30. If the stock moves sideways investor would keep $1.30, which is 2.5% of CAT's value. The nvestor also keeps...

CNBC's Scott Nations recommended on Friday an options play on Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). If you are long on Morgan Stanley (MS) stocks you could sell February 32 call for $0.65. The premium is about 2% of the stock price and MS has to jump 8% for the seller to get called away. Scott Nations...