Buy the Coca-Cola February 40 call option (KO + BH, $1.55) up to $1.70.  The U.S. dollar's rebound in the last few trading sessions and has captured a fair deal of attention. But the current respite in the falling greenback aside, the trend for the dollar remains downward.  Read More

BUY to Open the Intel January 22.50 Call Option (NQ+AX, $2.05), at 2.15 or lower.  Intel (INTC, $24.08) has been under significant pressure this year and, even though the shares were up sharply after last Thursday's announcement of much better-than-expected PC sales for the fourth quarter, it still trades significantly below its 52-week high.  Read More

SELL to CLOSE your December 25 Call Option on TEVA (TVQ+LE, 4.00 at the market)  We advise closing out your long-standing trade in TEVA Pharmaceutical (TEVA, 28.98) today. While we like the stock very much, the shares were boosted yesterday by the erroneous takeover report. Read More

BUY to Open March 45 Newmont Mining NEM Call Option (NEM+CI, at 3.80 or lower)  We recommend the purchase of a call option on the Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM, 45.29), a company engaged in gold exploration and gold production worldwide.  We expect the dollar to continue to weaken and gold prices to rise as a result. Read More

Sell to Close your WebEx December 22.50 Put option (UWB + XX, 0.10) at the market   WebEx Communications (WEBX, $24.95), continues to trade higher. While the stock is still under competitive pressure, the time is running out on our option position.   Read More

BUY to CLOSE KO Feb 40 Put (KO+NH, 1.00) at 1.05 or below The Coca-Cola (KO, 40.41) Put option now has a gain of about 60% on today's move in the stock price. We recommend taking the profit today by closing out your position.  Read More

 Buy the February 128 Russell 2000 iShares call option (DIW + BX, $4.80) for $5.15 or less.  Small stocks have been on a tear of late and all signs point to further gains in the coming weeks. The smaller companies have been outperforming large caps in the recent rally.  Read More

Sell to Close your January 75 Call Option on AGN (AGN+AO, 4.10 at the market)  The trade we recommended yesterday is paying off. The stock moved up today on more indications that Allergan may not be involved at all in the incident.  Read More

BUY to Open January 75 Call Option on AGN (AGN+AO, limit $3.25 or below) The stock of Allergan (AGN, 73.65) is weak today after a yesterday's report that a couple at a Florida health clinic was hospitalized with botulism.  Read More

Buy to close The Learning Tree (LTRE, $14.48) for a 5 percent loss on the trade.  Last week The Learning Tree failed to meet Wall Street expectations for its fourth-quarter results, but their numbers were better than we had anticipated.  Read More