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

Sell to Open KO Feb 40 Put (KO+NH, 1.65) at 1.45 or better  We advise aggressive traders to take a leveraged position in Coca Cola Company (KO, 39.56) since it will be a prime beneficiary of the falling dollar.  Read More

SELL TO CLOSE January 35 RIG CALL option (RIG+AG, 5.10, at the market) We recommended the purchase of a call option on Transocean Inc. less than a month ago. Since then, the stock has made a new high and we recommend closing out your position with a gain of about 90%.  Read More

Update  The Learning Tree (LTRE, $14.37) announced its fourth-quarter results yesterday after the market closed. The company failed to meet Wall Street expectations, but their results were somewhat better than we had anticipated.  Read More

Sell to Close the Jan 30 Staples Call Option (PLQ+AF, $2.45), at the market. Our latest trade recommendation, a call option on Staples (SPLS, 31.68) has run up today on the general strength in retail.  Read More

BUY to Open the Jan 30 Staples Call Option (PLQ+AF, $1.75), at 1.90 or better. Read More