BUYING CALLS ON DIPS: BLUE-CHIP STOCKS
Index	Charts of these Stocks
(grouped by month and sorted by trend retracement)
Month	Strike	Symbol	Call Price	Breakeven	Double	Triple
DELL_Stock_Price=14.29.....Recent_High=41.54.....Current_Dip=65.60%
Dec	15.00	DLYLC	0.28	15.28	15.56	15.84
Dec	14.00	DLYLP	0.72	14.72	15.44	16.16
Dec	13.00	DLYLO	1.45	14.45	15.90	17.35
Dec	12.00	DLYLN	2.36	14.36	16.72	19.08
YHOO_Stock_Price=15.38.....Recent_High=43.42.....Current_Dip=64.58%
Dec	16.00	YHQLQ	0.28	16.28	16.56	16.84
Dec	15.00	YHQLC	0.76	15.76	16.52	17.28
Dec	14.00	YHQLP	1.53	15.53	17.06	18.59
Dec	13.00	YHQLM	2.46	15.46	17.92	20.38
SHLD_Stock_Price=72.64.....Recent_High=193.00.....Current_Dip=62.36%
Dec	75.00	KTQLO	2.25	77.25	79.50	81.75
Dec	70.00	KTQLN	4.70	74.70	79.40	84.10
EBAY_Stock_Price=22.79.....Recent_High=46.77.....Current_Dip=51.27%
Dec	25.00	XBALE	0.12	25.12	25.24	25.36
Dec	24.00	QXBLE	0.31	24.31	24.62	24.93
Dec	23.00	QXBLG	0.67	23.67	24.34	25.01
Dec	22.00	QXBLW	1.26	23.26	24.52	25.78
Dec	21.00	QXBLA	2.04	23.04	25.08	27.12
Dec	20.00	QXBLD	2.92	22.92	25.84	28.76
Dec	19.00	QXBLS	3.90	22.90	26.80	30.70
Index

Buying call options is a risky strategy that provides maximum upside leverage for a limited time period. Large capitalization blue-chip stocks such as Dow Jones Industrial and Transportation Average components often have options with lower premiums (less expensive for option buyers). However, since blue-chip stocks tend to be less volatile (which is why the premiums are lower) timing is still very important. Other stocks not considered blue chips but which have low historical volatility (and thus cheaper options) can also be interesting candidates for option buying. Some option investors try to time their call option buying after pullbacks or "dips" in the current uptrend. Whether or not a stock is currently in an uptrend is somewhat subjective and dependent on the timeframe considered. These are not recommendations, they are only for educational comparison purposes. Read more information at the bottom of FreeOptionInfo.com main page.