- Earnings season is over, but there are still smart options trades to be made.
- Goldman Sachs created an options investing strategy that has outperformed the S&P 500 for 27 years.
- Analysts at Goldman Sachs break down the 20 stocks that investors can use this strategy with now.
As the second quarter earnings season winds down, so too do the opportunities for using options trades to capitalize on share-price fluctuations spurred on by earnings surprises.
“We see fewer near-term single stock and macro catalysts along with generally lower trading activity in August,” wrote John Marshall, the head of derivatives research at Goldman Sachs, in a recent note to clients.
However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways for investors to profit from options trades in the…