Apple Rises on Commerce Department Report

3/28 - "Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares are trading higher today after the Commerce Department reported that disposable income and personal savings both rose in February. This has sent the market up this morning, as investors seem to be viewing the news as a sign that consumer spending could make a comeback."

"For a bullish hedged play on this stock, I would consider a May bull-put credit spread below the $105 range. A bull-put credit spread is an options position that combines the purchase and sale of put options to hedge risk in case the stock doesn't do what you think but still leverage nice returns. For this particular trade, we will make a 7.5% return in just seven weeks as long as AAPL is above $105 at May expiration. Apple would have to fall by more than 27% before we would start to lose money."