Feb 2014 Core Suggestion Posted at: February 19th - 10:20 AM Monthly Option Alert Alert Message 5 out of the 9 plays have achieved 25%. I suggest exiting IBM and SPY and any other plays that have or have not achieved 25% at this point. Limits & Stops SELF DIRECTED TRADERS: Monthly Option alerts should be traded with NO stop loss targeting 30% - 50% returns. Additional Trades View all recent trades. Monthly Options Instructions All options are buy to open, sell to close. Options follow the following format: Stock + Expiration Date + Option Type + Strike Price. Example QQQ201220C120 = QQQ 2020/12/20 Call $120. Read Monthly Options Guidelines for more information about how to trade our Weekly Options strategy.