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Trading Block: What is up with VIX today? NASDAQ sells off, S&P not so much, VIX pops. How low should VIX go? Are you in the Goldman camp or the Barclay's camp? Gaming segment hot today. Big news out of the E3 show. MSFT: $69.71 - .8%. Company too big to move much on gaming news. Sony (SNE): Unchanged. Slight adv pop - about 2.5X EA: $108.90 - off over 1% TTWO: $73.83 - Off 2% ATVI: $56.76, off 2....

Trading Block: Comey talks before the Senate - the markets shrug. VIX still in double digits, barely. Silver and Alibaba. Odd Block: Puts trade in Tesla Inc. (TSLA), calls trade in CIT Group Inc. (CIT). Strategy Block: Mike discusses the importance of having different strategies for different underlying, in similar scenarios. Mail Block/Options Question of the Week: Weird Fact: #1 $TSLA position=...

Trading Block: VIX at 960! The VIX is back to flirting with its lowest levels ever. Keep an eye on APPL. The World Wide Developer Conference begins this week. The year-to-date performance of Apple, Amazon, Netflix and FB is +34% right now. Odd Block: Calls trade in Cenovus Energy Inc. (CVE), puts and calls trade in Dynavax Technologies Corp. (DVAX) and calls trade in MSCI Hong Kong Index (EWH) , u...

Trading Block: Today we welcome guest co-host Matt Amberson from ORATS. AMZN finally hits $1000. Who is next? Google? Do we need to bring back mini options with all of these high-priced stocks? The crude rally continues. Odd Block: TSLA Options Tracker: Guess what the number one position in Tesla is right now? Calls trade in Taubman Centers (TCO). Strategy Block: Mike discusses his SPY diagonal sp...

Trading Block: A Retail Resurgence: Best Buy (BBY) - close $50.42, ATM straddle $4, approx. 8%. Earnings: Amazon, ULTA, Costco, GameStop. Odd Block: Call spread buying in Southwestern Energy Corporation (SWN), calls buying in Macerish Co (MAC), puts and stock buying in Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) Strategy Block: Mike discusses what you can do to sell premium in this market environment. Mail B...

Trading Block: Earnings highlights include Lowes (Wednesday), Best Buy, Costco, TD Ameritrade, GameStop (Thursday). Odd Block: Calls trade in Pandora Media Inc. (P), calls trade in Energy Transfer Equity LP (ETE) and calls trade in MGM Resorts Int. (MGM). Mail Block: Questions. Comments. More Options Question Of The Week: $VIX =11.20. $VIX June Future = 12.40 $VIX Weekly 11 puts = $.15, Weekly 13...

Trading Block: Still in earnings season. Yesterday: Target, Cisco. Today: Alibaba, Walmart, Gap. GAP (GPS) - $23.13, ATM Straddle: $1.85, approx. 8% BABA - $120.72, ATM Straddle $6, approx. 5% Dow moves higher amid Trump fears following worst drop of year The Volatility Buyer Known as '50 Cent' Just Had a Huge Payday Odd Block: Calls trade in Pandora Media Inc (P), calls trade in SBA Communication...

Trading Block: A bull rally in the market. A short breakdown of the OIC 2017 Conference in Scottsdale, AZ. Earnings Highlights: Tuesday - Home Depot Wednesday - Target Thursday - Alibaba, Walmart, Gap Odd Block: Calls trade in Fairmount Santrol Holdings (FMSA), calls trade in Ocwen Financial Corp (OCN) and calls trade in Home Depot Inc (HD). Mail Block: Questions, comments, polls and more. Options...

Trading Block: Yesterday's earnings: SNAP. Today's Earnings: Macys, Kohls, Nordstrom. Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses horizontal ratio spreads Mail Block: Listener questions and comments Options Question Of The Week: This volatility implosion is starting to make people nervous. $VIX #Limbo Time: How Low Can It Go in 2017? 9.0 is the bottom (38%) No lower than 8.5 (18%) Cannot get below...

Trading Block: VIX near the single digits at the 10 handle. Is the VIX too low? Earnings: Tesla, Facebook, Disney and EA. Odd Block: Puts trade in iShares MSCI Germany Index (EWI), call buying in JD.com Inc (JD) and calls trade in iShares MSCI South Korean Index (EWG) Mail Block/Weekend Flash Poll: These are crazy times for all markets from commodities to equities and volatility. Which crazy level...

Trading Block: The Trumpcare bill and French election, how might they affect vol? Tesla: Close - $311, ATM Straddle - $17, approx. 5.5%. Stock off over $20 at the lowest point today, closing off nearly 5%. FB: Close - $151.80, ATM Straddle - $5.63, approx. 3.7% Facebook grew its revenue by 49% during the first three months of the year. Thank you to Steve A for the fan art ! Odd Block: Calls trade...

Trading Block: Green on the screen for the NASDAQ. Looking ahead to AAPL earnings. CNBC's Mr. Wonderful is loving AAPL right now. OCC cleared contract volume down 6% year over year. Odd Block: Review of MGM time stupid from last week, puts trade in NBR, calls trade in CBI, and put buyers in NBL. Mail Block/Options Question of the Week: #Earnings #PopQuiz - $AAPL $146.50, #Weekly strad. $5 (3.5%)....

Trading Block with very special guest co-host: Henry Schwartz, Trade Alert Earnings today after the bell: Alphabet/GOOGL - $889, ATM Straddle - $29, approx. 3.2% Amazon - $921.50, ATM Straddle - $37.50, approx. 4% Intel - $37.25, ATM Straddle - $1.20, approx. 3.2% Starbucks - $61.75, ATM Straddle - $2.40, approx. 4% Odd Block: Calls trade in Applied Optoelectronics Inc. (AAOI), calls trade in Nabo...

Trading Block: Earnings today Alcoa: $33, ATM Straddle $2 - approx. 6% Chipotle: ATM Straddle $25.25, approx. 5.4% VIX 'fear' gauge plummets as French election results spark global relief rally. Odd Block: Calls and puts trade in GGP Inc. (GGP), puts trade in Excelon Corp. (EXC) and calls trade in MGM Resorts Intl. (MGM). Mail Block: QuestionoftheWeek: Earnings Season is upon us. Big names are rep...

Trading Block featuring guest co-host Jill Malandrino, Global Markets Reporter NASDAQ. The brand spanking new PHLX trading floor. SPX and the VIX North Korea and Trump meeting Italian PM Odd Block: Call rolls trade in Walmart (WMT), puts trade in Bank of America (BAC) and ratio call spreads trade in Starbucks (SBUX) Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses the importance of gamma. Around the Blo...

Trading Block: VIX preparing for the French election. Earnings today (after the bell): United Airlines - $UAL - 70.37USD, Price increase 1.29 (1.87%), ATM Straddle - $2.50, approx. 3.5% Netflix - $NFLX, 146.56USD Price increase 3.64 (2.55%), ATM Straddle - $12, approx. 8% Odd Block: Call spread selling in Thor Industries Inc. (THO), call buying in Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN), and put spread buyin...

Trading Block: Today we have very special guest co-hosts: Nick Howard, QuickStirke. Ophir Gottlieb, CMLVIZ.com VIX blowing out the down side MOAB bomb drops Commodity update Uncle Mike's silver collar Odd Block: Puts trade in iShares Barclays 7-10 year bond ETF (IEF), puts trade in Hanesbrands Inc (HBI), calls trade in Whiting Petroleum Corp (WLL). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses tradin...

Trading Block: Tesla is now more valuable than GM. Odd Block: Calls trade in MOMO Inc. (MOMO), calls trade in SunPower Corp. SPWR and calls trade in First Solar, Inc. FSLR. Mail Block/Options QuestionOfTheWeek With $TSLA threatening $315 how are you leaning in your #Options trades this month? Would you rather: Buy 1-month $300 put Buy 1-month $300 call Sell 1-month $300 put Staying far away from i...

Trading Block: The 100-year anniversary of the vote to join WWI. VIX pops after Syrian attack. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, VRX + $0.16 to $9.66. Odd Block: Puts trade in iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Future ETN (VXX), puts trade in Ford Motor Co. (F) and calls trade in JetBlue Airways Corp (JBLU). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses his most recent trade in SPY. Mail Block: #Optio...

Trading Block: New 52-week highs (132 new highs today): Amazon Inc. (AMZN + $2.62 to $889.16), Red Hat Inc. (RHT + $0.88 to $87.33), Veeva Systems Inc. (VEEV + $0.01 to $51.29), Tesla (TSLA + $11. 11 to $289.41). Tesla Inc is now more valuable than Ford Motor Company, and could very well surpass General Motors Company this week. General Motors Co. (GM - $1.55 to $33.81), Ford Motor Company (F - $0...

Trading Block: AAPL records. LULU craps the bed. Stock market climbs after economic data, with banks in lead. Tesla produces more PR noise. Odd Block: Calls trade in ConocoPhillips (COP), puts trade in Lululemon Atheltica Inc (LULU) and call trade in CIT Group (CIT) Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses Roth IRA vs a traditional IRA Around the Block/This Week in the Market: Mar 31: Personal I...

Trading Block: Vol skew gets dumped. Should technical analysis be applied to VIX? Stock-market fear threatens a return, as Dow stares at longest losing streak in 6 years. Odd Block: Puts trade in SPDR KBW Regional Banking (KRE), puts trade in GoldCorp (GG), puts trade in Bank of New York Mellon Corp (BK) Mail Block: Quizzes, question and more. Options #BrokerMadness tournament going on now. Curren...

Trading Block: Earnings today - GameStop (GME). Why the bull run will stay in great shape even as the health bill troubles traders. Odd Block: Calls roll in Fireeye Inc (FEYE), calls trade in Vale SA (VALE) and calls trade in GGP Inc. (GGP). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses his latest put spread trade. Mail Block: Quizzes, questions, comments and more. With $SKEW so high we all need to p...

Trading Block: Apple continues to rally. NASDAQ touches fresh intra-day record, but stocks fight for traction. CBOE Skew Index trending higher. It's about time. Odd Block: Puts trade in GameStop Inc. (GME), call spreads trade in FireEye Inc. (FEYE) and puts trade in Grupo Televisa SAB (TV). Mail Block: Polls, upsets, questions, and more. Options #BrokerMadness tournament going on now. Tough battle...

Trading Block: The stock market slipped following Fed rate-hike rally, declining in oil prices. The U.S. equity benchmarks slipped Thursday as investors reconsidered the Wednesday rally. Odd Block: Calls trade in GoPro Inc (GPRO), calls trade in Hecla Mining Co. (HL) and calls trade in Momo Inc (MOMO) Strategy Block: Andrew Giovinazzi discusses closing trades in his strategy block debut. Mail Bloc...