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Option Block 786: Europeans Make VIX Slidey and Weak 08.03.2019 57:56

TRADING BLOCK Most active indices: VIX - 352k, SPY - 1.65M, SPX - 567k Most active equity options: LLY, NIO, AAPL, FB, GE, BAC, TSLA, AMD, BAB, MSFT OCC February volume down 25.9% after strong 2018 ODD BLOCK Put selling in Kraft Heinz Co (KHC) Puts trading in General Electric Company (GE) More puts trading in Kroger Co (KR) MAIL BLOCK #QOTW: Everyone in our audience thought 2019's #optio...

Option Block 785: Time to Take About Premiums 05.03.2019 59:36

TRADING BLOCK Most active indices: VIX - 599k, SPY - 1.67M, SPX - 708k Uber/Lyft drivers may be able to participate in IPO ODD BLOCK Call love in (BUD) Call overwrite in Workday Inc (WDAY) Call love in SandRidge Energy Inc. (SD) STRATEGY BLOCK Uncle Mike Tosaw discuses how trading based on a breakout can be beneficial to risk management. MAIL BLOCK #QOTW: We'll keep it simple t...

Option Block 784: Geopolitical Risk vs. VIX, Plus Crazy GE Puts 01.03.2019 55:21

TRADING BLOCK Most active indices: VIX - 138k, SPY - 800k, SPX:477k Most active active equity options: GE, JD, SQ, AAPL, TSLA, CELG, NIO, LLY, BAC, BMY Earnings: Monday - Etsy, Shake Shack Tuesday - Home Depot, Macy's Wednesday - Lowe's, Best Buy, Square, Hewlett Packard, Box, Fitbit Thursday - Nordstrom, JcPenney, Gap, Dell, Crocs Friday - Foot Locker ODD BLOCK Call love in Dell Technologie...

Option Block 783: Fighting the Flu and Volatility 26.02.2019 57:40

TRADING BLOCK Most active indices: VIX - 968k, SPY - 1.8M, SPX - 670k Most active equity options: GE, AAPL, AMD, BAB, NIO, JD, TSLA, BAC, FB, NFLX Earnings this week Monday - (after the bell) Etsy, Shake Shack Tuesday - Home Depot, Macy's Wednesday - Lowe's, Best Buy, Square, Hewlett Packard, Box, Fitbit Thursday - Nordstrom, JcPenney, Gap, Dell, Crocs Friday - Foot Locker ODD BLOCK Call rev...

Option Block 782: Profitable Puts, Death Benefits and More 22.02.2019 1:03:30

TRADING BLOCK More red on the street today. VIX 14.75 - UP .75 Trader are focusing on FANG through Nasdaq futures - http://openmarkets.cmegroup.com/14669/traders-are-focusing-on-fang-through-futures ODD BLOCK Put review from 2/7 in (KAR) Calls trade in (AGI) Call sale in (PGR) STRATEGY BLOCK Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses his experience defending a client using the law. MAIL BLOC...

Best Of The Option Block: Back To The Beginning 18.02.2019 1:04:15

Best Of The Option Block: Back To The Beginning The markets are closed for President's day so the All-Star Panel gets a day off. But that doesn't mean you don't get a show! Join us for a trip down memory lane to the very first "sneak preview" episode of The Option Block from September 2010. Enjoy!

Option Block 781: Talking VIX and Playing Fortnite 15.02.2019 1:00:09

TRADING BLOCK Another mixed day of the street. EA bouncing back after Fortnite crash and Apex rally. Earning Highlights this Week: Monday - Aurora Cannabis (ACB) Tuesday - Activision Blizzard Wednesday - Cisco Thursday - Nvidia, The Coca-Cola Company, CME Group, Cannabis Growth (CGC), Applied Materials Friday - PepsiCo ODD BLOCK Near-term ITM call love in Electronic Arts Inc (EA) Call love i...

Option Block 780: XOP Calls, TSLA Puts and Bison Balls 11.02.2019 58:55

TRADING BLOCK Earnings Highlights this Week: Monday - Aurora Cannabis (ACB) Tuesday - Activision Blizzard Wednesday - Cisco Thursday - Nvidia, The Coca-Cola Company, CME Group, Cannabis Growth (CGC), Applied Materials Friday - PepsiCo Pot, soda and videogame earnings are on Wall Street's to-do list - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/weed-soda-and-videogames-are-on-wall-streets-to-do-list-2019-02...

Option Block 779: Putting a Smackdown on Earnings 08.02.2019 58:00

TRADING BLOCK More Earnings Highlights This Week: Monday - Clorox, Sysco Tuesday - Walt Disney Company, Snap Inc., BP, TakeTwo, Electronic Arts, Viacom, Wednesday - GM, Lilly, Spotify Thursday - Twitter, WWE, Mattel, Grubhub Friday - Cboe, Exelon, Hasbro ODD BLOCK Upside c alls in Mohawk Industries, Inc. (MHK) Calls trade in QuinStreet Inc ( QNST) Puts trade in KAR Auction Services Inc (KAR) ...

Option Block 778: Volume Wars, Risk Reversals and GOOGL 04.02.2019 59:36

TRADING BLOCK Are we out of correction? You betcha! OCC January volume down 11.9% after record-breaking 2018 Earnings Highlights this week: Monday - Clorox, Sysco Tuesday - Walt Disney Company, Snap Inc., BP, ADM, Electronic Arts, Viacom, Wednesday - GM, Lilly, Spotify Thursday - Twitter, WWE, Mattel Friday - Cboe, Exelon, Hasbro ODD BLOCK Harvesting the risk premium in Plains GP Holdings L...

Option Block 777: Earnings Options Palooza - AAPL, TSLA, FB and More 01.02.2019 1:01:37

TRADING BLOCK Apple earnings: Did they do the right thing by pre-announcing the bad earnings? Earnings Highlights: Monday - Caterpillar (before bell), Whirlpool (after bell) Tuesday - AMD, Apple, eBay, Harley-Davidson, Lockheed Martin, Pfizer, Verizon, 3M Wednesday - Alibaba, AT&T, Boeing, Facebook, McDonalds, Microsoft, PayPal, Tesla, Visa Thursday - Amazon, GE, MasterCard, Sprint, UPS Friday - C...

Option Block 776: NVDA and CAT Driving Volatility 28.01.2019 1:00:53

TRADING BLOCK Caterpillar missed its market expectations NVDA off 15% VALE S.A. estimated to report earnings on Feb 26 Earnings Highlights: Tuesday - AMD, Apple, eBay, Harley-Davidson, Lockheed Martin, Pfizer, Verizon, 3M Wednesday - Alibaba, AT&T, Boeing, Facebook, McDonalds, Microsoft, PayPal, Tesla, Visa Thursday - Amazon, GE, MasterCard, Sprint, UPS Friday - Chevron, ExxonMobil, Honeywell, Son...

The Option Block 775: Whatever Happened To The Avon Lady 25.01.2019 1:00:19

In this episode, Mark, Uncle Mike and the Rock Lobster discuss: Trading Block LUV, JBLU, XLNX, INTC Earnings VIX AAPL Today's most active options and more.. Odd Block Unusual options activity in PAH AVP SPWR Strategy Block Uncle Mike talks stock replacement strategies. Mail Block Your 5,4 and 1 star Itunes reviews. Around the Block Anything but macro...

The Option Block 774: Time to Dance Once again 15.01.2019 58:13

The Option Block 774: Time to Dance Once again HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI/MARK SEBASTIAN, OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT Trading Block We discuss AAPL, VIX, SPY and more Odd Block Today's tickers: TRU SIG KEY Strategy Block How to manage a covered call portfolio. Mail Block You guys have puts and stocks on the brain this week....

The Option Block 773: Getting Gossipy Live With The Rock Lobster 11.01.2019 54:47

The Option Block 773: Getting Gossipy Live With The Rock Lobster In this episode Mark is joined live in the studio by the Greasy Meatball AND the Rock Lobster (along with Uncle Mike beaming in from St. Charles). Gossipy madness ensues...

The Option Block 772 - Still A Market For Crazy People 08.01.2019 56:40

The Option Block 772 - Still A Market For Crazy People TSLA, AAPL, AMZN all in the news. VIX still eerily flat. What were the Top 10 OB Episodes of 2018? Tune in to find out. Odd Block Today we review the following unusual activity: DAN call love EXEL call love CSOD call love Strategy Block Uncle Mike's advice - in a nutshell Stay Vertical Mail Block Gauging your thoughts about AAPL at these level...

Option Block 771: Kicking Off The New Year With Volatility 04.01.2019 1:01:28

TRADING BLOCK VIX: 207k, SPY: 1.7M , SPX: 694k, QQQ: 476k MVP of the Year: We've got quite the horse race now to see who will be crowned the most valuable company by the end of the year. Amazon was briefly number one today, but closed in the second spot. Now we have: $MSFT at 860.43 billion market cap. - 779.2B on 12/31 $AAPL at 877.04 billion market cap. - Now 748.5B on 12/31 $AMZN at 866.63 bil...

Best of Option Block: Revenge of Realized Volatility 31.12.2018 1:02:09

Originally published January 30, 2018 Trading Block: VIX is back into the 13 handle. Earnings this week: Wednesday - FB, Microsoft Thursday - Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Alibaba The ORATS earnings report for 1/29/2018 Odd Block: More Jan 2019 50 "Catastrophe" puts in Tesla Motors (TSLA). Size call diagonal in Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (BUD). Near-term call paper in Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL). Mail...

Option Block 770: 2018 Year in Review 28.12.2018 1:04:11

Trading Block: A look back at the year in trading The worst holiday week ever? Dow rallies 1,000 points, logging its biggest single-day point gain ever 2018 YEAR END REVIEW MVP of the Year: Now we've got quite the horse race to see who will be crowned the most valuable company by the end of the year. Amazon was briefly number one today, but closed in the second spot. Now we have: MSFT at 860.43 bi...

Option Block 769: Fed Doesn't Care About Volatility 21.12.2018 1:00:19

TRADING BLOCK Fed raises rates again - hints at slower raises to come, but not enough for the markets. Chair Powell pretty much says the Fed doesn't need to respond to Trump or the market. Most active: SPY - 3.54M (ADV 3.72M) VIX - 177k (584K ADV) Earnings Highlights: Thursday - Conagra, Nike Friday - Carmax ODD BLOCK Tesla put summary Call love in (PG) Call love in (EXEL) Put love in (GNW) ...

Option Block 768: Buying Illuminati Calls 18.12.2018 55:26

Trading Block: Looming government shutdown spooks the market. Most active today: SPY - 2.1M (ADV 3.44M) VIX - 326k (603K ADV) Earnings Highlights: Monday - Oracle (after bell) Tuesday - Darden, Navistar, FedEx Wednesday - Rite Aid, General Mills Thursday - Conagra, Nike Friday - Carmax Odd Block: Tesla put summary, opening call sale in (ONB), opening call love in (CG) and put love in Macy's (M) St...

Option Block 767: A Market for Crazy People 14.12.2018 56:06

Trading Block: A mixed day today after a crazy week. Most active today: SPY - 1.62M (ADV 3.44M) VIX - 332k (603k ADV) Earnings Highlights: Monday - Stitch Fix Tuesday - Dave & Busters, American Eagle Outfitters Wednesday - Vera Bradley, Peak Resorts Thursday - Costco, Adobe And, Apple falls after Chinese court bans sale of most iPhones Odd Block: Tesla put summary, put breakdown in General Electri...

Options News Rundown: December 11, 2018 11.12.2018 8:24

Options news you can use for Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Option Block 766: As the Worm Turns 11.12.2018 55:33

Trading Block: Another day, another selloff Most active today: SPY - 2.71M (ADV 3.44M) VIX - 299k (603K ADV) Earnings Highlights: Monday - Stitch Fix Tuesday - Dave & Busters, American Eagle Outfitters Wednesday - Vera Bradley, Peak Resorts Thursday - Costco, Adobe MVP of the Year: Now we've got quite the horse race to see who will be crowned the most valuable company by the end of the year. Amazo...

Option Block 765: Tariff Man Brings Back Volatility 07.12.2018 58:09

Trading Block: A look back at the week in trading Tariff Man spooks the market…again. Exchanges were closed on Wednesday, December 5 in observance of a National Day of Mourning for the late George HW Bush. Netflix blew $100M on Friends reruns for one year! Most active this week: SPY - 3.01M (ADV 1.43M) VIX - 476K Earnings Highlights: Tuesday - Dollar General, HP Wednesday - Five Below Thursday - T...