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Option Block 764: Trade War, GE Palooza, Risk Management and More 04.12.2018 59:29

Trading Block: Exchanges closed on Wednesday, December 5 in observance of a National Day of Mourning for the late George HW Bush. Earnings Highlights: Tuesday - Dollar General, HP Wednesday - Five Below Thursday - The Kroger Co., Broadcom, Michaels, Ulta Friday - Big Lots Also: Oil selling off - WTI Crude back in the $40 handle. Bitcoin crushed - BTC threatening 4000. Odd Block: Tesla put summary,...

Option Block 763: AAPL Options Debate, Return of the Bull and More 30.11.2018 59:38

Trading Block/Earnings highlights from the week: Tuesday - Salesforce Wednesday - Box Thursday - TD, GameStop, HP Clothing Retailers: Burlington, Chico's, J Jill, Guess, Express, Abercrombie & Fitch Plus, Oil sells off - WTI Crude back in the $40 handle. Bitcoin getting crushed - BTC threatening 4000 Odd Block: Tesla put summary, Dec lifts puts in (VOD), opening put love in (AEO), and opening call...

Option Block 762: We are Back Talking AAPL, TSLA, VIX, Risk Reversals and More 27.11.2018 1:00:58

Trading Block: Earnings! Tuesday – Salesforce Wednesday – box Thursday - TD, GameStop, HP Clothing Retailers: Burlington, Chico's, J Jill, Guess, Express, Abercrombie & Fitch Also, Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to its lowest level since October 2017 on Monday, as losses are seen across the broader crypto market. Odd Block: Tesla put summary, opening call sale in (ADI), opening put love in (CRC), and Jan c...

Best of Option Block: 2017 Year-End Palooza - All Smoke, No Fire 22.11.2018 1:00:24

Trading Block: Review of the last trading day of the year. VIX barely holding on to double digits. Big meh into the end of the year. Silver is on a tear. The highs and lows of Bitcoin. Cboe announces six Bitcoin ETFs. Uncle Mike creates a new product...Fitcoin. 2017 Year-in Review: The good, the bad, and the unexplicable. Final Options Question of the Week for 2017: What is your enduring market me...

Option Block 761: Apple Wreck, Nat Gas Blowout and More 20.11.2018 1:09:57

Trading Block: Apple woes hitting the market again., Plus earnings. Target Best Buy Lowe's Kohl's And growth in US corporate earnings expectations remains strong. Odd Block: Tesla put summary; call love in JD.Com Inc. (JD); line in the sand puts in Mattel, Inc. (MAT); put love in ENSCO PLC (ESV). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses premium selling Mail Block: Options question of the week Yo...

Option Block 760: Option Block Quick Hit - TSLA, SPY and More 16.11.2018 19:53

Trading Block: Vol creeping back in as Brexit woes. Bad numbers and Walmart spooking the market. Buffett likes financials. WMT, NVDA earnings. Odd Block: TSLA Flash Poll The top 10 TSLA options positions are DOMINATED by OTM puts. Only one Call position makes the list. Which one is it? No cheating - what does your gut tell you? Feb 450 Call Dec 365 Call Jan 2020 465 Call Jan 600 Call Mail Block: I...

Option Block 759: Rolling Short Calls and Puts 13.11.2018 1:00:12

Trading Block: A look at the week in trading (so far). Selloff mode is back - somewhat. Apple iPhone XR slack demand spooking markets. GE continues to decline on power weakness. Vol creeping back in. Equities: Growth in US corporate earnings expectations remains strong. Odd Block: Tesla put summary Opening call love in (ZNGA) - from 11/5. Opening call love in (ETM) - from 11/1. Put love in (BCS)....

Option Block 758: Out of the Danger Zone 09.11.2018 1:00:04

Trading Block: A look back at the week in options trading Goodbye backwardation! Earnings Highlights for the Week Monday - Sysco, Mylan, Marriott Tuesday - Eli Lilly, CVS Health, Gogo, Etsy, Match, Papa John's Wednesday - Groupon, Roku, Square Thursday - Dropbox, Walt Disney Equities: Growth in US corporate earnings expectations remains strong. Odd Block: TSLA put summary, calls trading in Ctrip.c...

Option Block 757: Apple Volatility and Knockout Collars 06.11.2018 1:02:21

Trading Block: Earnings Highlights for the Week Monday - Sysco, Mylan, Marriott Tuesday - Eli Lilly, CVS Health, Gogo, Etsy, Match, Papa John's Wednesday - Groupon, Roku, Square, Thursday - Dropbox, Walt Disney Apple screwed the pooch: Apple tumbles 7% after earnings on light guidance. Market cap back below $1T Plus, OCC Sets All Time Monthly Volume Record - OCC Clears Record Monthly Volume in Oct...

Option Block 756: The End of the Beginning or The Beginning of the End 02.11.2018 1:01:02

Trading Block: Earnings Highlights for the Week Tuesday - GE, Sony, BP, FB, ebay, Pfizer, Coca-Cola Wednesday - GM Thursday - Apple, Starbucks, Weight Watchers, Spotify, Cigna, Dow/DuPont Friday - ExxonMobil, Cboe, Alibaba, Chevron, Berkshire Hathaway Equities: Growth in US corporate earnings expectations remains strong. Odd Block: More puts in Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA) and "Line in the sand" puts...

Option Block 755: Talking Earnings, Volatility, IBM and More 30.10.2018 58:19

Trading Block: And we're back up! Earnings highlights for the week: Tuesday - GE, Sony, BP, FB, eBay Wednesday - GM Thursday - Apple Friday - ExxonMobil, Cboe, Alibaba, Chevron IBM buys Red Hat for $34B Odd Block: Put summary in Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA), calls going up in Proctor & Gamble Co (PG), call love in Exelixis (EXEL) and put love in Ford Motor Company (F). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike discu...

Option Block 754: What The Heck Is Going On? 26.10.2018 58:45

Trading Block: Holy crap and holy crap! Earnings: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE): Earnings topped views but revenue missed as ticket sales to live events fell, and the company plans to go ahead with an event in Saudi Arabia. Twitter (TWTR): The stock shot up 16%, near 32, during morning trading on the stock market today. Amazon (AMZN): ATM straddle: $102, approx. 6% Alphabet (GOOGL): ATM stra...

Option Block 753: VIX Prediction Umbrage, Plus AMZN, TWTR and more 23.10.2018 59:52

Trading Block: Economic Calendar - Top 5 Things to Watch This Week and U.S. midterms a mere blip on equity options traders' radar . Odd Block: Call sale in EnLink Midstream Partners LP (ENLK), puts trade in Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (MLNX), and risk reversal/collar in Harley-Davidson Inc (HOG) Mail Block: Options question of the week Earnings are back with big tech names on the docket. Which of...

Option Block 752: The Funky Bunch 19.10.2018 54:23

Trading Block: What a week - volatility is coming back down, and the crystal ball is looking nice! Dow tumbles 350 points as technology and communication-services stocks tank in midday trading . Odd Block: Tesla put summary, funky put palooza in General Electric Company (GE), put sale in Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) and call palooza in KeyCorp (KEY). Mail Block: Options question of the week Tim...

Option Block 751: What the Heck Is Going On? 16.10.2018 1:00:51

Trading Block: What a week! Uncle Mike leaves and the market falls apart. Earnings move reports available now. Chinese operatives were able to infiltrate motherboards made by a US company that sold to Apple and Amazon: Bloomberg Odd Block: TSLA 50 mystery put update. Plus, TSLA put palooza. Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses how to get bullish in a market like this. 20,360 RRC Jan20 13.0 p...

Option Block 750: Live from Duke University 11.10.2018 1:08:09

Trading Block: OCC cleared contract volume up 8.7% in September. Total cleared volume up 18.6% year-to-date. Equity options volume up 14.3% in September and up 21.7 percent year-to-date. Odd Block: Call sale in Glu Mobile Inc. (GLUU), Puts trade in AMETEK, Inc. (AME), and Call-palooza in Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) Mail Block: Volatility flash poll, plus live questions from Duke University VIX has...

Option Block 749: Birthday Strategy and Question Palooza 05.10.2018 59:14

Trading Block: An overview of STA 2018: Stocks, stocks and more stocks. Google searches for hedges is ticking up. VIX searches anemic compared to Feb. Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses 1x2 ratio spreads Mail Block: Listener questions and comments Question from David Kotlyar - Hey mark, Could you discuss the Jun 2019 400 SPY calls? Very cheap and getting some love (5000+ contracts OI) Ques...

Option Block 748: Talking TSLA, Trade Wars and Cannabis Beverages 01.10.2018 58:49

Trading Block: The Trump trade deal: Bringing Canada and Mexico back to the table. The Tesla investigation was a farce: seems like the SEC just wanted some headlines. Odd Block: A summary of Tesla (TSLA) puts, options palooza in New Age Beverages Corp (NBEV), put love & call stupid in WisdomTree TR/Japan Hedged Equity (DXJ) and opening put palooza in AVEO Pharmaceuticals (AVEO) Strategy Block: Unc...

Option Block 747: In Search of the Steepest Skew 28.09.2018 1:01:21

Trading Block: Earnings! Disney Blackberry Plus, Google searches for hedges are ticking up. Odd Block: Puts trade in Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY), call love in Ally Financial Inc. (ALLY) and call love in Virtu Financial Inc. (VIRT). Mail Block: Volatility Flash Poll The CBOE Skew Index alarmed many when it soared above 150. Of course, every index tells its own skew story. Which index do you think...

Option Block 746: Paying for Puts, plus AMZN, SNAP, SIRI and P 24.09.2018 59:16

Trading Block: Snap stock rises after company announces new Amazon partnership; Earnings: Walt Disney Co (DIS) Odd Block: Aggressive call sale in TransUnion (TRU), call sale in Williams Companies Inc. (WMB) and puts/calls deal in Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses both trading in a low Vol market and how to pay for puts. Mail Block: Is it just me? Question f...

Option Block 745: Reefer Madness 21.09.2018 1:02:13

Trading Block: Earnings and major moves Oracle Corporation (ORCL) after the bell - $49.25, ATM straddle: $2.75, approx. 5.5% FedEx Corporation (FDX) after the bell - $255.25, ATM straddle: $8.50, approx. 3.3% Reefer madness hits the options markets as cannabis shares continue to climb. $TLRY $CORE $MJ Odd Block: Tesla Inc. (TSLA) put summary, call love in KKR & Co Inc. (KKR), put love in Meet Grou...

Option Block 744: AMZN Spinoff, plus Mastering the Wheel 18.09.2018 57:03

Trading Block: Trade war concerns are renewed as Trump keeps turning up the rhetoric. $AMZN in Chicago! A new Amazon Go store opens down the street from our studio - the first outside of Seattle. Amazon spinoff AWS heats up. FedEx (FDX) - $255.23, ATM straddle: $8.50 approx. 3.3%. Oracle (ORCL) - $49.25, ATM straddle: $2.75 approx. 5.5%. Odd Block: Call love in Cigna Corporation (CI), calls trade...

Option Block 743: Is Volatility Making a Comeback? 14.09.2018 58:12

Trading Block: Volatility Flash Poll! VIX is threatening 15 and $VXX is back above 30. Is this the return of volatility or just a blip? Quite simply - where will we be at the end of next week? 14% - Here: VIX=14, VXX=30(ash) 32% - Low: VIX=

Option Block 742: FB Crazy Calls Plus TSLA, AAPL and Rickets 10.09.2018 1:02:02

Trading Block: VIX is back to 14, and VXX is back below 30. Earnings. If Apple made phone in U.S. they would cost 20% more, according to BAML analyst. SEC rejects bitcoin ETFs . Odd Block: Upside calls in Altice USA Inc. (ATUS), short puts in PagSeguro Digital Ltd (PAGS) from 4-16, and size calls in Regions Financial Corp (RF) from 2-26. Mail Block: Listner questions and comments Question from EB1...

Option Block 741: We Are Back Talking TSLA, VIX, SPY and More 07.09.2018 1:05:29

Trading Block. There are still names reporting earnings. Namely, Barnes & Noble and GameStop. Odd Block: Cheapie calls in Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. (NOG) from 5/21. Crazy put palooza in Dean Foods Co (DF) from 4/30. Call love in Devon Energy Corp (DVN) from 4/16 Mail Block: Listener questions and comments Question from Jason Anstey: Would you or your followers have a recommendation on best discount...