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 Trading Block: OPEC: Oil prices to stay below $100 for next decade. April U.S. options volume at 327.6m, down from March as spreads tighten. Highlights from The Options Industry Conference in Miami last week. Odd Block: Calls and puts trade in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), puts trade in Altisource Portfolio Solutions (ASPS), and calls trade in Iron Mountain Inc. (IRM) Strategy Block: Tosaw discusses selling calendar spreads Mail Block: Listener questions and comments
Around the Block: Earnings! Wednesday - Cisco, JC Penney, Macys. Thursday - Kohls, Nordstrom, King Digital |
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Trading Block: Bond, James Bond. A bullish bond market rally could be in our future. VIX going into Non-Farm Payroll - could we see a big move? Odd Block: Puts trade in Whole Foods Market, Inc. (WFM), puts go up in iShares iBoxx High Yield Corp ETF (HYG), calls trade in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) Mail Block: Listener questions and comments
Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses selling puts. Around the Block: Looking ahead to non-farms |
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Option Block 429: Avenging Pacquiao Trading Block: Bonds taking it on the chin. Disney stock soars, lifted by the superhero power of The Avengers. CBOE reports 35% of their total volume is from weeklys.
Odd Block: Puts roll in iShares Russell 2000 index ETF (IWM), massive put block trade in SouFun Holdings Ltd (SFUN), and puts trade in Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (CLNE)
Outside Trading Hours: In his brand new segment, Mark Sebastian discusses the NFLs latest move to remove tax-except status.
Around the Block: Earnings |
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Option Block 428: The Thorax of the Trade Trading Block: Tattoo snafu inks Apple iWatch wearers. Options volume slid in first quarter. Bad sign? Retail investors all in: TD Ameritrade. The dollar is on its longest losing streak since 2011. India VIX caps monthly advance as futures rollover below average. Tesla loses ground ahead of battery event.
Odd Block: Calls trade in PowerShares DB US Dollar Index (UUP), calls trade in Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI), and puts trade in Youku Tudou Inc. (YOKU)
Mail Block: Listener questions and comments
Around the Block: Earnings: Apple & other earnings expected to dominate the week of April 27. Friday - Chevron, Weyerhaeuser |
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Option Block 427: Rocking AAPL Earnings Trading Block: AAPL earnings after the bell. AAPL Stats: · ATM weekly straddle: $7.20 - approx 5.4%. · ADV: 988K contracts. · Today: 1.7M contracts. · Call/put ratio: 2.1/1. · Net deltas: short 670k. · Calls sold on bid roughly equal to calls bought on ask - puts also evenly divided. · AAPL volatility bets surge in options market as buyback beckons. Investors seek protection against healthcare stock decline - Healthcare companies on a seven-year tear have been top performers so far in 2015. Love ’em or Hate ’em, China Stocks Are Red Hot in Options Market - Bearish options bets on the Deutsche X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF. Odd Block: Calls go up in iShares MSCI Taiwan Index (EWT), call blocks trading in Joy Global Inc. (JOY), and OTM puts trade in Direct TV (DTV) Strategy Block: Tosaw discusses hedging AAPL and other earnings strategies. Mail Block: Listener questions and comments
Rock Block: In which the all-stars discuss movies in the Michael Bay oeuvre. Let us know your thoughts on Facebook, Twitter, or by email Which Nicholas Cage movie is the best?
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Around the Block: Earnings: AAPL & other earnings expected to dominate the week of April 27.
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Option Block 426: Hedging Crude Oil Is Not Rocket Science Trading Block: NASDAQ composite rises above March 2000 record close. Roots of 'flash crash' go back further than you thought at CME. Oil jumps 3 percent, hits 2015 high on Yemen, supply concern. Earnings today include (before the bell): GM, Procter and Gamble, Caterpillar, Dow Chemical, Southwest Airlines, Dunkin Brand Groups; and (after the bell): Google, Microsoft, Starbucks, Amazon, Capital One, E-Trade Financial, Pandora.
Odd Block: Giant put buyer in The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), and calls trade in iShares MSCI Taiwan Index (EWT) Mail Block: Listener questions and comments
Around the Block: More earnings. Friday, April 24 - American Airlines, Xerox, Tyco International. Monday, April 27 - Apple, Inc. |
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Option Block 425: Scratching Heads & Taking Names Trading Block: A mild day on the street. IBM Earnings after the bell today - IBM trading around $164.30. Costco stock rises today after upping dividend - reauthorizing $4B buyback program. This is how one trader made millions on Disney - shares of Walt Disney have had a great year.
Odd Block: Calls trade in Owens Corning (OC), puts trade in Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (WWW), and calls trade in Spectra Energy Corp. (SE). Strategy Block: Tosaw discusses ways in which to protect your portfolio.
Mail Block: Listener questions and comments
Around the Block: Earnings: Morgan Stanley, Facebook, Coke. Some huge names report earnings this week.
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Option Block 424: NFLX and the Roll to Oblivion Trading Block: The "Widowmaker" rides again - NFLX has a HUGE post-earnings rally, up $56. BATS to file for second U.S. options exchange. IPO: Stock of online marketplace Etsy surges in trading debut. Shares of high-speed trading company Virtu Financial Inc. have risen 17 percent in their stock market debut Thursday. Ben Bernanke is not the problem, the system is the problem.
Odd Block: Calls trade in Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI), puts trade in iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR), and broken wing put flies go up in Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
Mail Block Palooza: Listener questions and comments
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Option Block 423: Unusual Activity Palooza Trading Block: How traders cashed in big on the GE deal. VIX does record volume - it’s been a while.
Odd Block: Calls trade in Dunkin Brands Group (DNKN), puts trade in Valero Energy Corp. (VLO), calls trade in AT&T (T).
Strategy Block: A special strategy block from Andrew about volatility
Mail Block: Question from Ingles - I like options, but the commissions are killing me! Why are they so expensive?
Around the Block: Earnings!
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