Option Block 695: Talking Trade Wars and SVXY Debacle
Trading Block: Trump's trade war is spooking the market. SPX off nearly 2%. VIX is back into the 20s. Equity Markets: It's worth noting that at a forward P/E ratio of just over 17x for the S&P 500, valuations do not appear to be stretched. The great SVXY debacle. The numbers are in for February, and they were good (surprise).
Odd Block: More Jan 2019 50 "Catastrophe" puts in Tesla Motors Inc. Puts roll in iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (XSP). Bullish call love in Salesforce (CRM).
Mail Block: Options question of the week.
There's much debate about SVXY these days. Will it survive 2018? Is it…
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