Option Block 635: TSLA Puts, VIX Calls, No Love For APRN
Trading Block: Amazon Prime Day today. Lots of closing VIX puts. Waiting on what Yellen may say.
Odd Block: TSLA options tracker - 145 "catastrophe" puts hit the tape today, 20 more Jan 2018 20 puts also trade today. APRN first week review - paper buys 1080 Aug 9 calls for $0.40. Crazy tree or put spread in iShares MCSI Taiwan Index (EWT).
Strategy Block: A double strategy today! A put roll down trade in silver and a modified collar trade in XLF.
Mail Block: Options question of the week.
$APRN #options are live! Aug 8 calls top the charts so far. With $APRN at $8.15 Aug 8 calls are $.65-$.75…
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