Option Block 673: TSLA, XRT, CZR, Olive Garden Babies and More
Trading Block: Dow sets new record by hitting 24,000 and SPX hits 2,657. This was the fifth 1,000-point milestone for the Dow this year, first hitting 20,000 on Jan. 25. The market is still in rally mode, awaiting tax deal. North Korea unable to spook the market.
Question from Henry Gannett - Is $VIX way up today due to call buying/pricing? It's at 11.70 right now, instead of maybe 9.0 at other, recent SPX all-time highs. The VIX is umbrage-ing me right now!
Odd Block: More Jan 2019 50 "Catastrophe" puts on the tape yesterday - OI breaks 30k. Funky ratio risk reversal in SPDR S&P Retail ETF…
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