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The Option Block
The Option Block All-Star Panel breaks down the latest developments in the options market, analyzes unusual options activity, explains cutting-edge options strategies, answers listener questions and much more. Whether you're an active options trader or just getting started in the options market, The Option Block will keep you informed and entertained.
Episodes
The Option BlockBest of Option Block 648: Everyone Loves Cheap Lottery Tickets
This episode was originally posted on August 29th, 2017 Trading Block: A quiet day in the market. Odd Block: Ratio put spread in Expedia Inc. (EXPE), ratio…
The Option BlockBest of Option Block 614: Unleash the Liberator Puts
This episode was originally posted on April 25th, 2017 Trading Block: Earnings today Alcoa: $33, ATM Straddle $2 - approx. 6% Chipotle: ATM Straddle $25.25…
The Option BlockOption Block 740: Trade Wars and Cannabis Stocks
Trading Block: Trump trade war is back on the tape - China implemented more tariffs on U.S. goods. Earnings: Thursday - HP, Intuit, Gap Friday - Foot Locker…
The Option BlockOption Block 739: TSLA Is Crazy
Trading Block: Earnings! Wednesday - Target, Lowe's, Barnes & Noble Thursday - HP, Intuit, Gap Friday - Foot Locker Plus, TSLA has major issues - SEC…
The Option BlockOption Block 738: Talking VIX, NVDA, WMT, TSLA and More
Trading Block: A look back at the week from a trading perspective VIX briefly back over 14. Earnings: Wednesday - Macy's, Cisco Thursday - Walmart, JD.com…
The Option BlockOption Block 737: VIX Roars while Musk Dances
Trading Block: The week in trading (so far!) VIX is back over 14! Earnings: Tuesday - Home Depot Wednesday - Macy's, Cisco Thursday - Walmart, JD.com…
The Option BlockOption Block 736: New Bat Time, Same Bat Channel
Trading Block: A week in review from a trading perspective. The 30 handle is in the rear-view mirror for VXX - more puts hotting the tape. OCC Cleared Contract…
The Option BlockOption Block Quick Hit: Volume Breakdown And Your Question
Sometimes technology gets the best of us. This was one of those cases. We were able to discuss: Picard vs. Kirk VXX breaking the 30-handle OCC volume numbers…
The Option BlockOption Block 735: The AAPL, TSLA, VIX Trifecta
Trading Block: A review of the week from a trading perspective. APPL (earnings were on Tuesday) Apple makes history by becoming first U.S. company to reach $1…
The Option BlockOption Block 734: Talking AAPL, TSLA, VIX and More
Trading Block: The week in trading (so far) Social media tech stocks are taking a bath Earnings: Tuesday - Apple Wednesday - Tesla Thursday -…
The Option BlockOption Block 733: Earnings Palooza - FB, AMZN, INTC, CMG and More
Trading Block: A review of the week from a trading perspective Earnings: Thursday - Amazon, McDonalds, Comcast, Starbucks, Nokia Friday - Twitter, Merck…
The Option BlockBest of Option Block: Revenge of the Schwartzotron
This best of Option Block episode was originally p>osted on July 22nd, 2016 Trading Block: Most major markets off 0.5% or more. VIX cash watch. Earnings today…
The Option BlockOption Block 732: Talking MSFT, TSLA, VIX, and VXX; plus Pairs Trading
Trading Block: A review of the week in trading Amazon and Apple: The race to $1 trillion. Earnings! Thursday - Microsoft Friday - GE, Honeywell MSFT (after the…
The Option BlockOption Block 731: Mystery Risk Reversals and Funky Puts
Trading Block: A review of the week so far from a trading perspective Amazon.com down on its biggest day of the year. The trade war continues to scare no one…
The Option BlockOption Block 730: VIX vs the Negative Zone
Trading Block: Earnings! Tuesday – PepsiCo Thursday - Delta Airlines Friday - JPMorganChase, Citi, Wells Fargo, PNC Bank Plus, crude is taking it on the chin…
The Option BlockOption Block 729: Market Loves a Trade War
Trading Block: The trade war scares no one??? Earnings: Tuesday - PepsiCo Thursday - Delta Airlines Friday - JPMorganChase, Citi, Wells Fargo, PNC Bank SPX is…
The Option BlockBest of Option Block 633: Nukes, Volatility and Crazy Tesla Puts
Originally posted on July 7th, 2017 Trading Block: VIX ends near the top of the range. It was up to 13.05 at its highest. Tesla down 7.2% yesterday, due to…
The Option BlockOption Block 728: Tariff-Ied of Killer Foxes
Trading Block: Canadian revenge tariff are on the docket today. VIX cash sits above 17. OCC Cleared Contract Volume up 6% in June - the highest June for total…
The Option BlockOption Block 727: Slinging VIX By Way of Mexico, Maine
Trading Block: A review of the week in trading VIX Cash - started at 18.99, ended at 16.70 Earnings: Nike after the bell - $71.70, ATM straddle - $3.40…
The Option BlockOption Block 726: Amazing VIX Predictions...and Hiccups
Trading Block: Trump's trade war spooks the market. Again. Bitcoin manipulation via tether. Who out there is trading or interested in Crypto? What are you…
The Option BlockOption Block 725: Well-Timed Puts and Funky Verticals
Trading Block: Trump trade war spooks markets again. We are fully into zone two. Will vol explode, or is it just a bunch of nothing? Will there be a 50-handle…
The Option BlockOption Block 724: Live from the Southern Studio
Ttrading Block: Making up for lost ground. Weekend risk. Silver give up gains on tarriff talks.New low in the July VIX futures.Square up for no discernible…
The Option BlockOption Block 723: Live from the Pro Trader Summit
In this episode, the all stars are live at the annual Option Pit Pro Trader Summit. Chaos, hilarity, and options discussion ensued.
The Option BlockOption Block 722: Prepare for the Meeting of the Minds
Trading Block: What is happening in the markets this week? Stocks shake off G7 row as investors await US-North Korea summit Bitcoin tumbles as hackers hit…
The Option BlockOption Block 721: The Trade Hawks
Trading Block: Earnings! Monday - Dell, PaloAlto, CSMC, Orion Tuesday - HD Supply, Duluth Trading, Navistar Wednesday - Signet, Knot, SecureWorks, Thursday -…
The Option BlockOption Block 720: Options Volume and Skew Breakdown
Trading Block: Last week in review Is the trade war back on the table? The May number are in: OCC cleared contract volume increased 8% in May. Credit Suisse…
The Option BlockOption Block 719: The Rock Lobster Loves Asian Options
Trading Block: Trade wars are back on the table. Credit Suisse announces 1-to-10 reverse split for TVIX and TVIZ effective June 8th. Odd Block: Put palooza in…
The Option BlockOption Block 718: Crazy HMNY, TSLA and DB Options Trades
Trading Block: Earnings! Friday - Foot Locker Best Buy reaffirms guidance - renews concerns about the inroads of Amazon. Monday review: Intuit - 191.30, ATM…
The Option BlockOption Block 717: The Dangerous Art of Buying OTM Calls
Trading Block: Earnings! Tuesday - Kohl's Wednesday - Lowe's, Target Thursday - Best Buy Friday - Foot Locker Intuit - $191.30, ATM Straddle: $11, approx. 5.7%…
The Option BlockOption Block 716: Secrets That Option Muggles Don't Know
Trading Block: Featuring special guest host Greg Stevens, VP of Product Development for Options at Fidelity. Earnings! Tuesday - Home Depot Wednesday - Cisco…
The Option BlockOption Block 715: What Zone is VIX in Today?
Trading Block: Earnings! Tuesday - Home Depot Wednesday - Cisco, Macy's Thursday - Walmart, Applied Materials, JC Penney, Nordstrom Friday - John Deere Odd…
The Option BlockOption Block 714: Talking VXX, NVDA and VIX
Trading Block: Earnings! Thursday - Nvidia NVDA - ATM straddle: 17, approx. 6.5% Odd Block: More Jan 2019 50 "catastrophe" put in Tesla Motors (TSLA). Crazy…
The Option BlockOption Block 713: More Mystery Option Paloozas
Trading Block: What's moving the options market? Options Volume for April: OCC announced that total cleared contract volume in April reached 405,853,179…
The Option BlockBest of Option Block: Jedi vs. Sith vs. Earnings
Originally Posted January 24th, 2017 Trading Block: The Trump Effect: President Donald Trump is set to unleash a cascade of stock-market anxiety - The day of…
The Option BlockOption Block 712: AAPL, SNAP, TSLA Earnings Options Breakdown
Trading Block: Earnings! Monday - McDonalds Tuesday - Apple, Snap Inc. Wednesday - Tesla Thursday - Activision/Blizzard, WWE Friday - CBOE Odd Block: Jan 2020…
The Option BlockOption Block 711: AMZN, MSFT and INTC Earnings Palooza
Trading Block: Earnings: AMZN - 1460, ATM straddle 90, approx. 6% MSFT - 92, ATM straddle 4, approx. 4% INTC - 51.38, ATM straddle 2.40, approx. 5% GOOGL - ATM…
The Option BlockOption Block 710: You Are All Stupid
Trading Block: VIX down. Vol futures down. Gold vol is very low. 10-year yield at 3%. Metals get the crap kicked out of them. Earnings: GOOGL - ATM straddle…
The Option BlockOption Block 709: Tech Wreck, plus Well-Timed VIX Puts
Trading Block: That's right. We are up to 16 exchanges now. MIAX Options and MIAX PEARL options exchanges, today announced that it intends to launch MIAX…
The Option BlockOption Block 708: VIX Is Dead...Long Live VIX
Trading Block: What is happening that might move the markets? Calm coming soon? A silent Trump Twitter account helps. A calmer backdrop for equities would…
The Option BlockOption Block 707: When to Roll Short Puts
Trading Block: A look back at what moved the market this week Volatility ETFs nearly double. Top Performing ETFs of the Year Bitcoin's Price Jumps $1,000 In 30…
The Option BlockOption Block 706: VIX Likes Stormy Daniels
Trading Block WWE stock selling off post Wrestlemania - still very lofty. Big contracts today - April 34 puts and April 40 calls. Spotify options starting on…
The Option BlockOption Block 705: The Bulls Strike Back
Trading Block: TSLA - up $50 in a few days. FB up over $7 since yesterday. SPOT options start on April 9. Dropbox has a big launch day with nearly 10k…
The Option BlockOption Block 704: The Streets Run With Blood
Trading Block: OCC Cleared contract volume up 15% in March. Highest first quarter volume and highest first quarter for equity options on record. Cleared…
The Option BlockOption Block 703: Mystery TSLA Puts for the Win
TRADING BLOCK Is the trade war over? Market back in rally mode. VIX off a few handles. Have the FANGs been de-fanged? Opinion: If the FAANGs have got you down…
The Option BlockOption Block 702: The Apocalypse Is Over...For Now
Trading Block: The market is back in rally mode, is the trade war over? VIX off a few handles. Tesla breaks the magical $300 level. The Facebook selloff…
The Option BlockOption Block 701: Revenge of the Trade War
Trading Block: The market is tanking on trade war concerns: Trump is at it again. Volatility returns - VIX back in the 20s. The tech selloff continues - FB…
The Option BlockOption Block 700: The Soft Underbelly of the Market
Trading Block: VIX is back in the 20's. Facebook is taking it on the chin as Russia fallout continues - down 7% and leading other tech stocks into the toilet…
The Option BlockOption Block 699: Rihanna Clabpack Tanks SNAP
Trading Block: Looking back at the week's news: US weekly jobless claims total 226,000, in line with expectations Dow up more than 200 points, attempts to snap…
The Option BlockOption Block 698: Madness
Trading Block: Discovering the plight of liquidity providers at CBOE RMC today. It's ironic timing since Spot Trading just shut down. Potentially changing tick…
The Option BlockOption Block 697: Delicious Futures Melt
Trading Block: Markets unchanged mid-day. VIX back around the 17-handle. A rundown of CBOE RMC. Earnings: Highlights: Friday- Revlon, Big Lots A lot of big box…
The Option BlockOption Block 696: Trade War, Plus More SVXY Debate
Trading Block: Today we feature special guest host Lex Luthringshausen founder and CEO of Tradehawk, powered by Option Eyes. Headlines of the day: What trade…
The Option BlockOption 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…
The Option BlockOption Block 694: Let's all Trade SVXY
Trading Block: Earnings Highlights Monday - Fitbit Tuesday - Macy's, Lumber Liquidators, Priceline.com, Weight Watchers, Papa John's Wednesday - Valeant…
The Option BlockOption Block 693: Back in the Saddle Again
Trading Block: Half-time report for earnings: INTU - $173, ATM straddle - $10.50, approx. 6% GDDY - $55.45, ATM straddle - $4.30, approx. 7.8% Odd Block: More…
The Option BlockOption Block 692: Mixing Things Up A Bit
Trading Block: Is the VIX "Whistleblower" just more noise or it there some teeth this time? Volatility's awakening spurs record long position in VIX futures…
The Option BlockOption Block 691: The Calm After the Storm
Trading Block: One week later, how is everyone doing? SPY is back in rally mode. VIX back in the mid-20s. It's been a wild week for CBOE. Stock took a hit…
The Option BlockOption Block 690: Debating XIV and SVXY
Trading Block: A review of the week to date. VIX back up over 30 S&P is back in selloff mode despite decent earnings. We are all now living in a post…
The Option BlockOption Block 689: It's The End of the World
Trading Block: Dow loses over 1,000 points on the day. SPX opened at 2,683 on Jan 2. VIX cash now threatening 35! XBT below $7000; good thing for "uncorrelated…
The Option BlockOption Block 688: The Great Earnings Palooza Returns
Trading Block: Earnings! Wednesday's big names: FB, MSFT. Thursday's big names: AAPL, GOOGL, AMZN, BABA. OCC cleared contract volume increased 42% in January…
The Option BlockOption Block 687: Revenge of Realized Volatility
Trading Block: VIX is back into the 13 handle. Earnings this week: Wednesday - FB, Microsoft Thursday - Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Alibaba The ORATS earnings…