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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.
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Option Block 628: Fed, Trump Tantrums And Closing Your Longs
Trading Block: The Federal Reserve announced a quarter-point rate hike Wednesday as expected. The market keeps shrugging off news about Trump. The news deluge…
The Option BlockOption Block 627: VIX De-Synchronization
Trading Block: What is up with VIX today? NASDAQ sells off, S&P not so much, VIX pops. How low should VIX go? Are you in the Goldman camp or the Barclay's…
The Option BlockOption Block 626: Comey Fails VIX, TSLA Mystery Deepens
Trading Block: Comey talks before the Senate - the markets shrug. VIX still in double digits, barely. Silver and Alibaba. Odd Block: Puts trade in Tesla Inc…
The Option BlockOption Block 625: Dealing With Profound Market Malaise
Trading Block: VIX at 960! The VIX is back to flirting with its lowest levels ever. Keep an eye on APPL. The World Wide Developer Conference begins this week…
The Option BlockOption Block 624: Mystery Tesla Puts
Trading Block: Today we welcome guest co-host Matt Amberson from ORATS. AMZN finally hits $1000. Who is next? Google? Do we need to bring back mini options…
The Option BlockOption Block 623: How to Sell Premium With A Low VIX
Trading Block: A Retail Resurgence: Best Buy (BBY) - close $50.42, ATM straddle $4, approx. 8%. Earnings: Amazon, ULTA, Costco, GameStop. Odd Block: Call…
The Option BlockOption Block 622: Selling Crazy Penny Calls
Trading Block: Earnings highlights include Lowes (Wednesday), Best Buy, Costco, TD Ameritrade, GameStop (Thursday). Odd Block: Calls trade in Pandora Media…
The Option BlockOption Block 621: Stumping The RockLobster With Vertical Spreads
Trading Block: Still in earnings season. Yesterday: Target, Cisco. Today: Alibaba, Walmart, Gap. GAP (GPS) - $23.13, ATM Straddle: $1.85, approx. 8% BABA -…
The Option BlockOption Block 620: Earnings, Questions, OIC Breakdown and More
Trading Block: A bull rally in the market. A short breakdown of the OIC 2017 Conference in Scottsdale, AZ. Earnings Highlights: Tuesday - Home Depot Wednesday…
The Option BlockOption Block 619: Look Out Below
Trading Block: Yesterday's earnings: SNAP. Today's Earnings: Macys, Kohls, Nordstrom. Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses horizontal ratio spreads Mail…
The Option BlockOption Block 618: Time for VIX Limbo
Trading Block: VIX near the single digits at the 10 handle. Is the VIX too low? Earnings: Tesla, Facebook, Disney and EA. Odd Block: Puts trade in iShares MSCI…
The Option BlockOption Block 617: FB and TSLA Earnings Flashback
Trading Block: The Trumpcare bill and French election, how might they affect vol? Tesla: Close - $311, ATM Straddle - $17, approx. 5.5%. Stock off over $20 at…
The Option BlockOption Block 616: AAPL Earnings Preview Plus More Stupids
Trading Block: Green on the screen for the NASDAQ. Looking ahead to AAPL earnings. CNBC's Mr. Wonderful is loving AAPL right now. OCC cleared contract volume…
The Option BlockOption Block 615: AMZN, GOOGL, SBUX Earnings, Plus Epic Strategy Block
Trading Block with very special guest co-host: Henry Schwartz, Trade Alert Earnings today after the bell: Alphabet/GOOGL - $889, ATM Straddle - $29, approx…
The Option BlockOption Block 614: Unleash the Liberator Puts
Trading Block: Earnings today Alcoa: $33, ATM Straddle $2 - approx. 6% Chipotle: ATM Straddle $25.25, approx. 5.4% VIX 'fear' gauge plummets as French election…
The Option BlockOption Block 613: The Shiny New PHLX
Trading Block featuring guest co-host Jill Malandrino, Global Markets Reporter NASDAQ. The brand spanking new PHLX trading floor. SPX and the VIX North Korea…
The Option BlockOption Block 612: NFLX the Widowmaker Wimps Out
Trading Block: VIX preparing for the French election. Earnings today (after the bell): United Airlines - $UAL - 70.37USD, Price increase 1.29 (1.87%), ATM…
The Option BlockOption Block 611: More All-Stars than You Can Handle
Trading Block: Today we have very special guest co-hosts: Nick Howard, QuickStirke. Ophir Gottlieb, CMLVIZ.com VIX blowing out the down side MOAB bomb drops…
The Option BlockOption Block 610: TSLA, VIX and More
Trading Block: Tesla is now more valuable than GM. Odd Block: Calls trade in MOMO Inc. (MOMO), calls trade in SunPower Corp. SPWR and calls trade in First…
The Option BlockOption Block 609: VRX, Salvaging Good Trades, Umbrage and More
Trading Block: The 100-year anniversary of the vote to join WWI. VIX pops after Syrian attack. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, VRX + $0.16 to $9.66. Odd…
The Option BlockOption Block 608: TSLA, FIT and BrokerMadness Champion
Trading Block: New 52-week highs (132 new highs today): Amazon Inc. (AMZN + $2.62 to $889.16), Red Hat Inc. (RHT + $0.88 to $87.33), Veeva Systems Inc. (VEEV +…
The Option BlockOption Block 607: LULU Puts & House Money Rolls
Trading Block: AAPL records. LULU craps the bed. Stock market climbs after economic data, with banks in lead. Tesla produces more PR noise. Odd Block: Calls…
The Option BlockOption Block 606: The Eye of Sauron is Fixed on Puts
Trading Block: Vol skew gets dumped. Should technical analysis be applied to VIX? Stock-market fear threatens a return, as Dow stares at longest losing streak…
The Option BlockOption Block 605: Broker Madness Is Taking Over
Trading Block: Earnings today - GameStop (GME). Why the bull run will stay in great shape even as the health bill troubles traders. Odd Block: Calls roll in…
The Option BlockOption Block 604: Does a High Skew Signal the Zombie Apocalypse
Trading Block: Apple continues to rally. NASDAQ touches fresh intra-day record, but stocks fight for traction. CBOE Skew Index trending higher. It's about…
The Option BlockOption Block 603: Musk Magic
Trading Block: The stock market slipped following Fed rate-hike rally, declining in oil prices. The U.S. equity benchmarks slipped Thursday as investors…
The Option BlockOption Block 602: The Ides of Yellen
Trading Block: Are SNAP options set for strong demand on their market debut? Fed kicks off tomorrow. Odd Block: Puts trade in Encana Corp. (ECA), calls trade…
The Option BlockOption Block 601: The Umbrage Hour
Trading Block: What's going on in the market? The BBI explained. What would drive the VIX up? Interactive Brokers to Stop Options Market-Making Activities…
The Option BlockOption Block 600: SNAP Straddles and Earnings Bets
Trading Block: OCC announced that total cleared contract volume in February was 333,411,251 contracts, 1% from February 2016 volume. Index options volume was…
The Option BlockOption Block 599: Pricing SNAP Straddles
Trading Block featuring special guest Ophir Gottlieb, CEO of Capital Market Laboratories, Editor in Chief @CMLviz SNAP: The first big IPO of the year is off to…
The Option BlockOption Block 598: PCLN and the Dangers of Assignment
Trading Block: Dow sets sights on 12th straight record close. PCLN - $1631.25, ATM straddle approx. $69, approx. 4.2%. Odd Block: Calls trade in CurrencyShares…
The Option BlockOption Block 597: The Impossible VIX Debate
Trading Block: Earnings! Earlier this week: Tuesday - Home Depot, Macy's, Wal-Mart; Wednesday - Tesla, Fitbit TSLA: Close - $273.51, ATM straddle - $17.16…
The Option BlockOption Block 596: Disastrous 1x3 Call Spreads
Trading Block: Earnings earlier this week. Tuesday - Potbelly, T-Mobile Wednesday - PepsiCo, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Groupon, Marriott International…
The Option BlockOption Block 595: Rise of the Yield Hunters
Trading Block: Earnings! Apple did not reach all time highs, but its close price is an all time highs. All time highs happened on April 28, 2015 @ 134.54. MIAX…
The Option BlockOption Block 594: Sports Retail Is Sexy. Who Knew?
Trading Block: Oil prices prop up Wall Street; NASDAQ hits record high. MIAX launches 15th options exchange with MIAX-Pearl. Earnings Today: Before the bell…
The Option BlockOption Block 593: Can You Trade Options On The Superbowl
Trading Block: Earnings Today Before the bell - Hasbro After the bell - CBOE Holdings, Twenty-First Century Fox But there is more than just earnings. OCC…
The Option BlockOption Block 592: The Apple of Yesteryear
Trading Block: Earnings edition AAPL: Closed: $121.35, ATM Straddle: $4.25 approx. 3.5%. Opened: $127.09 - up 4.7%, traded as high as $130.49 - up 7.5%. iPhone…
The Option BlockOption Block 591: Apple Earnings Preview, Strange VIX Spike
Trading Block: Earnings today include Apple, Under Armour. Odd Bock: Call writer in Coach Inc. (COH), call spreads trade in Constellation Brands, Inc. (STZ)…
The Option BlockOption Block 590: Earnings Straddle Battle - GOOGL, MSFT, SBUX and More
Trading Block: Earnings! Before the bell: Southwest, Caterpillar After the bell: Alphabet, PayPal, E-Trade, Microsoft, Intel GOOGL - $852.70. ATM Straddle…
The Option BlockOption Block 589: Jedi vs. Sith. vs Earnings Season
Trading Block: The Trump Effect: President Donald Trump is set to unleash a cascade of stock-market anxiety - The day of reckoning for the Wall Street is here…
The Option BlockOption Block 588: Trump Dump, VIX Pop, NFLX Explosion
Trading Block: Stocks tumble ahead of Trump inauguration - Dow off 100. Netflix: Another crazy earnings for NFLX. Close = $133.26, straddle = $12.60 / 9.5%…
The Option BlockOption Block 587: Epic Drone Smackdown - AMZN vs Trump
Trading Block: Stocks sharply lower: Dow drops about 150 points. Who can slow down the Amazon juggernaut? Odd Block: Calls trade in Cheasepeake Energy (CHK)…
The Option BlockOption Block 586: Zombie Gold Back From the Dead
Trading Block: Oil drop stymies the Dows march to 20,000. Tech stocks send Nasdaq to record, Apple is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the iPhone. Gold…
The Option BlockOption Block 585: 2016 Year in Review Spectacular
Trading Block: Looking back at 2016! The thrills of victory. The agonies of defeat. Odd Block: Andrew's favorite Odd Block trades from 2016 Big winner: Calls…
The Option BlockOption Block 584: Winter in Chicago - Close Your Shorts
Trading Block: A look back at the year 2016 in the options market. An overview of Lightspeed Trading with guest co-host Kevin Ott. Oil falls for the first time…
The Option BlockBest of Option Block
We dug through the archives to bring you the very best of the Option Block.
The Option BlockOption Block 583: Dow 20,000?
Trading Block: Gold, the Fed and volatility on this last episode before the holiday weekend. Odd Block: Calls trade in Globalstar, Inc. (GSAT), calls roll in…
The Option BlockOption Block 582: International Options After Dark
Trading Block: The polar vortex might have snuck into the S&P, a narrow range of movement today. Vol off half a handle. How likely is the Fed to make an…
The Option BlockOption Block 581: Reasons to Believe
Trading Block: The market and everything else rallied. Vol drops. Fed forecasting. What's the scoop with the shiny stuff? Odd Block: Call trade in Financial…
The Option BlockOption Block 580: Bringing Sexy Back to Box Spreads
Trading Block: Stocks mixed as Dow hits another new record high, flirting with 20,000. Crude and XLE up too. Wealthy investors show a Trump bump in confidence…
The Option BlockOption Block 579: XLF Call Love and AAPL Box Spreads
Trading Block: Stocks rise as NASDAQ joins Dow, S&P and notch new record highs. Understanding the minutiae of VIX. The Tao of Don: Sell or sell not. There is…
The Option BlockOption Block 578: A Kung Fu Grip on the Options Market
Trading Block: CBOE sets record volume with S&P 500 Index and CBOE Volatility Index in November. Apple still up on the year. What might next year look like?…
The Option BlockOption Block 577: Mad Man Option Screeners
Trading Block: Earnings after the bell today: TD Ameritrade, Krogers, Lands End, Dollar General. OCC cleared contract volume increased 20% in November. Why was…
The Option BlockOption Block 576: The Ducky of Maine
Trading Block: Jobs report and the Fed set the holiday table this week. Opinion: How the "Trump bump" to the U.S. economy could fall flat? Odd Block: Calls…
The Option BlockOption Block 575: Put Spreads Need Love to Grow
Trading Block: Stocks jump as S&P 500 and Nasdaq set new record highs. Goldman insiders underwater options were salvaged by the Trump election.There are still…
The Option BlockOption Block 574: Laterally Arabesque
Trading Block: A mild market rally today. VIX cash back below the 14-handle. TSLA recovering from some recent losses; was up over 2% at mid-day. Yellen says…
The Option BlockOption Block 573: Tesla Tailspin and Dubious DRYS
Trading Block: U.S. stock market Trump rally loses steam. Oil gets left behind in post-Trump rally. Trump presidency raises questions on the future of Wall St…
The Option BlockOption Block 572: Post-Election Market Madness
Trading Block: Volume in non-U.S. trading hours sets a new daily record. Pharma pop on Hillary loss. Earnings After the Bell: DIS - $95.72, ATM Straddle =…
The Option BlockOption Block 571: TSLA Puts and Election Volatility
Trading Block: Dow soars 300 points after FBI clears Clinton again. Are certain volatility funds raising election risk for the stock market? Earnings today…
The Option BlockOption Block 570: Resigned to Groans
Trading Block: Wrapping up the week in options Earnings this Week: Alibaba (Wednesday before the bell). Close: $101.15, ATM Straddle: $5.46. Open up: $2.65…