Oct 26, 2012
Option Block
194: The Great AAPL Death Knell
Trading Block: The great Apple death knell? Tosaw
is out! A momentous decision. Amazon and Apple earnings after the
close. Facebook earnings earlier this week.
Odd Block: Volatility plays heat up on KLA-Tencor
(KLAC).
Xpress Block: Sean Fitzgerald gets the OX hot seat and...
Oct 23, 2012
Option Block 193: Post-Earnings Selloff & Turnaround
Trading Block: Post-earnings selloff continues, but then we saw a dramatic turnaround late in the day. Iron flies on Microsoft post-earnings.
Odd Block: Large call spread purchased on MGIC Investment Corporation (MTG); calls bought on Eli Lilly (LLY).
Xpress...
Oct 19, 2012
Option Block 192: Earnings Palooza
Trading Block: GOOG earnings announced early, although no one is sure why. Today is an earnings-palooza: AMD, LUV, MSFT, NOK, VZ all after the bell.
Odd Block: Is McGraw-Hill Topped Out? (MHP); puts rolled on Sprint Nextel (S); volatility purchased on Hertz Global (HTZ).
The...
Oct 16, 2012
TRADING BLOCK
Vol Rundown - Vix came in today, as expected given Vol inflation on Friday and today's rally. Nobel Prize for economics announced today - Alvin Roth won. Citi and Chipotle reporting earnings today.
ODD BLOCK
Calls Active as Two Harbors Crashes (TWO)
Protection Purchased on the Healthcare Select SPDR...
Oct 12, 2012
Option Block
190: Getting Out of AAPL
Trading Block: Another 0.0% move for the S&P
today. Zynga was crushed again this week, and closing today at
$2.43 as it takes a massive write-down on the OMG Pop acquisition.
It also manages to bring Facebook down with it. Corn up 5% after
U.S. harvest forecast slashed. Apple...