Jul 29, 2016
Trading Block: Big news! OptionsHouse is now the sponsor of The Option Block.
Earnings today include CME, FORD, DOW.
- Ford off nearly 9%
- AMZN: $748.50. ATM Straddle approx. $50, 6.6%
- GOOG: $742. ATM Straddle approx. $38.50, 5%.
Odd Block: Calls trade in ETSY Inc. (ETSY), calls trade in The Technology SPDR (XLK), calls...
Jul 26, 2016
Trading Block: Earnings! Not many earning today, but a big week is ahead. Apple after the bell tomorrow. Stock at $97.27, ATM Straddle approx. $2.90, or 3%. Oil prices fell to two-and-a-half month low. Verizon owns the internet from the 90s, AOL last year, Yahoo today.
Odd Block: Calls trade in Crown Castle Inter....
Jul 22, 2016
Trading Block: Most major markets off 0.5% or more. VIX cash watch. Earnings today (before) Dunkin Brands,General Motors, Marriott Vacations, Southwest Airlines; (after) AT&T, Chipotle Mexican Grill, E*Trade Financial (ETFC). Apple Watch is a flop!
Odd Block: Calls trade in Nobel Corporation (NE), calls trade...
Jul 19, 2016
Trading Block: The coup that wasn't. Earnings today include Bank of America, Hasbro, Charles Schwab Corp., (before) and IBM, Netflix, Yahoo (after). A Brexit swoon boosts US options volume to a 10-month high.
Odd Block: Size puts in IZE iShares MSCI Turkey Market Index ETF (TUR), calls trade in Nobel Energy (NE), calls...
Jul 15, 2016
Trading Block: Earnings today include: JPMorgan Chase, Delta Air Lines. Legislation to impose financial transactions tax introduced. Clinton aims "Wall Street" tax at Flash Boys, not banks.
Odd Block: Calls trade in ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG), calls trade in HollyFrontier Corp (HFC) and calls trade in Credit Suisse...