Option Block 234: Debunking the Expiration Graph Myth

Trading Block: Ford was off to the races again, in a very mixed market.  Vol was mixed as well. Money is coming out of Asia into the U.S. market. Microsoft was down in a big way.

Odd Block: Calls trade in Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO), big puts trade in Cell Therapeutics (CTIC), calls trade in ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Ltd (IMUC), and calls trade in iShares MSCI Japan Index (EWJ).

Xpress Block: Activity in Chipotle, Priceline, and Facebook. Apple was all over the place today.

Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses his pet peeve, the expiration graph, and how it has dominated options education and retail trading.

Around the Block: Earnings-palooza on the horizon: Microsoft, Chipotle, Citi Group, Google, Bank of America, Intel, Nokia, IBM, Apple, JP Morgan.