Trading Block: Thanks to everyone that came out last week to our live show! We had a wonderful seeing all of our listeners in person.

• Earnings today after the bell: Brookdale Senior Living, Avis Budget Group, Allstate Corp, General Growth Properties.
• Media & retail highlight earnings this week: CVS, Office Depot Inc., Walt Disney Co.
• Highlights of this week: Wednesday: Tesla, Time Warner, and Twenty-First Century Fox; Thursday: Allergan       

Odd Block: Calls trade in Williams Companies Inc. (WMB), calls trade in NorthStar Asset Management (NSAM), and calls and puts trade in Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

Strategy Block: Tosaw discusses the importance of patience, especially when trading.

Mail Block: Listener questions and comments

• Question from Beacher454 - Last week Mark S. said the free options training is ok, but you need paid training to really make money. Can you give an example how paid training is better?

Around the Block: Upcoming earnings: Disney, Tesla, Office Depot. Plus, macroeconomics. Options on VIX weekly futures. Will they? Won’t they?