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Option Block 790: Bitter Apple Puts

The Option Block
The Option Block
Episode • Mar 22, 2019 • 1h 3m

TRADING BLOCK

Most active indices: VIX - 110k, SPY - 1.3M, SPX -  363k

Most active equity options: AAPL, MU, AMD, BAC, NVDA, FB, NFLX, AMZN, COTY, DIS

Earnings:

Monday - Tilray (TLRY), Lumber Liquidators (LL), Overstock.com (OSTK)

Tuesday - Michaels (MIK), China Telecom (CHA), FedEx (FDX)

Wednesday - General Mills (GIS), Guess (GES), Micron Technology (MU), Williams-Sonoma (WSM)

Thursday - Nike (NKE)

Friday - Hibbett Sports (HIBB), Tiffany & Co. (TIF)

 

 

 

ODD BLOCK

Put love in Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN)

Lits puts in Apple Inc. (AAPL)

Put love in Barclays PLC (BCS)

 

 

 

MAIL BLOCK

It’s Broker Madness time!!! Vote for your favorite at theoptionsinsider.com

Match-ups this round: TD Ameritrade vs. SogoTrade, Schwab vs. LightSpeed Trading, Fidelity Investments vs. Merrill Edge, TradeStation vs. Trading Block, Ally Invest vs. Firstrade, Interactive Brokers vs. TradeHawk by Tradier, E*Trade vs. Robin Hood, eOptions vs. Tastyworks

Question from JDog - Why don’t you guys talk about unusual index activity?

Question from Bob Lasy - What would you say is the #1 go-to options strategy? Is it just buying a call or is it something more elaborate?

 

 

 

AROUND THE BLOCK

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