Trading Block: Earnings:

• AMZN - 1460, ATM straddle 90, approx. 6%
• MSFT - 92, ATM straddle 4, approx. 4%
• INTC - 51.38, ATM straddle 2.40, approx. 5%
• GOOGL - ATM straddle 54, approx. 5%

Odd Block: More Jan 2019 50 "catastrophe" puts in Tesla Motors (TSLA). Apr 12.5 Puts in CNH Industrial NV (CNHI). Line in the sand puts in L Brands Inc. (LB). Line in the sand puts in Dicks Sporting Goods Inc. (DKS).

Mail Block: Options question of the week

We dig up many strange options positions at the Options Insider. Some seem credible while others are just head scratching. Which of the following open options positions do you think has the best chance of actually becoming a winner?

• 49K TSLA Jan 2019 50 P
• 197K VXX Jan 2019 10 P
• 65K GLD Jan 2019 200 C
• 146K SPY Dec 2019 150P

Listener questions and comments:

• Question from BTavares -Hey great show. I'm looking at this chart from FT and it makes me wonder if I should concentrate my trading in the last 30 minutes of the day to increase the liquidity for my options trades. I wonder if this also applies to less-liquid options names.
• Question from Yancy - I heard Tom Sosnoff say on your interview show that there are 20 active names and 75 tradeable names in the options market for retail and that's about it. Do you concur?

Around the Block: What's on the radar for the all-stars?