Option Block 404: Earnings Palooza: GOOG, AAPL, AMZN, BABA, F, and More

Trading Block: Apple crushes it on earnings - Uncle Mike, did this change your bearish sentiment from the last show? Earnings this morning: Ford and Alibaba. Earnings today after the bell: Amazon and Google.

Odd Block: Put spreads trade in Assured Guaranty LTD. (AGO), puts roll in Newfield Exploration Co. (NFX), and calls trade in American Eagle Outfitters (AEO)

Xpress Block: A ton of volume in AAPL, AMZN and BABA - not much time for anything after B.

Mail Block: Listener questions and comments

• Question from Ernatine14 - If vol was not high enough to be sold in Apple, then is it low enough to be bought in Google? Is it priced this way for a reason or is the options market clearly wrong?
• Question from Rohan - Do you think it’s viable for an active retail trader to become a professional retail trader using primarily the freely available tools from OX and other retail brokers? How viable is that in the current environment? Would I always be at a disadvantage from the pros picking me off? Is this just a pipe dream? How much would you say the average pro trader needs to make to be viable? Thanks again for all the great programs you guys have put out for free. Congratulations for making it all the way to 400, and thanks to OX for making the whole dance happen.

Around the Block: Updates on Google and Amazon.