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The Option Block All-Star Panel breaks down the latest developments in the options market, analyzes unusual options activity, explains cutting-edge options strategies, answers listener questions and much more. Whether you're an active options trader or just getting started in the options market, The Option Block will keep you informed and entertained.

Oct 31, 2014

Option Block 383: The Crazy VIX

Trading Block: Starbucks and LinkedIn earnings after the bell. SEC warned before about early release weak spot. U.S. stocks fall amid GDP, jobless data; Visa boosts Dow.

Odd Block: Calls trade in Generac Holdings Inc. (GNRC), size buy writes go up in Itau Unibanco Holdings Inc. (ITUB), and...


Oct 28, 2014

Option Block 382: TWTR Drops and the Viceroy Returns

Trading Block: A mild back on the street today. The return of the Viceroy! Twitter options pricing in big stock move - earnings after the bell.

Odd Block: Combos trade in Gentherm Inc. (THRM), put spreads trade in Altisource Portfolio Solutions (ASPS), and calls trade...


Oct 24, 2014

Option Block 381: AMZN Sinks while MSFT Soars

Trading Block: A mild day on the street.  Stocks rally after 3M, Caterpillar profits beat estimates. Exclusive: U.S. stock options markets agree to need for trading halts on big moves. Earnings Report.

 

Odd Block: Puts trade Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO), calls trade in...


Oct 21, 2014

Option Block 380: Apple Bores Us to Tears

Trading Block: Apple earnings rundown: weekly straddle at approx. $4.40 going into earnings. Upside in the stealth Apple: CMG.

 

Odd Block: Buy write trades in Digital Realty Trust, Inc.  (DLR), calls trade in Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO), and combos trade in iShares MSCI Brazil Index...


Oct 17, 2014

Option Block 379: Explosion of VIX Stupidity

Trading Block: Rocktober in full effect - hot on the heels of the madness yesterday, we saw another day with record swings and volume. Can nothing derail the bulls? NFLX earnings apocalypse? HBO Go spooking people?

Odd Block: Combo unwind in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield ETF...