May 29, 2015
Trading Block: Wall Street is using the power of Dodd-Frank against itself. Shake Shacks (SHAK) unhedgeable risk. Chipotle (CMG) stock rallying following higher analyst rating. Google (GOOGL) tech deals on pace to surpass 1999.
Odd Block: Calls trade in CONSOL Energy Inc. (CNX), calls trade in McDonalds Corp (MCD), and...
May 22, 2015
Option Block 434: Buy SPY Calls and Go Away
Trading Block: Buying SPY for the summer. The absence of fear - How low can the VIX go? Stocks rise to near records; oil jumps above $60. Someone made a quick buck trading cable mergers - Cablevision soared 18 percent on Wednesday
Odd Block: Calls trade in Sphere 3D...
May 19, 2015
Trading Block: Icahn says "dramatically undervalued" Apple should trade at $240.
AccuShares is set to list a couple of interesting products on Tuesday: AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund Up Shares (VXUP) and AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Fund Down Shares (VXDN).
Odd Block: Calls and puts trading in CBRE Group Inc. (CBRE), puts...
May 15, 2015
Trading Block: Rally ho on the market today. Is Avon in play? Stock halted after rallying over 20%. ADV 11k contracts - today over 75k! Avon Products Inc. said it never received a takeover bid from PTG Capital Partners Ltd., a firm listed in a securities filing as offering $18.75 a share for the struggling cosmetics...
May 12, 2015
Trading Block: OPEC: Oil prices to stay below $100 for next decade. April U.S. options volume at 327.6m, down from March as spreads tighten. Highlights from The Options Industry Conference in Miami last week.
Odd Block: Calls and puts trade in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), puts trade in Altisource Portfolio...