Jan 31, 2017
Trading Block: Earnings today include Apple, Under Armour.
Odd Bock: Call writer in Coach Inc. (COH), call spreads trade in Constellation Brands, Inc. (STZ) and calls trade in Pfizer Inc. (PFE)
Mail Block: Questions, comments, and more.
- Options #QuestionOfTheWeek - Time for another earnings straddle battle. Which...
Jan 27, 2017
Trading Block: Earnings!
- Before the bell: Southwest, Caterpillar
- After the bell: Alphabet, PayPal, E-Trade, Microsoft, Intel
- GOOGL - $852.70. ATM Straddle: $34, approx. 4%
- MSFT - $64.05. ATM Straddle: $2.75, approx. 4.3%
- INTC - $37.6. ATM Straddle: $1.25, approx. 3.3%
- PAYPAL - $41.52. ATM Straddle: $2.12, approx....
Jan 24, 2017
Trading Block: The Trump Effect: President Donald Trump is set to unleash a cascade of stock-market anxiety - The day of reckoning for the Wall Street is here. McDonalds (MCD) earnings today. Friday close - $122.26; ATM Straddle - $3.52, approx. 3%; Open down $.75, Traded as low as $2.44; No more love for all-day...
Jan 20, 2017
Trading Block: Stocks tumble ahead of Trump inauguration - Dow off 100. Netflix: Another crazy earnings for NFLX. Close = $133.26, straddle = $12.60 / 9.5%. Spiked to $145 in the after-hours, opened at $142 today. How a one-two, Trump-Yellen punch may move interest rates.
Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses the...
Jan 13, 2017
Trading Block: Stocks sharply lower: Dow drops about 150 points. Who can slow down the Amazon juggernaut?
Odd Block: Calls trade in Cheasepeake Energy (CHK), puts trade in Fiat Chrysler Auto NV (FCAU) and puts trade in Ford Motor Co (F).
Mail Block: #QuestionOfTheWeek
$VIX hit a high of 28 last year. How high will $VIX...