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The Option Block


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.

Sep 18, 2018

Trading Block: Trade war concerns are renewed as Trump keeps turning up the rhetoric. $AMZN in Chicago! A new Amazon Go store opens down the street from our studio - the first outside of Seattle. Amazon spinoff AWS heats up. FedEx (FDX) - $255.23, ATM straddle: $8.50 approx. 3.3%. Oracle (ORCL) - $49.25, ATM straddle: $2.75 approx. 5.5%.

Odd Block: Call love in Cigna Corporation (CI), calls trade in Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY), and call love in Antero Resources Corp (AR).

Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses how to trade the Wheel strategy.

Mail Block: Listener questions and comments

  • Question from Liznder -If you had to start over with learning about and trading options what would you do differently?
  • Question from Tamavil - Does it make sense for an active trader to become a member of the exchanges anymore or are those days gone?

Around the Block/This Week in the Markets:

  • Sep 18: Treasury International Capital
  • Sep 19: Housing Starts
  • Sep 20: Jobless Claims, Existing Home Sales, Fed Balance Sheet