May 14, 2019
TRADING BLOCK
Trade war premium is back
VIX : 20.6 - 1.5-points lower than last show
VVIX: Back up to 106
Most active indices - VIX: 764k, SPY: 1.9M, SPX: 776k
Most active equity options - AAPL, AMD, TSLA, BAC, BABA, FB, NFLX, AMZN, NVDA, MSFT
UBER struggles post IPO
ODD BLOCK
Call love in PagSeguro Digital Ltd (PAGS) - from 3/25
Call palooza in Mylan NV (MYL)
Call overwrite in Cummins Inc (CMI)
STRATEGY BLOCK
Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses the
advantages and disadvantages when buying and selling
options
AROUND THE BLOCK
This week in the market:
May 14 - Import and Export
Prices
May 15 -
Retail Sales, Industrial Production,
Business Inventories
May 16 - Jobless
Claims, Housing
Starts
May 17 -
Consumer Sentiment