INTERVIEW BLOCK Guest: Greg Stevens, Vice President - Fidelity Investments MAIL BLOCK Question from Mart03 - What is the cheapest way to buy a put? Question from Flyer - What are some of the best ways to trade put options? Question from Lincan - My go to options strategy is to sell covered puts on stocks that I want to buy then get paid to wait. If the stock comes my way I eventually trade out of it using a covered call. What do you think? Savvy or stupid?...
May 03, 2019•44 min
TRADING BLOCK Most active equity options: DIS, BAC, AAPL, TSLA, GE, FB, COTY, INTC, TWTR, AMD Earnings Highlights: Monday - Spotify (before bell), Alphabet (after bell) Tuesday - GE, McDonalds, Pfizer, Merck, GM, Apple Wednesday - Qualcomm Thursday - Activision Blizzard, Herbalife Friday - Cboe ODD BLOCK Call love in Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (HIG) Line-in-the-sand puts Nordstrom, Inc (JWN) Put love in Qurate Retail Inc (QRTEA) STRATEGY BLOCK This week we discuss some thoughts on cal...
Apr 30, 2019•1 hr 2 min
TRADING BLOCK Welcome to our 800th episode! Most active indices: VIX - 348k, SPY - 1.14M, SPX - 572k Most active equity options: FB, TSLA, MSFT, AAPL, DIS, AMD, TWTR, T, SNAP, BAC Earnings Highlights: Tuesday - Twitter, Snap Wednesday - FB, Tesla, Microsoft, Boeing, Chipotle, PayPal, WWE Thursday - Amazon, Starbucks, Intel, Grubhub, Mattel 800th EPISODE MAIL BLOCK PALOOZA #Options #QOTW: $TSLA open interest continues to be dominated by far #OTM "Mystery Puts." The lion's share of the OI is at th...
Apr 26, 2019•1 hr 2 min
TRADING BLOCK VIX - 12.75, 0.5-points higher than last show. SBUX made a new 52 week high. TSLA, 4 of 11 directors expected to leave, and company investigating what appears to be exploding Model S sedan in shanghai. PINS, IPO had offering price of $19 and closed at 24.40. Most active indices - VIX: 139k, SPY: 771k, SPX: 449k Most active equity options - GE, AAPL FB, TSLA, NFLX, TWTR, QCOM, AMD, F, MSFT Earnings Highlights: Tuesday - Twitter, Snap Wednesday - FB, Tesla, Microsoft, Boeing, Chipotl...
Apr 23, 2019•59 min
TRADING BLOCK Fidelity Hot Seat - Konstantin Vrandopulo, Trading Strategy Desk, Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC VIX - 12.25, 0.5-points lower than last show. Most active indices - VIX: 162k, SPY: 1.13k, SPX: 558k Most active equity options - AAPL, QCOM, BAC, NFLX, TSLA, AMD, PFE, FB, CGC, SQ ODD BLOCK Call love in Liberty Global PLC (LBTYA) Call love in Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) Above offer call love in Honeywell International Inc. (HON) MAIL BLOCK Question from Giddy Franciscan - Sell in May ...
Apr 19, 2019•59 min
TRADING BLOCK VIX : 12.70 - 0.6-points lower than last show. Most active indices: VIX: 125k, SPY: 713k, SPX: 272k Most active equity options: DIS, BAC, TSLA, AAPL, AMD, BABA, GE, NVDA, NFLX, WFC Earnings Highlights: Netflix (NFLX) Walt Disney Company (DIS) ODD BLOCK Mystery put update in Tesla Inc (TSLA) STRATEGY BLOCK This week’s topic discusses applying technical analysis to option trading. MAIL BLOCK Question from Douglas Tilley - Hello!--Regarding long stock substitution: 1. With call option...
Apr 16, 2019•1 hr
TRADING BLOCK LYFT Options Update: Rumors of Uber IPO hitting stock and driving LYFT volume - 61k on the tape so far today. Most active indices - VIX: 384k, SPY: 845k, SPX: 323k Most active equity options - AAPL, TSLA, BAC, EBAY, BA, AMD, X, FB, NVDA, BBBY TSLA, AMZN, AMD and AAPL - no surprises, often on the list of most traded. ODD BLOCK Mystery put update in Tesla Inc (TSLA) Size put love in eBay Inc (EBAY) Call write JetBlue Airways Corporation (JBLU) Call love in Weight Watchers Internation...
Apr 12, 2019•1 hr 1 min
TRADING BLOCK VIX - 13.3 Boeing cutting production, down around 4%. TSLA - Jefferies cuts price target to $400 from $450, up 1%. LYFT options update - $72.75, 15k today, ADV: 64k, Total 86k (54k Calls, 32k Puts) Most active equity options - GE, AAPL, SNAP, BA, TSLA, AMD, BABA, FB, NVDA, CVE ODD BLOCK Call love in (BP) Upside call roll in Lowes (LOW) Upside call overwrite in AGNC Investment Corp (AGNC) STRATEGY BLOCK Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses out of the money gamma MAIL BLOCK Broker Madness!!! F...
Apr 09, 2019•1 hr 2 min
TRADING BLOCK LYFT options trading today Tesla off 64 handle on the day ODD BLOCK Call love in BorgWarner Inc. (BWA) Call love in Dana Inc (DAN) - review from 11/8 Call love in Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (BR) MAIL BLOCK Broker Madness Round 3 - The Final Four! TD Ameritrade vs. Fidelity Investments Interactive Brokers vs. tasty works Question from Joe and Linda - My question is for Trey: Being that you are the “Chart” guy... I have had some success with The ADX, 50/200 SMA and Bollinge...
Apr 05, 2019•1 hr 2 min
TRADING BLOCK Lyft options coming on Thursday. Cboe Global Markets Plans Listing of Options on Lyft, Inc. (LYFT) Most active indices - VIX: 181k, SPY: 1.4M, SPX: 662k Most active equity options - AAPL, BAC, AMD, MSFT, JD, COTY, FB, TSLA, F, BA Earnings: Tuesday - Gamestop Thursday - Duluth Trading Company ODD BLOCK Options palooza in SPDR S&P Oil & Gas (XOP) - review from 2/11 Opening put love in California Resources Corp (CRC) - review from 11/26 Opening call love in Analog Devices, Inc...
Apr 02, 2019•1 hr 2 min
TRADING BLOCK Most active indices - VIX: 119k, SPY: 1M, SPX: 444k Most active equity options - AAPL, FB, AMD, LULU, COTY TSLA BAC, NVDA, GE, AMZN Earnings: Monday - Winnebago Industries, Redhat Tuesday - Cronos Group (marijuana stock) Wednesday - Lennar, Lululemon ODD BLOCK Put love in (PAH) - review from 1/24 Opening Feb call love in (LEN) - review from 12/6 Size call love in Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX) MAIL BLOCK Broker Madness continues!! Round 2: TD Ameritrade vs Schwab, Fidelity Inves...
Mar 29, 2019•1 hr
TRADING BLOCK VIX - 16.5, up 3-points from last show Earnings: Monday - Winnebago Industries, Redhat Tuesday - Cronos Group (marijuana stock) Wednesday - Lennar, Lululemon Wall Street set for lower open. Apple's 'Show Time' event. ODD BLOCK Call love in PagSeguro Digital Ltd (PAGS) Call overwrite in Viacom, Inc. Class B(VIAB) Lits puts in Newmark Group Inc (NMRK) STRATEGY BLOCK Trey Jarrell discusses credit spreads. MAIL BLOCK It’s Broker Madness time!!! Round One continues. AROUND THE BLOCK Thi...
Mar 26, 2019•1 hr 2 min
TRADING BLOCK Most active indices: VIX - 110k, SPY - 1.3M, SPX - 363k Most active equity options: AAPL, MU, AMD, BAC, NVDA, FB, NFLX, AMZN, COTY, DIS Earnings: Monday - Tilray (TLRY), Lumber Liquidators (LL), Overstock.com (OSTK) Tuesday - Michaels (MIK), China Telecom (CHA), FedEx (FDX) Wednesday - General Mills (GIS), Guess (GES), Micron Technology (MU), Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Thursday - Nike (NKE) Friday - Hibbett Sports (HIBB), Tiffany & Co. (TIF) ODD BLOCK Put love in Nordstrom, Inc. (JW...
Mar 22, 2019•1 hr 4 min
TRADING BLOCK A fairly quiet day in the market. Most active indices - VIX: 329k, SPY: 1.2M, SPX: 500k Most active equity options - AAPL, COTY, FB, BAC, TSLA, GE, BA, AMZN, NFLX, ACB Earnings: Monday - Tilray (TLRY), Lumber Liquidators (LL), Overstock.com (OSTK) Tuesday - Michaels (MIK), China Telecom (CHA), FedEx (FDX) Wednesday - General Mills (GIS), Guess (GES), Micron Technology (MU), Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Thursday - Nike (NKE) Friday - Hibbett Sports (HIBB), Tiffany & Co. (TIF) ODD BLOCK...
Mar 19, 2019•1 hr
Mar 15, 2019•1 hr 6 min
TRADING BLOCK Co-Host: Trey Jarrell, Fidelity Trading Strategy Desk Most active indices: VIX - 224k, SPY - 1.06M, SPX: 432k Most active equity options: LLY, AAPL, BA, FB, ELAN, GE, NIO, AMD, NVDA, TSLA Boeing shares tumble 9% after deadly crash of popular 737 jet. ODD BLOCK Call activity in QuinStreet Inc (QNST) - from Feb 7 Harvesting risk premium in Plains GP Holdings LP(PAGP) - from Feb 4 More risk premium harvesting in Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP) - from Feb 4 STRATEGY BLOCK Uncle Mike ...
Mar 11, 2019•58 min
TRADING BLOCK Most active indices: VIX - 352k, SPY - 1.65M, SPX - 567k Most active equity options: LLY, NIO, AAPL, FB, GE, BAC, TSLA, AMD, BAB, MSFT OCC February volume down 25.9% after strong 2018 ODD BLOCK Put selling in Kraft Heinz Co (KHC) Puts trading in General Electric Company (GE) More puts trading in Kroger Co (KR) MAIL BLOCK #QOTW: Everyone in our audience thought 2019's #options volume would eclipse 2018's record volume. But, through February, ADV is down nearly 19% from last year. 20...
Mar 08, 2019•58 min
TRADING BLOCK Most active indices: VIX - 599k, SPY - 1.67M, SPX - 708k Uber/Lyft drivers may be able to participate in IPO ODD BLOCK Call love in (BUD) Call overwrite in Workday Inc (WDAY) Call love in SandRidge Energy Inc. (SD) STRATEGY BLOCK Uncle Mike Tosaw discuses how trading based on a breakout can be beneficial to risk management. MAIL BLOCK #QOTW: We'll keep it simple to wind down the week. What is your go-to #options strategy right now? Don't see your fav on the list? Reply/DM with your...
Mar 05, 2019•1 hr
TRADING BLOCK Most active indices: VIX - 138k, SPY - 800k, SPX:477k Most active active equity options: GE, JD, SQ, AAPL, TSLA, CELG, NIO, LLY, BAC, BMY Earnings: Monday - Etsy, Shake Shack Tuesday - Home Depot, Macy’s Wednesday - Lowe’s, Best Buy, Square, Hewlett Packard, Box, Fitbit Thursday - Nordstrom, JcPenney, Gap, Dell, Crocs Friday - Foot Locker ODD BLOCK Call love in Dell Technologies Inc (DELL) Call overwrite in Fitbit Inc (FIT) Call overwrite plus puts in General Electric Company (GE) ...
Mar 01, 2019•55 min
TRADING BLOCK Most active indices: VIX - 968k, SPY - 1.8M, SPX - 670k Most active equity options: GE, AAPL, AMD, BAB, NIO, JD, TSLA, BAC, FB, NFLX Earnings this week Monday - (after the bell) Etsy, Shake Shack Tuesday - Home Depot, Macy’s Wednesday - Lowe’s, Best Buy, Square, Hewlett Packard, Box, Fitbit Thursday - Nordstrom, JcPenney, Gap, Dell, Crocs Friday - Foot Locker ODD BLOCK Call review from 2/7 in Mohawk Industries, Inc. (MHK) Call palooza from 2/4 in Mattel Inc (MAT) STRATEGY BLOCK Unc...
Feb 26, 2019•58 min
TRADING BLOCK More red on the street today. VIX 14.75 - UP .75 Trader are focusing on FANG through Nasdaq futures - http://openmarkets.cmegroup.com/14669/traders-are-focusing-on-fang-through-futures ODD BLOCK Put review from 2/7 in (KAR) Calls trade in (AGI) Call sale in (PGR) STRATEGY BLOCK Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses his experience defending a client using the law. MAIL BLOCK Comment from Optionsgame: Translated from French: You should follow @Options. It's a good podcasts that will give you id...
Feb 22, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Best Of The Option Block: Back To The Beginning The markets are closed for President's day so the All-Star Panel gets a day off. But that doesn't mean you don't get a show! Join us for a trip down memory lane to the very first "sneak preview" episode of The Option Block from September 2010. Enjoy!
Feb 18, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 1
TRADING BLOCK Another mixed day of the street. EA bouncing back after Fortnite crash and Apex rally. Earning Highlights this Week: Monday - Aurora Cannabis (ACB) Tuesday - Activision Blizzard Wednesday - Cisco Thursday - Nvidia, The Coca-Cola Company, CME Group, Cannabis Growth (CGC), Applied Materials Friday - PepsiCo ODD BLOCK Near-term ITM call love in Electronic Arts Inc (EA) Call love in CBS Corporation Common Stock (CBS) More paper trading in Centurylink Inc (CTL) MAIL BLOCK #QOTW - $VXX i...
Feb 15, 2019•1 hr
TRADING BLOCK Earnings Highlights this Week: Monday - Aurora Cannabis (ACB) Tuesday - Activision Blizzard Wednesday - Cisco Thursday - Nvidia, The Coca-Cola Company, CME Group, Cannabis Growth (CGC), Applied Materials Friday - PepsiCo Pot, soda and videogame earnings are on Wall Street’s to-do list - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/weed-soda-and-videogames-are-on-wall-streets-to-do-list-2019-02-09 ODD BLOCK Size paper trading in SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Explore & Prod. (XOP) Put palooza ...
Feb 11, 2019•59 min
TRADING BLOCK More Earnings Highlights This Week: Monday - Clorox, Sysco Tuesday - Walt Disney Company, Snap Inc., BP, TakeTwo, Electronic Arts, Viacom, Wednesday - GM, Lilly, Spotify Thursday - Twitter, WWE, Mattel, Grubhub Friday - Cboe, Exelon, Hasbro ODD BLOCK Upside calls in Mohawk Industries, Inc. (MHK) Calls trade in QuinStreet Inc (QNST) Puts trade in KAR Auction Services Inc (KAR) MAIL BLOCK #QOTW - With everyone still shaking off #SuperBowl haze, let's start the week by applying your t...
Feb 08, 2019•58 min
TRADING BLOCK Are we out of correction? You betcha! OCC January volume down 11.9% after record-breaking 2018 Earnings Highlights this week: Monday - Clorox, Sysco Tuesday - Walt Disney Company, Snap Inc., BP, ADM, Electronic Arts, Viacom, Wednesday - GM, Lilly, Spotify Thursday - Twitter, WWE, Mattel Friday - Cboe, Exelon, Hasbro ODD BLOCK Harvesting the risk premium in Plains GP Holdings LP (PAGP) Call palooza in Mattel, Inc. (MAT) Harvesting more risk premium in Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (C...
Feb 04, 2019•1 hr
TRADING BLOCK Apple earnings: Did they do the right thing by pre-announcing the bad earnings? Earnings Highlights: Monday - Caterpillar (before bell), Whirlpool (after bell) Tuesday - AMD, Apple, eBay, Harley-Davidson, Lockheed Martin, Pfizer, Verizon, 3M Wednesday - Alibaba, AT&T, Boeing, Facebook, McDonalds, Microsoft, PayPal, Tesla, Visa Thursday - Amazon, GE, MasterCard, Sprint, UPS Friday - Chevron, ExxonMobil, Honeywell, Sony ODD BLOCK Opening call love in Dropbox Inc (DBX) Opening lin...
Feb 01, 2019•1 hr 2 min
TRADING BLOCK Caterpillar missed its market expectations NVDA off 15% VALE S.A. estimated to report earnings on Feb 26 Earnings Highlights: Tuesday - AMD, Apple, eBay, Harley-Davidson, Lockheed Martin, Pfizer, Verizon, 3M Wednesday - Alibaba, AT&T, Boeing, Facebook, McDonalds, Microsoft, PayPal, Tesla, Visa Thursday - Amazon, GE, MasterCard, Sprint, UPS Friday - Chevron, ExxonMobil, Honeywell, Sony ODD BLOCK Put love in Digital RLTY (DLR) Harvesting premium in Yum China Holdings Inc (YUMC) H...
Jan 28, 2019•1 hr 1 min
In this episode, Mark, Uncle Mike and the Rock Lobster discuss: Trading Block LUV, JBLU, XLNX, INTC Earnings VIX AAPL Today's most active options and more.. Odd Block Unusual options activity in PAH AVP SPWR Strategy Block Uncle Mike talks stock replacement strategies. Mail Block Your 5,4 and 1 star Itunes reviews. Around the Block Anything but macro......
Jan 25, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 775
The Option Block 774: Time to Dance Once again HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI/MARK SEBASTIAN, OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT Trading Block We discuss AAPL, VIX, SPY and more Odd Block Today's tickers: TRU SIG KEY Strategy Block How to manage a covered call portfolio. Mail Block You guys have puts and stocks on the brain this week. Around the Block Looking ahead to earnings in GS, BAC, BNY, JPM, NFLX and more......
Jan 15, 2019•58 min•Ep. 774
