Option Block 449: Earnings Surprises Aplenty

Trading Block: In which we feature special guest co-host: Fred Ruffy from Trade Alert

Earnings Today: Before the Bell: Morgan Stanley, Haliburton, Hasbro; After the Bell: IBM. Tech names blowing through their straddles: NFLX: 8%, GOOG: 3.5%. Stocks slightly higher as NASDAQ hits new record.

Odd Block: Puts trade in Ford Motor Company (F), puts trade in Windstream Holdings Inc. (WIN), and calls trade in ONEOK, Inc. (OKE).

Mail Block: Listener questions and comments:

• Question from Adam Sam - ‏How come no one saw GOOG jump coming. Do you ever share where you get your info from? I would love to know. Thanks.
• Question from big George: Hola options amigos. Fun program. Just found it on Stitcher and now it’s on the top of my business playlist. You guys make options fun. I would like to know if there’s any way that I can enter after hours orders for options. I can access afterhours books for my stocks but I don’t see that choice for options. Do I need to use a special broker or platform? This would really help me with my earnings season trading. Thanks, George.

Around the Block: What to watch for in Apple earnings. Also watching GM, Boeing, Coke, Amazon, Microsoft & others.