Option Block 659: The Dark Side of Vertical Spreads
Oct 13, 2017•1 hr 3 min
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Episode description
Trading Block: Roku hit the trading floor. We present some stats from the first week.
- ADV: 4413 contracts
- OI: 12,800 contracts, puts slightly outnumber calls 1.2/1.
Plus, the craziest gold trade of the year.
Odd Block: Size put roll in iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (XSP), funky prints in Applied Materials, Inc. (AMAT) and combo Swap/Roll in Edwards Lifesciences Corp (EWW).
Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses managing vertical spreads.
Mail Block: Options question of the week
EarningsSeasons is almost upon us! What's your favorite way to trade earnings using #Options?
- Sell Strad./Fly/Condor
- Buy Strad./Fly/Condor
- Sell Puts/Put Spreads
- Buy Calls/Call Spreads
Around the Block: Everything macro and the lack of reactions to everything macro. VIX futures. Earnings are coming up. AI rally?
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