OPTION BLOCK 897: A TALE OF TWO MARKETS

OPTION BLOCK 897: A TALE OF TWO MARKETS    

• HOST:  MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
• CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT
• CO-HOST:  MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT
• TRADESTATION CO-HOST: ANDREW ROCCO, MANAGER, EDUCATIONAL CONTENT STRATEGY

TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT

• VIX: 35.25 - UP 2.5 FROM LAST SHOW
• VVIX: 118.3 - DOWN 1.2 FROM LAST SHOW
• VXX: 38.5 - UP .5 FROM LAST SHOW
• IT’S A WEEK OF CONFLICTING DATA. YESTERDAY WE WERE IN RALLY MODE. TODAY WE HAVE MORE BAD NEWS ON THE EMPLOYMENT FRONT.
• ANYTIME AN ETF DOES A REVERSE SPLIT LIKE USO THAT'S A BIG CAUTION FLAG FOR US.
• EARNINGS RESULTS FOR TSLA, FB, MSFT & TWTR

ODD BLOCK

• INTERESTING PLAY IN BYND TODAY
• SOMEONE LOOKING FOR A MASSIVE 50% JUMP IN GILD
• REVIEWING BBBY IN THE MONEY CALLS

MAIL BLOCK

• QUESTION FROM TRADESTATION CLIENTS:  I WANT TO IMPROVE AS AN OPTIONS TRADER, WHAT IS THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION TO TAKE?
• QUESTION FROM TRADESTATION CLIENTS: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VIX AT THESE LEVELS?
• QUESTION FROM JELZE: ARE YOU MORE OR LESS UPBEAT ABOUT USO AT THESE LEVELS?

AROUND THE BLOCK

WHAT’S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK