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Option Block 789: Let the Madness Begin
03/19/2019 09:01

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

Call overwrite in Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX)

More call overwriting in USA Technologies, Inc (USAT) 

Call love in Fidelity National Information Services Inc (FIS)

 

 

 

STRATEGY BLOCK

This week Trey Jarrell discusses portfolio hedging.

 

 

 

MAIL BLOCK

March Madness is back! Vote for your favorite options firm today!

 

 

 

AROUND THE BLOCK

This Week in the Market:

Mar 18 - Housing Market Index

Mar 19 - Factory Orders

Mar 20 - FOMC Meeting

Mar 21 - Jobless Claims, Fed Balance Sheet

Mar 22 - Existing Home Sales, Treasury Budget
Volatility Views 345: Rise of a New Volatility Whale
03/19/2019 08:50
  • HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
  • CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, OPTION PIT
  • CO-HOST: SHELLY BROWN, MIAX OPTIONS
  • CO-HOST: SIMON HO, T3 INDEX

VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT

  • SPIKES
    • 12.07 -  5 PTS. LOWER THAN LAST SHOW
  • VIX CASH
    • 12.70 - 17.50 - NEARLY 5 PTS LOWER THAN LAST WEEK
  • VVIX
    • 80.5 - 10.5 PTS LOWER THAN LAST SHOW
  • VIX FUTURES CURVE
    • FRONT MONTH: .7 PT PREMIUM TO CASH
    • 2ND MONTH: OVER 2PT PREMIUM TO CASH

HOT VOLATILITY TRADES

  • SIZE TIME SPREAD/RISK REVERSAL TODAY
  • 360K CONTRACTS IN ONE TRADE - A NEW VIX WHALE?

VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL

  • QUESTION FROM ARAMANI: I can’t find spikes on my tos screens. Is it live there?  

CRYSTAL BALL

  • WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE THIS WEEK?
    • MARK: 14.75?
    • Andrew/Sebastian: 13.75?
    • SIMON: 15.25?

 

 

  • WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?
    • MARK: 13.25?
    • Andrew/Sebastian: 12.37?
    • SIMON: 11.5?

 

 
 
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