Option Block 129: How Do You Know When You're Being Stupid?

Published: Feb. 17, 2012, 6:55 p.m.


Option Block 129: How Do You Know When You're Being Stupid?
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Trading Block: Markets up, VIX down. Interesting activity in the VIX futures. Massive retail growth in weeklys. The Michael Myers market.\n

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Odd Block: Unusual activity in Morgan Stanley (MS) and Kellogg (K).\n

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Listener Mail: A listener has a college-age son with $10,000 to invest. They want to know if they're foolish to think if they can make money over time, and possibly even beat the S&P?\n

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Strategy Block: Uncle Mike asks, "How do you know when you're being stupid?"\n

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Around the Block: GM earnings before the open. Earnings next week in: RDN, Garmin. AAPL chat. CPI number out on Friday. Tim's keeping an eye on copper.