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Option Block 453: Steak with a Side of Lobster

Published: Aug. 4, 2015, 7:40 p.m.

Trading Block: Thanks to everyone that came out last week to our live show! We had a wonderful seeing all of our listeners in person.

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  • Earnings today after the bell: Brookdale Senior Living, Avis Budget Group, Allstate Corp, General Growth Properties.
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  • Media & retail highlight earnings this week: CVS, Office Depot Inc., Walt Disney Co.
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  • Highlights of this week: Wednesday: Tesla, Time Warner, and Twenty-First Century Fox; Thursday: Allergan\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0\xa0
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Odd Block: Calls trade in Williams Companies Inc. (WMB), calls trade in NorthStar Asset Management (NSAM), and calls and puts trade in Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK)

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Strategy Block: Tosaw discusses the importance of patience, especially when trading.

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Mail Block: Listener questions and comments

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  • Question from Beacher454 - Last week Mark S. said the free options training is ok, but you need paid training to really make money. Can you give an example how paid training is better?
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Around the Block: Upcoming earnings: Disney, Tesla, Office Depot. Plus, macroeconomics. Options on VIX weekly futures. Will they? Won\u2019t they?\xa0