Option Block 744: AMZN Spinoff, plus Mastering the Wheel

Published: Sept. 18, 2018, 1:39 p.m.

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Trading Block: Trade war concerns are renewed as Trump keeps turning up the rhetoric. $AMZN in Chicago! A new Amazon Go store opens down the street from our studio - the first outside of Seattle. Amazon spinoff AWS heats up. FedEx (FDX) - $255.23, ATM straddle: $8.50 approx. 3.3%. Oracle (ORCL) - $49.25, ATM straddle: $2.75 approx. 5.5%.

Odd Block: Call love in Cigna Corporation (CI), calls trade in Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY), and call love in Antero Resources Corp (AR).

Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses how to trade the Wheel strategy.

Mail Block: Listener questions and comments

  • Question from Liznder -If you had to start over with learning about and trading options what would you do differently?
  • Question from Tamavil - Does it make sense for an active trader to become a member of the exchanges anymore or are those days gone?

Around the Block/This Week in the Markets:

  • Sep 18: Treasury International Capital
  • Sep 19: Housing Starts
  • Sep 20: Jobless Claims, Existing Home Sales, Fed Balance Sheet
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