Option Block 784: Geopolitical Risk vs. VIX, Plus Crazy GE Puts

Published: March 1, 2019, 4:57 p.m.

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TRADING BLOCK

Most active indices: VIX - 138k, SPY - 800k, SPX:477k

Most active active equity options: GE, JD, SQ, AAPL, TSLA, CELG, NIO, LLY, BAC, BMY

Earnings:

Monday - Etsy, Shake Shack

Tuesday - Home Depot, Macy\\u2019s

Wednesday - Lowe\\u2019s, Best Buy, Square, Hewlett Packard, Box, Fitbit

Thursday - Nordstrom, JcPenney, Gap, Dell, Crocs

Friday - Foot Locker

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ODD BLOCK

Call love in Dell Technologies Inc (DELL)

Call overwrite in Fitbit Inc (FIT)

Call overwrite plus puts in General Electric Company (GE)

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MAIL BLOCK

#QOTW: We\'ll keep it simple to wind down the week. What is your go-to #options strategy right now? Don\'t see your fav on the list? Reply/DM with your suggestions.

- Long Call/Put/Vertical

- Short Call/Put/Vertical

- Fly/Iron Fly/Condor

- Calendar/Diagonal

Question from Ben K. - You guys were talking about getting your short spy calls called away on a recent episode. Is that something that occurs often and I should be concerned about it?

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AROUND THE BLOCK

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