Option Block 789: Let the Madness Begin

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

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