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Option Block 565: Rise of the Widowmaker
Category: Business
Duration: 01:04:41
Publish Date: 2016-10-18 11:02:50
Description:

Trading Block: Earnings today before the bell:

  • Bank of America (BAC) leading off before the market opened Monday with a positive result.

Earnings today after the bell:

  • IBM: $154.50, ADV 23K; Today over 50k, ATM Straddle: $6.50, approx. 4%

Resources mentioned in the show:

Odd Block: Calls trade in SPDR KBW Bank (KBE), calls trade in Bank of America Corp (BAC) and calls trade in 3D Systems Corp (DDD)

Mail Block: Listener questions and comments

  • Question from Adam - Could you please explain what it means to "gamma scalp" and why this is not called delta scalping? Thanks and your show has saved me a lot of money now that I have come to the dark side!
  • Question from Ian Wagner - Why trade volatility vs direction or income? Preference? More favorable risk/reward profile?

Around the Block/Earnings Highlights this Week:

  • Tuesday - Dominos, Goldman Sachs, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, UnitedHealth.
  • Wednesday - Abbott Labs, American Express, eBay, Mattel
  • Thursday - American Airlines, Dunkin Brands, E*Trade Financial Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, PayPal, Verizon Communications
  • Friday - General Electric Company, Honeywell International, McDonalds Corporation
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