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Option Block 547: TWTR Frenzy, BABA Bounce and VRX Volatility
Category: Business
Duration: 00:59:36
Publish Date: 2016-08-12 06:03:27
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Trading Block: Strong earnings, surge in oil power Dow to record intraday high. Earnings today: Before the bell: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, Kohls Corporation, Macys Inc.; After the bell: Cosi, Inc., Nordstrom Inc. VRX: ATM straddle approx. $3, 13%. So much for put buyers Stock opened $1.50 higher and closed nearly $6 higher - surrendered most of those gains today.

Odd Block: Calls trade in Twitter Inc (TWTR), calls trade in Alibaba Group Holdings (BABA), puts trade in SPDR Retail ETF (XRT)

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