In which the all-stars opine on the biggest winners and losers of 2015.
Download Option Block 489: Biggest Winners and Losers of 2015
Trading Block: OCC 2015 cleared contract volume third highest ever at 4.2B. Options traders adding to bullish bets on Europe stocks for 2016. Stocks plunge as Dow tumbles about 420; S&P falls below 2,000.
Odd Block ?Best of? 2015:
- Weird trade of the year – 11/30/15 – Put rolls and calls going up in Ascena Retail Group Inc (ASNA)
- Loser of the year – 6/1/15 – Possible upside Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) butterfly.
- Most ironic winner of the year – 10/26/15 – Mens Wearhouse (MW) buy call/sell stock.
Strategy Block: Tosaw discusses what to do if you are selling a put and the market goes against you.
Around the Block: This Week in the Market.
- The market kicks off its first week of 2016 with several economic reports including Fed minutes on Wednesday and the jobs report on Friday.
- Jan 4: Construction Spending
- Jan 6: International Trade, Factory Orders and FOMC Minutes
- Jan 7: Jobless Claims
- Jan 8: Unemployment