Bridging the ETF-Options Divide
Listen to Option Block 686: Bridging the ETF-Options Divide
Trading Block: Earnings!
- Monday: Netflix
- Tuesday: Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, Travelers, Verizon
- Wednesday: GE, United Technologies
- Thursday: Caterpillar, 3M, Intel (Caterpillar doing crazy volume today – over 130k contracts on the tape.) Netflix, Intel and Starbucks.
Odd Block: Size near-term put sales in (NWL). Crazy move sparks crazy volume in (MNKD). Size short call roll in (SAN).
Strategy Block: Mike Tosaw discusses his most recent SPY trades
Mail Block: Options questions of the week
Since we’re down at #InsideETFs this week we thought we’d make our #Options #QOTW about #ETFOPTIONS. Quite simply – what is your favorite ETF/ETP #option to trade?
- $SPY
- $GLD
- $VXX
- Other (reply w/answer)
Bitcoin #Futures are currently trading around $11,500. If #Options existed, how would you trade them? Assuming one-month to expiration would you…?
- 27% – Buy 5% OTM Call
- 32% – Buy 5% OTM Put
- 16% – Sell 5% OTM Covered Call
- 25% – Just Short The Future
Around the Block: Economic Reports This Week
- Jan 26: GDP, Durable Goods