Option Block Episode 30: He-Man vs. The Exploding VIX

  • Trading Block: Egyptian ripple effect; crude oil hits $100, GLD closes down; A tale of two VIX
  • Odd Block: MAT sees 5k Feb 24 straddles trade at 1.50; Bears eat up EXM; CVLT doubles open interest
  • Xpress Block: Crude oil futures vs. ETFs; Avoiding VXX; Xpresso authors webinar coming in Feb.
  • Strategy Block: Legging into a butterfly from a credit put spread. 
  • Around the Block: Crude inventories, non-farm payrolls, and housing data; Is it too late to buy upside in VIX or downside in SPX?; All eyes on Egypt

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The Option Block All-Star Panel Includes:

          o Mark Longo – The Options Insider
          o Mike Tosaw – Know Your Options Inc
          o Mark Sebastian – Option Pit
          o Rob Kurzatkowski – OptionsXpress


Option Pit Special: From now until Super Bowl Sunday, you can get 2010 pricing on the Future Pros course if you use code MISSING2010.

Know your options: Uncle Mike will be in Minneapolis on 2/12 atthe optionsXpress event.  Plus, check out their upcoming webinar “”PlanThe Trade; Trade The Plan,””  on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. CST.