Trading Block: Cisco moving to the downside again after disappointing earnings. Priceline brought in a lot of calls to OX after they missed their earnings mark. New tools, provided by CME, are planned to help traders spot arb opportunities between ETF options and futures options. CBOE looking at creating an Apple VIX product. Activision posts modest earnings – stock relatively unchanged. Odd Block: Unusual and interesting activity in Cisco (CSCO): Bulls piling into risk reversals. TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX): Sizable short put spread. And an April 19 activity review: A burst of call buying on CBS Corp. Xpress Block: Tim Navabi discusses the importance of futures and last trading day. Have a plan, and be prepared. Strategy Block: The baton gets passed to Mr. Lobster, Andrew Giovannazi, to discuss buying options and spreads before earnings.

Trading Block: Markets marginally changed. Thoughts on the Bloomberg article comparing it to the Markit CDX North America High Yield Index. The European issues continue. Post-elections reactions. Keeping an eye on EA after hours. Odd Block: Interesting and unusual activity in iStar Financial Inc. (SFI).Xpress Block: John Grigus discusses the grains contracts. There's been quite a hubbub between ICE and the CME. Plus, the Facebook IPO.Listener Mail: Twitter question from Jon Weitzel – What do you think about playing Jun 16 Calls with EA through their earnings? ATM straddle = $1.60. Also, the Facebook IPO coming out soon. Around the Block: Loads of earnings on the horizon: Groupon 5/14, Disney 5/8, Activision & Cisco 5/9, Nvidia 5/11, and Tesla Motors 5/9.

Trading Block: Preparing for Non-farms tomorrow. Now is a great time to get out of any short premium, if it's for a small price, and moving into long VIX calls. Gold got smacked out today. Natural gas up while oil and coal and both down. Odd Block: Interesting and usual activity in Herbalife Ltd. (HLF), Green Mountain Coffee Roaster (GMCR), and earnings plays in LinkedIn (LNKD) and First Solar (FSLR).Xpress Block: Tim Navabi discusses the broker as a tool. Know what you're getting into, have your information prepared, as most important of all, listen to your broker. Strategy Block: Mike Tosaw tells a story involving the Simulated Index Concept. Moral "Is the risk justified in the decision that you're making, with the trade you're making." Around the Block: A very short block today. Looking forward to Non-Farm payrolls.

Trading Block: Most of the bleeding in the NASDAQ came from Apple, down again, and having trouble holding its highs. Denny's earning after the bell.Odd Block: Interesting and usual activity in Manitowoc Company, Inc. (MTW), and Warner Chilcott LTD (WCRX). Xpress Block: John Grigus discusses the integration of Charles Schwab and optionsXpress and the new "money move" feature. They're also getting some calls about Facebook, ie., when does the IPO go public? What might its opening price be on its first day of trading?Around the Block: TLT and its reaction to Europe. An update on Denny's. Non-farm payrolls on Friday. OIC in New Orleans this week.

Trading Block: Apple, Apple, Apple! Off to the upside post earnings after getting beaten up last week. Waiting for Zenga and Amazon earnings after the bell.Odd Block: Unusual and interesting activity in Skullcandy, Inc. (SKUL), Aetna (AET), and Omnicom Group Inc. (OMC).Strategy Block: Uncle Mike discusses his recent moves and strategy with Apple within the last week. Around the Block: Earnings Update: Amazon off to the races, Zenga unchanged. Ford before the bell tomorrow. Eastman/Kodak earnings too, but it's trading at $0.28.

Trading Block: The term structure of the VIX was today's worst enemy. Netflix, the widowmaker, reporting after the bell, and exhibiting its typical bad behavior. Apple seems stuck in the $570 range going into earnings. Revisiting a question from last week, what account size do you need to really trade Apple effectively? Odd Block: Unusual and interesting activity in Aastrom Biosciences (ASTM), IAC Interactive Corp. (IACI), and Old Fields Ltd (GFI).Xpress Block: Tim Navabi discusses earnings and some of the things you may want to be concerned about when trading options going into earnings.Mail Block: Taking on listener questions.Around the Block: The big news is Apple earnings tomorrow. Will the continued decline in Apple have a continued affect across the broad market? Andrew's favorite, Zenga, reports earnings on 4/26. Also, Amazon 4/26, Ford 4/27, AMZN 4/26, and F 4/27