Option Block 133: One Thing Sebastian Will Not Do

Trading Block: With Greek deadline looming, will we get a vol pop or further vol implosion? CBOE is being investigated by the SEC, and its Chief Regulatory Officer put "on leave." TVIX is starting to couple back again, and volume in UVXY has helped alleviate that of TVIX. The new iPad is not exactly setting the market on fire or the hottest thing since sliced bread? Where is Apple vol in the wake of this announcement? Odd Block: Usual activity in Starbucks Corp. (SBUX), D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI), and Carnival Corp. (CCL). Xpress Block: Tim Navabi discusses advice for working with your broker, and the process that goes into a broker override. Around the Block: Non-farms is the big event tomorrow that everyone will be watching. Keeping an eye on Greece.

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Option Block 132: Has No One Heard of a Dutch Auction?

Trading Block: China lowers annual growth target by half a percent, enough to send the bears into an uproar. Apple sells-off. Yelp has quite the surge to the upside, following the launch of its IPO. Metals/commodity rundown.Odd Block: Unusual activity in Pandora (P) and Baker Hughes, Inc. (BHI).Xpress Block: John Grigus talks about the Apple sell-off. A lot of calls in silver recently. Around the Block: Non-Farms. Pandora earnings tomorrow.

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Option Block 132: Has No One Heard of a Dutch Auction?

Trading Block: China lowers annual growth target by half a percent, enough to send the bears into an uproar. Apple sells-off. Yelp has quite the surge to the upside, following the launch of its IPO. Metals/commodity rundown.Odd Block: Unusual activity in Pandora (P) and Baker Hughes, Inc. (BHI).Xpress Block: John Grigus talks about the Apple sell-off. A lot of calls in silver recently. Around the Block: Non-Farms. Pandora earnings tomorrow.

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Option Block 131: Strip Clubs, Extortion and the Yelp IPO

Trading Block: VIX moving back to the north again. Mr. Buffett says everything is cheap — houses, stocks, etc. Is he correctly predicting the bottom of the housing market? Metals/commodity rundown – oil giving back recent gains.Odd Block: Unusual activity in United Technologies Corp. (UTX), and Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC). Xpress Block: John Grigus discusses the next big IPO ? Yelp. OX's 1099s are finished and going out today.Around the Block: Watching the market for the Buffett effect. Also, keeping an eye on Caterpillar. Priceline earnings released, stock up about $30. Jobless Claims 3/1.

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Option Block 131: Strip Clubs, Extortion and the Yelp IPO

Trading Block: VIX moving back to the north again. Mr. Buffett says everything is cheap — houses, stocks, etc. Is he correctly predicting the bottom of the housing market? Metals/commodity rundown – oil giving back recent gains.Odd Block: Unusual activity in United Technologies Corp. (UTX), and Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC). Xpress Block: John Grigus discusses the next big IPO ? Yelp. OX's 1099s are finished and going out today.Around the Block: Watching the market for the Buffett effect. Also, keeping an eye on Caterpillar. Priceline earnings released, stock up about $30. Jobless Claims 3/1.

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Option Block 130: Nothing Short of Titillating

Trading Block: The VIX cash limbo strikes again – how low can it go? Greek deal in place since the last show. A lot of movement has continued in oil over the past few sessions. Sears posts huge Q4 loss, yet stock up 20% on news of spinning off assets. Tons of activity in SHLD options — 23k ADV vs over 100k today.Odd Block: Unusual activity for Odd Block newcomer TRW Automotive Holdings (TRW)Listener Mail: U.S. Index OptionsAround the Block: Getting close to some moving averages in silver, we could see some more upside ahead. Earnings season is slowing down since its heyday a few weeks ago.

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Option Block 130: Nothing Short of Titillating

Trading Block: The VIX cash limbo strikes again – how low can it go? Greek deal in place since the last show. A lot of movement has continued in oil over the past few sessions. Sears posts huge Q4 loss, yet stock up 20% on news of spinning off assets. Tons of activity in SHLD options — 23k ADV vs over 100k today.Odd Block: Unusual activity for Odd Block newcomer TRW Automotive Holdings (TRW)Listener Mail: U.S. Index OptionsAround the Block: Getting close to some moving averages in silver, we could see some more upside ahead. Earnings season is slowing down since its heyday a few weeks ago.

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Option Block 129: How Do You Know When You're Being Stupid?

Trading Block: Markets up, VIX down. Interesting activity in the VIX futures. Massive retail growth in weeklys. The Michael Myers market. Odd Block: Unusual activity in Morgan Stanley (MS) and Kellogg (K).Listener Mail: A listener has a college-age son with $10,000 to invest. They want to know if they're foolish to think if they can make money over time, and possibly even beat the S&P?Strategy Block: Uncle Mike asks, "How do you know when you're being stupid?"Around the Block: GM earnings before the open. Earnings next week in: RDN, Garmin. AAPL chat. CPI number out on Friday. Tim's keeping an eye on copper.

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Option Block 129: How Do You Know When You Are Being Stupid?

Trading Block: Markets up, VIX down. Interesting activity in the VIX futures. Massive retail growth in weeklys. The Michael Myers market. Odd Block: Unusual activity in Morgan Stanley (MS) and Kellogg (K).Listener Mail: A listener has a college-age son with $10,000 to invest. They want to know if they're foolish to think if they can make money over time, and possibly even beat the S&P?Strategy Block: Uncle Mike asks, "How do you know when you're being stupid?"Around the Block: GM earnings before the open. Earnings next week in: RDN, Garmin. AAPL chat. CPI number out on Friday. Tim's keeping an eye on copper.

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Option Block 128: Funky Backspread

Trading Block: A decent selloff in VIX cash, but is the unknown still lurking? Greece stumbling toward salvation, but the worst is not over yet. Apple over 500 — up 2%. What's been causing this move to the upside? A few earnings after the bell: LPSN, SGEN.Odd Block: Unusual activity in NetApp, Inc. (NTAP), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (LYV), and Seattle Genetics, Inc. (SGEN).Xpress Block: Tim Navabi helps to explain "Estimated Commisions" when closing out short positions.Around the Block: Upcoming earnings: Zenga – 2/14 (The love following Facebook's IPO continues), GM 2/16, Marriott -2/15, NVDA – 2/15 and TESLA – 2/15. What's the best way to incorporate weeklies into ones’ current model?

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Option Block 128: Funky Backspread

Trading Block: A decent selloff in VIX cash, but is the unknown still lurking? Greece stumbling toward salvation, but the worst is not over yet. Apple over 500 — up 2%. What's been causing this move to the upside? A few earnings after the bell: LPSN, SGEN.Odd Block: Unusual activity in NetApp, Inc. (NTAP), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (LYV), and Seattle Genetics, Inc. (SGEN).Xpress Block: Tim Navabi helps to explain "Estimated Commisions" when closing out short positions.Around the Block: Upcoming earnings: Zenga – 2/14 (The love following Facebook's IPO continues), GM 2/16, Marriott -2/15, NVDA – 2/15 and TESLA – 2/15. What's the best way to incorporate weeklies into ones’ current model?

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Option Block 127: Predicting Facebook’s First Day Closing Price

Option Block 127: Predicting Facebook’s First Day Closing Price

Trading Block: Apple is back to the races following the Nortel patent news — up 10% post earnings and vol popping to the upside. Groupon down 14% – AGAIN. Cisco earnings were decent, but is the worst over? CBOE announces record volume numbers – stock shrugs in response. Activision out after the bell – now trading close to $13. LinkedIn after the bell as well. Tis the season to trading earnings long premium. Odd Block: Unusual activity in IROBOT, (IRBT) AMDOCS LTD – (DOX), and a RENN review from Jan 30. Xpress Block: Jon Grigus talks Facebook, its upcoming IPO, and poses the question "What will Facebook's closing price be on the first day of trading?" LISTENER QUESTION If a brokerage says the fee for option assignment is $20, is that per share, per contract (100 shares) or per order? So if I have 10 contracts of 100 shares each, do I pay 2000, 200, or 20 assuming they are all assigned? Around the Block: Upcoming earnings: GM 2/16 – Marriott 2/15 – NVDA 2/15 – TSLA 2/15. A final rundown of the earnings that came out today.

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