The love fest is finally over. The stimulus and vaccine optimism are finally waning in light of more terrible economic numbers.
Option Block 903: Prelude to Madness
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Option Block 902: Plagues, Floods and Murder Hornets
“If you pull the big 5 names out of most major indices, the rest of the market really isn’t up that much.”
OPTION BLOCK 901: The End of the V-Shaped Recovery?
“The cold water machine came out and hit the market hard this week.”
The Option Block 900th Episode Spectacular
It is the 900th episode of The Option Block!
Option Block 899: Can You Trade Too Much?
Is there such a thing as trading too much? Answering this question and more on this episode of The Option Block.
Option Block 898: Option Block 898: Let’s Talk Activity in SPY, VIX, X, IWM, DIS, ROKU, ATVI and More
Our clients have overwhelmingly stuck with SPY in this environment over pretty much everything else.
OPTION BLOCK 897: A TALE OF TWO MARKETS
IT’S A WEEK OF CONFLICTING DATA. YESTERDAY WE WERE IN RALLY MODE. TODAY WE HAVE MORE BAD NEWS ON THE EMPLOYMENT FRONT.
Option Block 896: Moscowan Volatility
Looking at SPX, SPY, BYND, “1-5 trades,” OEX, ZNGA, BBBY, YNDX, exploring how retail options traders should rebalance their portfolios and more on this episode of The Option Block. We even talk about the Jay Cutler and Kristin Cavallari divorce!
Option Block 895: TIME FOR A CRUDE OIL MULLIGAN
“I think the Saudis would like a mulligan on that whole ‘price war’ thing. I don’t think they planned on selling oil into negative territory.”
Option Block 894: Crude Oil Apocalypse
Talking about playing the crude apocalypse using USO, XLE and WTI on this episode of The Option Block.
Option Block 893: Reverse Splits and Painful Legos
“I’ve been trying to buy VIX options for a couple of days and the bid has been very consistent. The only way to get trades done is to buy the offer. That really shouldn’t be happening if this rally is real.”
Option Block 892: Naked Cowboys and Impressive Bench Presses
Discussing the VIX, OPEC and the naked cowboy on this episode of The Option Block.