Option Block 53: Getting Closer To Oprah

Trading Block:  AAPL & INTC earnings plays.  SLV big mover ofthe day.  Cotton, wheat, beans, palladium, sugar all up; FCOJ, coffee,lumber, hogs all down.  CSCO ratio collar & Christmas tree ideasgoing into earnings.

Odd Block:  SNDK: ADV = 30k, does 100k into earnings. TEVA: ADV =22k, does 186k on results of competitors news.  RDN – the bulls fromlong ago are hurting now.

Xpress Block:  Long holiday weekend slows things down.  Mostactives at OX: SLV, SPY, APPL, SPX, QQQQ, GLD, NFLX, RUT, BIDU, FFIV. Many calls on SLV…you’re either long or wrong.

Around the Block:  EARNINGS!  LUV, AMD both unched in after hours.  AMZN, F, MSFT, NFLX, OXPS, BIDU, KMP Coming up.  Can SLV break through 50? 

Coming up:

Know Your Options:  Growing like gangbusters.

Option Pit: Mark is giving a presentation on Trading the VIX atCBOE on 5/7.  If you come in to Chicago for the event, you might be infor an early dinner with the greasy meatball himself. 

optionsXpress:  Upcoming webinars include Introduction to Optionspart 4: the Long Put on 5/2, and Currency Alternative TradingTechniques on 4/27.

The Options Insider: Look for Mark’s keynote presentation at the High Frequency Trading Forum coming soon to the site.

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