Trading Block: Another mild day on the market. Metals/Commodities rundown – GLD up a bit, but not much. Premium on the VIX futures is getting crushed. Corn and grains limit down after a USDA report this morning rocked the market.Odd Block: Unusual activity in Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (NWL) and Research in Motion (RIMM). Xpress Block: Rob Kurzatkowski commands the OX desk today and discusses the ags from CME and Globex, limits and what you need to know before trading following reports. Strategy Block: Andrew Giovanazzi runs the strategy block and talks about doing stuff after trading Zenga and XLF.Around the Block: Earnings outlook: Goldman Sachs, Citi – 1/18, Intel – 1/19, as well as Apple – 1/24. Will we push through the 1300-level, or will it act as a level of resistance? Next Wednesday is VIX expiration for the Jan contracts.

Trading Block: Another mild day on the street. Apple hits a new high ahead of earnings, riding high on iPad 3 rumors. Apple's new high comes in spite of the fact that Android finally eclipsed IOS in the mobile market over the holidays. Netflix was up 14% today despite opting out of ultraviolet program. Is the widowmaker back? Nuance, perhaps a stealth play going into CES. Odd Block: Unusual activity in Perfect World Co., Ltd. (PWRD). Xpress Block: John Grigus runs the OX desk this week and discusses year-end topics, such as closing out worthless securities and most importantly, taxes. Listener Questions: Option margin Around the Block: Biotech and pharmaceutical stocks are lighting up the screens. Kodak closed and $0.40. What is their future? Looking forward to Alcoa. Lots of earnings and retail sales coming up.

Trading Block: Market mostly unchanged today. Vol off modestly – a decent day for gamma scalping in the VIX. Jobless claims modestly lower – the market shrugged it off. A Metals/Commodities rundown. Apple on a little bit of a tear which has rallied since mid-December, augmented by a lot of attention with the CES next week. A quick discussion of butterfly and iron butterfly positions. Odd Block: Unusual activity in Barnes & Noble, Inc. (BKS) and Fossil, Inc. (FOSL). Xpress Block: Tim Navabi discusses the recent surge in costumers buying risk, with Bank of America being the most popular. Around the Block: CES on the horizon and will impact the volatility of many tech stocks – be on the lookout for the next Nvidia, which rallied 50% in the weeks following CES last year. Where will oil go now that it's above 100?

The Option Block all stars look back on trends, headlines, and crazy trades from 2011, as well as look forward to what might happen in 2012

Trading Block: A weak rally going into the holiday — not too much going down on the street except for the continued annihilation of volatility. GLD and GVX ended the year down. Not much movement otherwise given the time of year. Odd Block: A look back at some usual activity from the past, including GLD and Darden Restaurants, Inc. (DRI). Xpress Block: Rob K talks about straddles and strangles given the fact that volatility has been crushed lately.Around the Block: The bulk of the holiday weekend has already come out. Have a happy holiday!