It’s the 30th anniversary of the crash of 1987.
Download Option Block 661: Unhappy Anniversary
Trading Block: Black Monday 30th Anniversary, October 19, 1987.
Earnings:
- GE
- Honeywell
- P&G
- SunTrust
Odd Block: Massive closing paper in Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC), and review from 8/17 – Rolling winning puts in WisdomTree India Earnings Fund (EPI).
Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses hedging stock
Mail Block: Options question of the week
EarningsSeason is here! Which name do you plan to trade most actively this cycle?
- 31% – Tesla, $TSLA
- 41% – Amazon, $AMZN
- 17% – Apple, $AAPL
- 11% – Alphabet, $GOOGL
Options question of the week, volume two:
Do you think #Options should be traded after-hours like stock?
- 71% – Yes!
- 25% – No!
- 4% – Don’t Care!
Listener Questions and Comments: What is on your mind?
- Question from Darqane -?Assigned on short SPX puts means getting long the underlying? But how does that work if it?s cash settled?
- Question from ButcherBoyz – What options trading strategy would you say is best suited to people with absolutely zero knowledge of options? Thanks.
- Question from Axel D. – Why does open interest only update once a day?
Around the Block: Earnings, earnings, earnings.