- HOST: ?MARK LONGO, THE?OPTIONS?INSIDER
- CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN,?OPTION?PIT
- CO-HOST: ?MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT
TRADING BLOCK
- Most active indices:
- VIX – 599k, SPY – 1.67M, SPX – 708k
- Uber/Lyft drivers may be able to participate in IPO
ODD BLOCK
- Call love in (BUD)
- Call overwrite in Workday Inc (WDAY)
- Call love in SandRidge Energy Inc. (SD)
STRATEGY BLOCK
- Uncle Mike Tosaw discuses how trading based on a breakout can be beneficial to risk management.
MAIL BLOCK
#QOTW: We’ll keep it simple to wind down the week. What is your go-to #options strategy right now? Don’t see your fav on the list? Reply/DM with your suggestions.
- 49% – Long Call/Put/Vertical
- 14% – Short Call/Put/Vertical
- 20% – Fly/Iron Fly/Condor
- 17% – Calendar/Diagonal
Question from Holscreen –?Is it safe to say that a large amount of the options business is devoted to paying for puts?
Question from Dana Mac – I?ve heard a lot of talk about contract numbers but how much dollar value is actually transacted in the options market?
AROUND THE BLOCK
- This Week in the Market
- Mar 4: Construction Spending
- Mar 5: New Home Sales, Treasury Budget
- Mar 6: International Trade
- Mar 7: Jobless Claims, Productivity and Costs
- Mar 8: Unemployment
