Option Block 518: Earnings Preview: AAPL, AMZN, FB and More

26/04/2016 1h 1min
Option Block 518: Earnings Preview: AAPL, AMZN, FB and More

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Episode Synopsis

Trading Block: Stocks drop ahead of earnings onslaught. Traders
may just be forced to unwind all those VIX bets.

Earnings today before the bell: Xerox, Haliburton
Earnings today after the bell: The Container Store
AAPL - ATM straddle: $4.90, approx. 4.6%
FB - ATM straddle: $8, approx. 7.2%
AMZN - ATM straddle: $49.50, approx. 7.9%

Odd Block: Calls trade in Health Care SPDR (XLV), calls trade in
BankRate Inc. (RATE), and calls trade in Dollar Tree Inc (DTLR)
Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses dollar cost
averaging.
Around the Block: Earnings!

Tuesday - Apple, Fiat Chrysler, 3M Company, Ally Financial,
Buffalo Wild Wings, Canon, Chipolte Mexican Grill, ebay, Eli Lilly
& Co, Hershey Company, JetBlue, Office Depot, Panera, Procter
& Gamble, Spirit Air, Whirlpool
Wednesday - Facebook, Boeing, Hilton, Nasdaq, Six Flags,
Speedway Motorsports,
Thursday - Amazon (after bell), Ford Motor Company (before
bell), CME (before bell), Coca-Cola (before bell)
Also, the Fed breaks from its two-day policy meeting Wednesday
at 2 p.m. ET and investors around the globe will be watching to see
what the U.S. central bank says about the timing of its next
interest rate.

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