Option Block 801: Using Straddles During Earnings Season

30/04/2019 1h 2min
Option Block 801: Using Straddles During Earnings Season

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TRADING BLOCK Most active equity options: DIS, BAC, AAPL, TSLA, GE, FB, COTY, INTC, TWTR, AMD Earnings Highlights: Monday - Spotify (before bell), Alphabet (after bell) Tuesday - GE, McDonalds, Pfizer, Merck, GM, Apple Wednesday - Qualcomm Thursday - Activision Blizzard, Herbalife Friday - Cboe     ODD BLOCK Call love in Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (HIG) Line-in-the-sand puts Nordstrom, Inc (JWN) Put love in Qurate Retail Inc (QRTEA)     STRATEGY BLOCK This week we discuss some thoughts on calculating the expected move of a stock going into earnings     MAIL BLOCK #Options #QOTW - #EarningsSeason continues to rock and roll. Many big names are on the docket this week. Which of these big names are you most excited to trade in your #Options portfolio this week? - $GE - $AAPL - $GOOGL - $MCD Question from AGDC - How much did you guys love #Endgame?       AROUND THE BLOCK This week in the market: Apr 29 - Personal Income and Outlays Apr 30 - Consumer Confidence May 1 - Construction Spending, FPMC Meeting May 2 - Jobless Claims, Factory Orders May 3 - Unemployment, International Trade

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