Option Block 801: Using Straddles During Earnings Season

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