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Podcast: The Option Block
Episode: Option Block 708: VIX Is Dead...Long Live VIX
Description: Trading Block: What is happening that might move the markets? Calm coming soon? A silent Trump Twitter account helps. A calmer backdrop for equities would bring pain to speculators, or more kindly, reduce the value of their hedges. Earnings Season Is Set to Crush Volatility Once Again Earnings: Monday - Netflix (after the bell) $307, ATM straddle $28, approx. 9% Tuesday - IBM, Johnson & Johnson, United Wednesday - American Express, Alcoa, Abbott Thursday – E*Trade Friday - GE, P&G, Honeywell, Waste Management Odd Block: More Jan 2019 50 "catastrophe" puts in Tesla Motors (TSLA). Closing roll to puts in Ya...