Option Block 713: More Mystery Option Paloozas

Trading Block: What's moving the options market? Options Volume for April: OCC announced that total cleared contract volume in April reached 405,853,179 contracts, a 27% increase from April 2017 volume of 320,547,848 contracts and marking the highest April on record. Earnings! Tuesday - The Walt Disney Company Thursday - Nvidia Odd Block: Bullish paper opening in Coty Inc. (COTY). Rolling calls in Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO). Near ATM earnings calls in Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (FOLD). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses when it might be better to use verticals or diagonal/calendars. Around the Block/Economic Reports: May 8: JOLTS May 9: PPI May 10: Jobless Claims, Consumer Price Index, Treasury Budget May 11: Import and Export Prices, Consumer Sentiment