Option Block 730: VIX vs the Negative Zone

Trading Block: Earnings! Tuesday – PepsiCo Thursday - Delta Airlines Friday - JPMorganChase, Citi, Wells Fargo, PNC Bank Plus, crude is taking it on the chin this week. Odd Block: Call love in D.R. Horton Inc. (DHI), call vertical in PagSeguro Digital Ltd (PAGS), put/call palooza in Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses premium buying vs selling. Mail Block: Options question of the week Options during earnings season can be challenging. Some live for it while others avoid it. Do you hold options positions through earnings announcements? If so, what is your approach? Or do you prefer to trade just before/after the event? Or is it all too risky? Yes, Short Premium Yes, Long Premium No, Too Risky I trade around the event Around the Block/This Week in the Markets: Jul 13 - Import and Export Prices, Consumer Sentiment