Option Block 766: As the Worm Turns

Trading Block: Another day, another selloff Most active today: SPY - 2.71M (ADV 3.44M) VIX - 299k (603K ADV) Earnings Highlights: Monday - Stitch Fix Tuesday - Dave & Busters, American Eagle Outfitters Wednesday - Vera Bradley, Peak Resorts Thursday - Costco, Adobe MVP of the Year: Now we've got quite the horse race to see who will be crowned the most valuable company by the end of the year. Amazon was briefly number one today, but closed in the second spot. Now we have: AAPL at 877.04 billion market cap. AMZN at 866.63 billion market cap. MSFT at 860.43 billion market cap. Odd Block: Tesla put summary; March put love in Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. (SKT); puts lighting up in HD Supply Holdings Inc (HDS), and; call love in Hydrogenics Corporation (HYGS) Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses cash as a position. Mail Block: Options question of the week. Everyone loves trading $AAPL #Options. So the #OpenInterest is always very high. But a few interesting #Options dominate the rest. What do you think is the largest open position in $AAPL right now? No cheating - try to use your #SpideySense. Jan 2020 200 Call Jan 250 Call Dec 180 Put Jan 100 Put Listener questions and comments: Comment by Austyn41 - You've been nuggeted! Question from RTS3 - Mark said he used to trade Activision a lot. Outside of trading it, do you also play their games? If so what's on your playlist these days? Also the Rock Lobster is a cool nickname. B52s? Around the Block/This Week in the Markets: Dec 11 - PPI Dec 12 - CPI, Treasury Budget Dec 13 - Jobless Claims Dec 14 - Retail Sales, Industrial Production