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Dec 21, 2018 1 hr

Option Block 769: Fed Doesn't Care About Volatility

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TRADING BLOCK Fed raises rates again - hints at slower raises to come, but not enough for the markets. Chair Powell pretty much says the Fed doesn't need to respond to Trump or the market. Most active: SPY - 3.54M (ADV 3.72M) VIX - 177k (584K ADV) Earnings Highlights: Thursday - Conagra, Nike Friday - Carmax ODD BLOCK Tesla put summary Call love in (PG) Call love in (EXEL) Put love in (GNW) MAIL BLOCK #Options #QOTW - Which upcoming #Volatility product are you most excited about trading in 2019? Or are you content to stay with the original despite lingering issues? - #SPIKES - #Realday/ #RealVol - #Voldex/ #Skewdex - I'll stick with $VIX Comment from StockCats - 6 trading days left in the year… Comment from TinSoldier - RE: Disney - Stock buybacks are not happening, but you have to be blind not to see future growth in every business segment(media, parks, studio) Comment from Danny_Desert - RE: Disney - I can give a couple trillion why it won't. Comment from Koopus - Recent market jolts is when fake & bloated stocks like TSLA will race to the bottom! Comment from PaulDrew2006 - Uncle Mike's comment that this is a market for crazy people - Not really, smart people will be buying a sale Comment from Scott Somer: 10,000 Jan 18th $XLF 22 puts have traded….$SPY STILL has 5 dollar expected move in Dec 21 cycle. AROUND THE BLOCK

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