Option Block 777: Earnings Options Palooza - AAPL, TSLA, FB and More

TRADING BLOCK Apple earnings: Did they do the right thing by pre-announcing the bad earnings? Earnings Highlights: Monday - Caterpillar (before bell), Whirlpool (after bell) Tuesday - AMD, Apple, eBay, Harley-Davidson, Lockheed Martin, Pfizer, Verizon, 3M Wednesday - Alibaba, AT&T, Boeing, Facebook, McDonalds, Microsoft, PayPal, Tesla, Visa Thursday - Amazon, GE, MasterCard, Sprint, UPS Friday - Chevron, ExxonMobil, Honeywell, Sony     ODD BLOCK Opening call love in Dropbox Inc (DBX) Opening line-in-the-sand puts in General Electric Company (GE) Below bid puts in Tallgrass Energy LP (TGE)     MAIL BLOCK #QOTW: It's that time again - #EarningsSeason! This week is a hot one! Which of the big #Tech names reporting are you most excited to trade in your #options account? Did we leave out your favorite? Let us know below. - $AMZN - $FB - $AAPL - $MSFT Question from Jarryd Smith - I have a question for the podcast that, as a long-suffering Bills fan, I hope a long-suffering Bill can answer. I wouldn't turn down the greasy meatball, though. What is meant by 'the tent'? For example, stop the trade when it exits 'the tent'. Let's use an ATM Butterfly. Is it the ending 'tent', when at the end of the trade it would a max-loss? Or the end of the trade that would still be a profit? Or something else? For example, if I had a 100/150/200 ATM Butterfly on for $25, would I exit if it hit 100 or 200? Or 125/175? Or something else? Thanks! Comment from David Lincoln - $NVDA and although it is not a tech stock I am still on that $TLRY kick.... Comment from FContangotrader - Check out $AAPL OI 215 and 210 put strikes Comment from J3dingle - I'm going to leave a bad review for your pronunciation (Vale)! Question from AllOrNothingRookieJan - $FB bought 2700 shares yesterday before ER......do I hold or lock in some profit guys?????...I'm thinking of moving it all over to amazon and seeing if I'm still lucky….I wish I could do Options but I don't know enough and heard I can lose all my money?     AROUND THE BLOCK Economic Reports This Week - Feb 1: Unemployment, Construction Spending, Consumer Sentiment