Option Block 783: Fighting the Flu and Volatility

TRADING BLOCK Most active indices: VIX - 968k, SPY - 1.8M, SPX - 670k Most active equity options: GE, AAPL, AMD, BAB, NIO, JD, TSLA, BAC, FB, NFLX Earnings this week Monday - (after the bell) Etsy, Shake Shack Tuesday - Home Depot, Macy's Wednesday - Lowe's, Best Buy, Square, Hewlett Packard, Box, Fitbit Thursday - Nordstrom, JcPenney, Gap, Dell, Crocs Friday - Foot Locker       ODD BLOCK Call review from 2/7 in Mohawk Industries, Inc. (MHK) Call palooza from 2/4 in Mattel Inc (MAT)       STRATEGY BLOCK Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses using options with an IRA       MAIL BLOCK 5-Star Review from Jake Luttrell - Great content. Thank you Question from Leg77 - MIAX making it official with 16 exchanges. What do you guys think about more players entering the options game?       AROUND THE BLOCK