Option Block 790: Bitter Apple Puts

TRADING BLOCK Most active indices: VIX - 110k, SPY - 1.3M, SPX -  363k Most active equity options: AAPL, MU, AMD, BAC, NVDA, FB, NFLX, AMZN, COTY, DIS Earnings: Monday - Tilray (TLRY), Lumber Liquidators (LL), Overstock.com (OSTK) Tuesday - Michaels (MIK), China Telecom (CHA), FedEx (FDX) Wednesday - General Mills (GIS), Guess (GES), Micron Technology (MU), Williams-Sonoma (WSM) Thursday - Nike (NKE) Friday - Hibbett Sports (HIBB), Tiffany & Co. (TIF)       ODD BLOCK Put love in Nordstrom, Inc. (JWN) Lits puts in Apple Inc. (AAPL) Put love in Barclays PLC (BCS)       MAIL BLOCK It's Broker Madness time!!! Vote for your favorite at theoptionsinsider.com Match-ups this round: TD Ameritrade vs. SogoTrade, Schwab vs. LightSpeed Trading, Fidelity Investments vs. Merrill Edge, TradeStation vs. Trading Block, Ally Invest vs. Firstrade, Interactive Brokers vs. TradeHawk by Tradier, E*Trade vs. Robin Hood, eOptions vs. Tastyworks Question from JDog - Why don't you guys talk about unusual index activity? Question from Bob Lasy - What would you say is the #1 go-to options strategy? Is it just buying a call or is it something more elaborate?       AROUND THE BLOCK This Week in the Market Mar 22: Existing Home Sales, Treasury Budget