What the heck is going on in SMR? Diving into the madness on this episode of The Option Block.
The Option Block 1269: March Madness
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Options Playbook Radio 410: Catch the Fed Wave with a QQQ Call
On this episode, Brian reviews last week’s Amazon (Ticker: AMZN)? butterfly trade. Then he does a QQQ Call (Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1).
OPR 383: Time For A QQQ Lottery Ticket
On this episode, Brian explores a “lottery ticket” trade in QQQ using a skip strike butterfly.?
OPR 325: WMT FOMO Trade
On this episode, Brian summarizes last week’s trade of buying put spreads in the Qs (Nasdaq 100 – Stock Ticker: QQQ). His trade for this week is selling a put to buy a long call spread in Walmart (Stock Ticker: WMT). He calls this a fear of missing out (FOMO) trade around earnings.
OPR 324: Buying Put Spreads in QQQ
On this episode, Brian summarizes last week’s trade where he did a diagonal spread in EBAY going into earnings.? Then he discusses most of the FAANG stocks announcing earnings this Thursday.? His trade for this episode is buying put spreads in the Qs (Nasdaq 100 – Stock Ticker: QQQ).
OB 876: Where the Trees End and Volatility Begins
Managing vertical put spreads today on the strategy block segment on this episode of Option Block.
Most Active Index Options And Strikes For Midday April 13 – VIX, QQQ, SPY
Most Active Index Options And Strikes For Midday April 13 - VIX, QQQ, SPY ? Data Courtesy of Trade Alert
Trading Options in QQQ
It’s a fair question — does selling put spreads in the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) work, and if so, how do we optimize the results?
Short-Term QQQ Put Buyers
19000 QQQ Jan06 120.5 puts went up in one block on the ISE.
Massive Upside Buy in QQQ
43600 QQQ Dec 125 calls went up in 2 blocks on the CBOE.
QQQ Put Sale
Paper sold 50,000 QQQ March 96 puts at 1.30 tied up to stock at 100.2 on a 30 delta.
Bullish Risk Reversal in QQQ
Paper sold the QQQ Feb 85 put & bought the QQQ Feb 112 call paying .33 in what appeared to be an opening trade of a risk reversal.