Option Block 349: A Bonafide Covered Strangle

Trading Block: Lululemon had a big move today, as did Facebook and Tesla. Is time once again for the Trading Patterns Guessing Game!.

Odd Block: Put butterflies trade in Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DJX), call sellers trade in AerCap Holidings NV (AER), call and put sellers (covered strangle?) trade in PG&E Corp. (PCG), and same month call rolls trade in Six Flags Entertainment Corp (SIX)

Xpress Block: What is your take of the covered strangle? Adding names to the IdeaHub.

Strategy Block: Tosaw discusses the enhanced collar strategy.

Around the Block: How long can the market continue to ignore what happens in Iraq, higher oil prices, etc.? Whoa to the complacent. Where’s the conviction?