Trading Block: What a week! Uncle Mike leaves and the market falls apart. Earnings move reports available now. Chinese operatives were able to infiltrate motherboards made by a US company that sold to Apple and Amazon: Bloomberg

Odd Block: TSLA 50 mystery put update. Plus, TSLA put palooza.

Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses how to get bullish in a market like this. 20,360 RRC Jan20 13.0 puts traded for $1.19. 3599 HBAN Nov 15.0 calls trade for $0.24. 2000 LPI Nov 7.0 calls traded for $0.21.

Mail Block: Options Flash Poll

Time to break out your crystal balls. Volatility is on everyone's mind these days. Will #EarningsSeason add to the growing storm? Or will cooler heads prevail this week? Quite simply - Where will $VIX close this Friday 10/19?

• Here: 19-22
• Higher: > 22
• Lower: 17 - 18.99
• Even Lower: < 17

Around The Block/ This Week In the Markets

• Oct 15: Retail Sales
• Oct 16: Industrial Production, JOLTS
• Oct 17: Housing Starts, FOMC Minutes
• Oct 18: Jobless Claims
• Oct 19: Existing Home Sales