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Trading Block: VIX down. Vol futures down. Gold vol is very low. 10-year yield at 3%. Metals get the crap kicked out of them. Earnings: GOOGL - ATM straddle: 54, approx. 5%. More tech earnings to come. Odd Block: More Jan 2019 50 "catastrophe" puts in Tesla Motors (TSLA). Puts trade in Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (CBI). Calls trade in D. R. Horton Inc. (DHI). Puts trade in CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (CBL). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses hedging during earnings. Mail Block: Options question of the week VIX is back in the mid-teens. Are you buying this Volatility reprieve or is this merely calm before the storm? Quite simply - Where do you think VIX will end the week? 24% - Here: 16-18 19% - Higher: 18-20 18% - Even Higher: 20-25 39% - Lower: 14-16 Options Flash Poll: The proposed third exchange from @MIAXexchange will raise the total number of U.S. Options Exchanges to 16. Is this a good thing for the options market? Is it the straw that finally breaks the camel's back? Or are yo