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VOLATILITY VIEWS 396: THE CRUDE VOLATILITY WHIRLWIND Apr 24, 2020

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VOLATILITY VIEWS 396: THE CRUDE VOLATILITY WHIRLWIND

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT
MIAX HOT SEAT: TOM JARCK, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP
MIAX HOT SEAT: SHELLY BROWN, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP
GUEST CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT

SO MUCH FOR THE CURE: MARKET RALLIED LAST WEEK OFF HOPE FOR GILEAD'S CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT. THIS WEEK NOT SO MUCH.
CRUDE OIL APOCALYPSE: WE ALL DISCOVERED THAT WTI CAN GO NEGATIVE
SPIKES: 37.5 - DOWN 1.5 FROM LAST SHOW
VIX CASH: 37.25 - DOWN 1.75 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 117 - DOWN 10 FROM LAST SHOW
LOOKING AT EARNINGS VOLATILITY THIS WEEK. THE EARNINGS SEASON HAS RETURNED LITTLE SO FAR TO VOLATILITY BUYERS.

VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL

QUESTION FROM JACK: WHY IS VXX UP THIS WEEK
QUESTION FROM NEILP: IS IT WORTH IT TO SELL IRON CONDORS ONE WEEK BEFORE EARNINGS AND THEN CLOSE THEM THE DAY BEFORE, OR MAYBE RIGHT BEFORE, THE EARNINGS ANNOUNCEMENT? MAYBE I'M JUST SPINNING MY WHEELS HERE.
QUESTION FROM JJC: WHY HAS NO OTHER FLAVOR OF VIX REALLY CAUGHT ON WITH THE TRADING WORLD? VIX IS A HUGE HIT BUT OTHER VARIANTS AND ITERATIONS NOT SO MUCH.

CRYSTAL BALL

WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

TWIFO 196: THE WILDEST WEEK IN CRUDE OIL HISTORY Apr 23, 2020

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TWIFO 196: THE WILDEST WEEK IN CRUDE OIL HISTORY

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, MD OF DERIVATIVES LICENSING, FTSE RUSSELL
CME HOT SEAT GUEST: RUSSELL RHOADS, EQ DERIVATIVES

ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND RUSSELL DISCUSS:

CRUDE

A HISTORIC, AND DANGEROUS, WEEK FOR CRUDE
USO IS IN TURMOIL
CRUDE CAN ACTUALLY GO NEGATIVE
CME STARTED LISTING NEGATIVE STRIKES FOR CL OPTIONS BEGINNING 4/22
INTERACTIVE BROKERS TAKES $88M HIT FROM CRUDE FUTURES COLLAPSE

EQUITIES:

THIS IS A GOOD TIME FOR SMALL CAPS.
THE RUSSELL 2000 HAS A LOWER WEIGHTING IN ENERGY THAN LARGE CAP INDICES LIKE S&P 500. CONSIDER THIS IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO DIVERSIFY AWAY FROM CRUDE OIL FOR A BIT.

FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK

QUESTION FROM JLNE: HOW THE HECK CAN CL GO NEGATIVE?
QUESTION FROM NEAL: DO YOU THINK WE WILL SEE NEGATIVE PRICES FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE?
COMMENT FROM 45T$: SO WE'RE LIVING IN A WORLD WHERE THERE ARE ACTUAL NEGATIVE STRIKES FOR CRUDE OPTIONS. JESUS! WHO EVER THOUGHT THAT WE'D GET HERE?
QUESTION FROM PIERCE: IS THIS REALLY A CRUDE BLACK SWAN? PEOPLE THEORETICALLY THOUGHT THAT CRUDE COULD GO NEGATIVE. ISN'T A BLACK SWAN SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETELY UNFORESEEABLE?
QUESTION FROM JANPECK: WHAT IS HAPPENING TO USO?
QUESTION FROM TMAL: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF USO AT THESE LEVELS?
QUESTION FROM MM87: DID THE USO ROLL CAUSE THIS?
QUESTION FROM DAMANATEE: IS USO JUST ANOTHER XIV?
QUESTION FROM BANTAM: WHAT THE HECK IS USO NOW?
QUESTION FROM SG90D: THOUGHTS ON THE 8-1 REVERSE SPLIT IN USO?
QUESTION FROM SAMUELPBOWIE: JUST STARTED TUNING IN...WHEN DO YOU SEE HIGH DEBT US SHALE PRODUCERS START DEFAULTING ON LOANS?
QUESTION FROM JLC: WHY IS RUT SO VOLATILE?
COMMENT FROM STOCKTWITS MBOTT: IT ROLLED BECAUSE THE INDEX METHODOLOGY IS, OR AT LEAST WAS, TO SELL NEAR TERM CONTRACTS TO BUY NEXT TERM CONTRACTS. THEY DID NOT FACTOR IN THE POSSIBILITY OF THESES EXTREME SPREADS BETWEEN THOSE CONTRACTS WHICH LED TO MASSIVE NEGATIVE ROLL YIELD. THEY WILL PROBABLY NOW CHANGE THE METHODOLOGY TO GO FURTHER OUT THE CURVE, BUT IT'S TOO LATE IMO

Option Block 895: TIME FOR A CRUDE OIL MULLIGAN Apr 23, 2020

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Option Block 895: TIME FOR A CRUDE OIL MULLIGAN

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT
CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT

TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT

CRUDE CAN NOW GO NEGATIVE!
USO IS IN TURMOIL!
JOBLESS CLAIMS HIT ANOTHER 4.4M
VIX: 39.5 - DOWN .5 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 117.5 - DOWN 7.5 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 43.25 - UP 3 FROM LAST SHOW
OIV: 731 - AKA COMPLETELY MEANINGLESS
EARNINGS

ODD BLOCK

FE CALL OVERWRITE
MAY HL PUT LOVE
REVIEW XP MAR 30 PUTS

MAIL BLOCK

QUESTION FROM TONY WEBER: WILL THE FRONT MONTH CL CONTRACT GO NEGATIVE? TODAY?

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OPR 310: Breaking down Crude Madness in USO, MRO and XOM Apr 23, 2020

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OPR 310: Breaking down Crude Madness in USO, MRO and XOM

On this episode, let's sell a cash secured put in Exxon Mobil (ticker symbol XOM). You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com, and on the Amazon Kindle edition.

Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com, or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com.

OBC 83: Pandemic Mail Call Palooza Apr 22, 2020

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OBC 83: Pandemic Mail Call Palooza

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: DAN PASSARELLI, MARKET TAKER MENTORING.
NASDAQ HOT SEAT: TONY ZHANG, OPTIONSPLAY

MAIL CALL

QUESTION FROM ELLE76: WHAT MATTERS MORE WHEN TRADING WEEKLY OPTIONS - GAMMA OR VEGA?
QUESTION FROM DRAKE: I'M CONFUSED. WHAT IS THE DIFF BTWN NDX AND NDXP?
QUESTION FROM THOM: THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT OPTIONS BOOT CAMP PROGRAM. I'VE BEEN DEVOURING ALL THE EPISODES. I REALLY WANT TO TRADE OPTIONS NOW BUT I'M SCARED BY THESE MARKETS. I WAS LOOKING AT SOME PUTS YESTERDAY AND THEY NEARLY $2 WIDE FOR A TWO-WEEK, 5% OTM PUT. I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THAT MARKET. TRADING ON EITHER THE BID OR THE OFFER LOOKED LIKE A SURE LOSER. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY TIPS FOR TRADING IN THESE ESPECIALLY VOLATILE, AND WIDE, MARKETS? THANKS AGAIN FOR THE SHOW AND THE WHOLE NETWORK. KEEPING ME SANE IN MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW.
QUESTION FROM VANDANGO: IS IT TRUE THAT MOST PRO TRADERS SHORT VOLATILITY?

THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 56: BITCOIN VS. CRUDE OIL Apr 20, 2020

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THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 56: BITCOIN VS. CRUDE OIL

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP

CRYPTO HOT SEAT SEGMENT

CRYPTO HOT SEAT GUEST: BRYAN COURCHESNE, MANAGING DIRECTOR, DIGITAL ASSET INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

What do they do
How do they view current bitcoin levels
What products do they use to trade bitcoin
What are they seeing for client demand

BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT

ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE
SOME US CITIZENS LOOK TO BE SPLASHING THEIR STIMULUS CASH ON CRYPTOCURRENCY. COINBASE CEO BRIAN ARMSTRONG TWEETED EARLIER ON FRIDAY HIS EXCHANGE HAD EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SPIKE IN THE NUMBER OF BUYS AND DEPOSITS WORTH $1,200.
AN UNPRECEDENTED SELL-OFF HAS TAKEN BITCOIN'S PURCHASING POWER SKY HIGH. FOLLOWING A MARKET DOWNTURN, CRUDE OIL IS NOW SO CHEAP THAT A SINGLE BITCOIN (BTC) CAN BUY OVER 600 BARRELS.
DO WE NEED CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN CRYPTO

THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT

ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE

CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT

QUESTION FROM JACK: DO YOU SEE A LOT OF ASSET MANAGERS AND RIAS PILING INTO CRYPTO NOW?
COMMENT FROM FREDE: WITH WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE REAL COMMODITY MARKETS IT MAKES BTC SEEM PRETTY TAME BY COMPARISON RIGHT NOW. WTI WTF
QUESTION FROM NEWDY: WHY DON'T MORE BROKERS OFFER BTC AND EVEN ETH ON THEIR SERVICES? WHY AM I STUCK WITH THE COINBASES AND KRAKENS OF THE WORLD?
QUESTION FROM JELLYBNZ: DO YOU THINK THE HALVING EFFECT WILL BE LESSENED BY THE TURMOIL IN THE REST OF THE MARKET RIGHT NOW. SEEMS LIKE BITCOIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN MARCHING UPWARD NOW INSTEAD OF HANGING OUT HERE.

Option Block 894: Crude Oil Apocalypse Apr 20, 2020

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Option Block 894: Crude Oil Apocalypse

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT
CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT

TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT

CRUDE OIL WTH???
THE SENATE MAY APPROVE AN EMERGENCY $300 BILLION RELIEF PACKAGE FOR SMALL BUSINESS.
IN ADDITION, THE ADMINISTRATION AGREED TO DEFER COLLECTION OF MORE TARIFFS FROM U.S. IMPORTERS IN RELATION TO SOME CHINESE GOODS IN AN EFFORT TO EASE THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION.
OVER THE WEEKEND, THE U.S. DEATH TOLL FROM THE VIRUS TOPPED 40,000.
VIX: 40 - DOWN 2.3 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 125 - DOWN 8 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 40.25 - DOWN .75 FROM LAST SHOW

ODD BLOCK

RUTH LITS PUTS
HAL POST EARNINGS AGGRESSIVE CALL OVERWRITE
UNP LITS PUTS

STRATEGY BLOCK

HOW TO USE DIFFERENT OPTIONS ORDER TYPES TO BRING SANITY BACK TO YOUR TRADING.

MAIL BLOCK

COMMENT FROM SCOTT SOMER: IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE MARKET ORDERS, FULLY EXPECT TO GIVE AWAY AT MINIMUM TWO-THIRDS THE DISTANCE FROM THE "MID" TO THE "NATURAL" IN THAT OPTION TRADE.

QUESTION FROM TONY WEBER: WILL THE FRONT MONTH CL CONTRACT GO NEGATIVE? TODAY?

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Volatility Views 395: A CURE FOR VOLATILITY? Apr 17, 2020

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Volatility Views 395: A CURE FOR VOLATILITY?

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT
MIAX HOT SEAT: TOM JARCK, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP
MIAX HOT SEAT: SHELLY BROWN, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP
GUEST CO-HOST: ILYA FEYGIN, WALLACHBETH CAPITAL

VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT

THE CURE?: MARKET IS RALLYING TODAY OFF STRONG RESULTS FOR GILLEAD'S CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT.
ALTHOUGH PERHAPS NOT THE "CURE RALLY" WE EXPECTED
SPIKES: 39 - DOWN 10 FROM LAST SHOW
VIX CASH: 39 - DOWN 10 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 127 - DOWN 18 FROM LAST SHOW

VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL

QUESTION FROM NIC: EVERYONE'S LOOKING AT WAYS TO GET LONG NOW INCLUDING STOCK SUBSTITUTION STRATS LIKE THE FIG LEAF. BUT WHY DOES NO ONE TALK ABOUT STOCK SUBSTITUTION IN VOL PRODUCTS? OR I GUESS IT WOULD BE FUTURES SUBSTITUTION INSTEAD. GREAT SHOW.
QUESTION FROM NIC: I'M ONLY TRADING WEEKLIES RIGHT NOW TO AVOID WEEKEND VOLATILITY. AM I BEING PARANOID?

CRYSTAL BALL

WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

TWIFO 195: Historic Crude Supply Cuts Vs. Demand Devastation Apr 16, 2020

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TWIFO 195: Historic Crude Supply Cuts Vs. Demand Devastation

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, MD OF DERIVATIVES LICENSING, FTSE RUSSELL

ON THIS EPISODE, MARK AND SEAN DISCUSS:

CME MOVERS AND SHAKERS FOR THE WEEK
MARCH CME GROUP OPTIONS REVIEW ACROSS ASSET CLASSES
EQUITIES
CRUDE OIL

FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK

COMMENT FROM OPTION SELLING MENTOR: @OPTIONS AND @CMEGROUP GREAT PROGRAM!
COMMENT FROM TTO: I WISH GRAINS WERE DOING MORE SO YOU COULD DISCUSS THEM ON TWIFO.
QUESTION FROM OPTIONIMUS: WITH ALL OF THE MARKET VOLATILITY THIS YEAR, WILL THE ANNUAL RECONSTITUTION BY FTSE RUSSELL STILL MOVE FORWARD IN JUNE? IF SO, DO YOU ANTICIPATE MORE CHANGES THAN USUAL IN THIS YEAR'S REVAMP?
QUESTION FROM GENJI3: WHY DO YOU DO TWIFO 30 MINUTES AFTER THE OPTION BLOCK PROGRAM? WHY NOT BACK TO BACK? THX AND LOVE ALL THAT YOU DO. 5 STARS!
QUESTION FROM MULVY: IS CME FLOOR GONE IN THE NEXT YEAR?
QUESTION FROM BIG TODD: WHY IS DAIRY ALWAYS IN THE TOP 5 THESE DAYS? WHAT'S CAUSING THIS VOLATILITY?
QUESTION FROM TURKINSTOCK: I AM AN OPTIMIST LIKE SEAN. HOPING THIS CORONAVIRUS STOPS CAUSING DAMAGE TO OUR ECONOMY. SHOULD I BET ON A SUSTAINED REBOUND IN RUSSELL 2000 BY THE END OF THE YEAR?

Option Block 893: Reverse Splits and Painful Legos Apr 16, 2020

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Option Block 893: Reverse Splits and Painful Legos

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT
CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT

TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT

LABOR DEPARTMENT REPORTED MORE THAN 5 MILLION NEW UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS AND A STIMULUS PLAN TO HELP SMALL BUSINESS RAN OUT OF CASH THURSDAY.
U.S. DEATHS SPIKED TO A DAILY HIGH OF ALMOST 2,500.
VIX: 42.3 - DOWN .7 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 133 - DOWN 6 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 41 - DOWN .3 FROM LAST SHOW

ODD BLOCK

CHK LONG TERM OTM PUTS
DVAX CALL OVERWRITE
REVIEW HGV

MAIL BLOCK

QUESTION FROM THEGRATE: DOES ANYONE OFFER A PRE-EARNINGS STRADDLE BASKET THAT YOU CAN BUY TO TRADE A LARGE NUMBER OF EVENTS AT ONCE? TELL TS I SIGNED UP THIS WEEK.
QUESTION FROM MACK: DO LONG STRADDLES STILL WORK HERE?

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