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OPR 291: ROKU Straddles and SPY Pay-Later Puts Dec 18, 2019

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OPR 291: ROKU Straddles and SPY Pay-Later Puts

On this episode we review the blockbuster performance of our ROKU trades and also examine SPY pay-later puts. You can learn more about this strategy in The Options Playbook.

The Options Playbook is available on OptionsPlaybook.com, or 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.

OB 863: The Dangers of SPY Dividends Dec 16, 2019

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Option Block 863: The Dangers of SPY Dividends

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER
CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT
CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT
FIDELITY HOT SEAT: COLIN SONGER, TRADING STRATEGY DESK, FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC

TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT

MARKETS RALLYING AFTER TRUMP TWEET ON TRADE DEAL
BRITAIN VOTING YET AGAIN AROUND BREXIT
VIX: 11.75 - DOWN 2.75 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 94 - DOWN 9.5 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 14.90 - DOWN 1.7 FROM LAST SHOW
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND OPTIONS ACTIVITY AT FIDELITY IN BA, AMRN, AAPL, ROKU, TSLA

ODD BLOCK

NIKE PRE-EARNINGS CALL LOVE
CORPORATE ACTION DRIVES PUT ACTION IN IFF
MEDALLIA INC LITS PUTS

STRATEGY BLOCK

THE DANGERS OF SPY DIVIDENDS

AROUND THE BLOCK

WHAT'S ON YOUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?

SPX 3200
IMPEACHMENT VOTE THIS WEEK
VIX BELOW 12

The Crypto Rundown 42: Is It Time for a Bitcoin VIX? Dec 16, 2019

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TCR 42:

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP

CRYPTO HOT SEAT

GUEST: SIMON HO, CEO, T3 INDEX
- WHAT IS THE BITVOL INDEX?
- HOW IS IT CONSTRUCTED?
- ANY SURPRISES?:

BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT

ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE
BACK DOWN FOR CRYPTO - DOWN APPROX. $550 FROM LAST SHOW
SELLING OFF EVEN MORE PRE-SHOW - ANOTHER $200
BITCOIN HIT ITS LOW 1 YEAR AGO

THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT

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

CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT

QUESTION FROM SILVERKING: What are you hearing about bakkt options?
QUESTION FROM TEDESCHI: How does bitcoin volatility compare to other major asset classes?
QUESTION FROM JAN TOMAS: Why does bitcoin have the impression out there that it is so volatile when it isn't really more volatile than your average volatile stock?
QUESTION FROM KONVERT: Do you foresee major players listing eth options anytime soon?
QUESTION FROM CHARLES RIVERA: Do BTC Options or volatility show any signs of bottoming out here?

VOLATILITY VIEWS 380: The Long Shadow of XIV Dec 16, 2019

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Volatility Views 380: The Long Shadow of XIV

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT

VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT

MARKETS MIXED AFTER EARLY TRADE DEAL, BREXIT VOTE
SPIKES: 13.3 - DOWN .95 FROM LAST SHOW
VIX CASH: 13.2 - DOWN .3 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 101 - UP 6.5 PTS FROM LAST SHOW
NEW XIV IN THE WORKS? Ghost of XIV Rises: A New Short Vol Product Is in the Pipeline

HOT VOLATILITY POSITIONS AND TRADES

SPIKES
VIX OPTIONS
VXX

VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL

QUESTION FROM RUNTHROUGH: It sounds like you guys are down on UVXY and for good reasons. Last week's guest didn't exactly raise my hopes. Is there anything they could do to get you back into the fold?
QUESTION FROM MIGS: Will we ever see XIV again?
QUESTION FROM TROMS: Will there ever be a way to buy just the $VIX index itself as an etf or something rather than just futures?
COMMENT FROM MARS: Happy holidays to the vol views crew. You guys always wrap up my week in style. Here's to a great next decade of volatility.

CRYSTAL BALL

WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

MARK: 12.25?
SEBASTIAN: 13.25?

Coffee with Cott 5: Options, Fintech and Trends Dec 13, 2019

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In this edition of the Coffee With Cott podcast series, Eric Cott, along with Marc Chaikin of Chaikin Analytics and Tony Zhang of OptionsPlay, discuss the impact of financial technology and the opportunities it might provide to advisors. Listen in to find out about how and why fintech is being used around client portfolios and options strategies.

TWIFO 180: Metals Mysteries and Yield Curve Conundrums Dec 13, 2019

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HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CME HOTSEAT GUEST: ERIK NORLAND - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR ECONOMIST

WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK?

RECENT CME RESEARCH

METALS

QUESTION FROM MELTIM: Do you buy that metals only selloff when the calls are bid?

QUESTION FROM ELION: Any follow up data on the cme metal skew study? I find that one somewhat perplexing.

Gold and Silver Options Pointing to a Pullback https://www.cmegroup.com/education/featured-reports/gold-and-silver-options-pointing-to-a-pullback.html

Silver and gold options achieved exceptionally positive skewness late this summer.
Exceptionally positive options skewness often precedes corrections.
Even as of mid-October, gold and silver options skews remain unusually positive.

Industrial Metals: Can Demand Meet Supply Challenge?

https://www.cmegroup.com/education/featured-reports/industrial-metals-can-demand-meet-supply-challenge.html

Two decades ago, the main problem in base metals markets was insufficient supply to meet rising demand, particularly from China. As a result, prices soared. Copper prices rose 440% between 2000 and 2011. For aluminum, prices doubled between 2000 and 2008 despite a growth in supply.

RATES/YIELD CURVE

Which Yield Curve Foretells Growth Best?

https://www.cmegroup.com/education/featured-reports/which-yield-curve-foretells-growth-the-best.html

The private sector US yield curve remains inverted while the public sector curve flipped positive.
Private sector yield curves have been better indicators of growth in the past 20 years.
Yield curves misfired in the mid-1990s, predicting a slowdown that didn't happen.
Soaring equities could enable the economy to defy the yield curves' suggestion of slower growth ahead.
A larger budget deficit, however, could make it harder for the US government to fight off any slowdown.

What Global Yield Curves Signal About 2020 Growth - https://www.cmegroup.com/education/featured-reports/global-growth-outlook-for-2020.html

Yield curves are pointing to stronger growth in China, India, Chile and Brazil.
Yield curves are pointing towards sharp slowdowns in the US, eurozone, Japan and Israel.
All 23 yield curves examined have a positive correlation with growth 3-5 quarters in the future.
There is a wide variance in the forecasting accuracy among the yield curves.

FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK

QUESTION FROM DM75: What are you expecting when bitcoin options launch on cme next year? Happy Holidays to the OIR crew. You guys are the best.

Option Block 862: Why Bother Puts Dec 12, 2019

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Option Block 862: Why Bother Puts

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER
CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT
CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT
FIDELITY HOT SEAT: TREY JARRELL, TRADING STRATEGY DESK, FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC

TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT

MARKETS RALLYING AFTER TRUMP TWEET ON TRADE DEAL
BRITAIN VOTING YET AGAIN AROUND BREXIT
VIX: 14.5 - DOWN .25 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX:103.5 - UP 5.5 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 16.6 - DOWN .4 FROM LAST SHOW
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND OPTIONS ACTIVITY AT FIDELITY IN LULU, AMD, GE

ODD BLOCK

CDEV LONG-TERM LINE IN THE SAND PUTS
MLCO CALL LOVE
AKRX PUT LOVE

MAIL BLOCK

QUESTION FROM Erik Norstedt: Hi Guys,Great show! So with most big funds creating skew by selling calls and buying puts could traders not arbitrage the skew by buying calls and selling puts & having a short position in the underlying?
QUESTION TEL8HJE: Why aren't there free commissions on options. Just $.65 for every contract?

AROUND THE BLOCK

WHAT'S ON YOUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK? COST and ORCL earnings

OPR 290: A Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Butterfly Dec 11, 2019

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OPR 290: A Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Butterfly Today we will start by reviewing last week's long straddle in ROKU. Then we are doing a Charlie Brown Christmas tree butterfly strategy. You can learn more about this strategy on page 118 of The Options Playbook.

The Options Playbook is available on OptionsPlaybook.com, or 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.

The Crypto Rundown 41: Crypto Quick Hit Dec 10, 2019

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TCR 41: Crypto Quick Hit

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP

BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT

ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE
BAKKT LAUNCHING BITCOIN OPTIONS.

THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT

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

CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT

COMMENT FROM LJAC: THANKS FOR TALKING ABOUT ALTCOIN LIKE VERGE AND OTHERS. YOU GUYS ROCK. KEEP THIS SHOW ROLLING.

Option Block 861: Crazy Size Collars Dec 10, 2019

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Option Block 861: Crazy Size Collars

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER
CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, OPTION PIT
CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT
FIDELITY HOT SEAT: KONSTANTIN VRANDOPULO, TRADING STRATEGY DESK, FIDELITY BROKERAGE SERVICES LLC

TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT

MILD SELLOFF TO KICK OFF THE WEEK
VIX: 14.75 - UNCHD
VVIX: 98 - DOWN 1 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 17 - DOWN .6 FROM LAST SHOW
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND OPTIONS ACTIVITY AT FIDELITY IN UGAZ, ROKU, AAPL, CGC.

ODD BLOCK

MASSIVE PCG RISK REVERSAL/COLLAR
CRUSHING SOME CALLS in GLW
CPRT CALL LOVE

STRATEGY BLOCK

WHEN TO DO STUFF AND WHEN NOT TO DO STUFF

MAIL BLOCK

QUESTION FROM GUY MCCLOSKEY: WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON $PCG?
QUESTION FROM NICTANE: What do you think of this trade? RE: LINK TO THIS ZERO HEDGE ARTICLE FROM TUESDAY 12/3 https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/mystery-sp-put-buyer-makes-31-million-profit-24-hours-covers-half-position

AROUND THE BLOCK

WHAT'S ON YOUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK? LULU, COST and MU earnings, commentary from White House sources regarding the upcoming tariff increase deadline on Dec 15th

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