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OPR 286: Time for a DIS Fig Leaf Trade Nov 14, 2019

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OPR 286: Time for a DIS Fig Leaf Trade

On today's episode, we look back at the performance of last week's ROKU straddle trade. Then we celebrate the launch of Disney Plus with a fig leaf trade (or leveraged covered call) in DIS.

You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition.

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

The Crypto Rundown 38: Let's Get Technical Nov 12, 2019

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The Crypto Rundown 38: Let's Get Technical

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
GUEST CO-HOST: Jon Pearlstone, CryptoPatterns.net

BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT

ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE
BITCOIN TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
BITCOIN VS. GOLD

THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT

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

CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT

DOES TECHNICAL ANALSYSIS REALLY WORK FOR ALTCOIN?
IS THIS A GOOD TIME FOR BULLISH RISK REVERSALS IN BITCOIN?
AND MORE...

OB 854: Unusual Activity Review Plus Call Diagonals Nov 12, 2019

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OB 854: Unusual Activity Review Plus Call Diagonals

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER
CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT
CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT
FIDELITY HOT SEAT: Konstantin Vrandopulo, Trading Strategy Desk, Fidelity Brokerage Services

TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT

HAPPY SINGLES AND VETERANS DAYS!

ODD BLOCK

ECA CALL PALOOZA REVIEW
CLOUDERA CALL LOVE REVIEW
NEPT LINE-IN-THE-SAND PUTS

STRATEGY BLOCK

OVERVIEW OF CALL DIAGONAL SPREADS

AROUND THE BLOCK

WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK: NVDA and WMT earnings, Economic data starting Wednesday including CPI, Jobless Claims, Retail Sales

Volatility Views 376: Bermuda by Way of Chicago Nov 11, 2019

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Volatility Views 376: Bermuda by Way of Chicago

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT
MIAX HOT SEAT: John Smollen, The MIAX Exchange Group
T3 HOT SEAT: SIMON HO, T3 INDEX

VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT

Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH), the parent holding company of the MIAX®, MIAX PEARL® and MIAX Emerald™ options exchanges (the MIAX Exchange Group™), and the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) today announced that MIH has acquired a controlling interest in the BSX. The controlling interest aligns directly with MIH's corporate strategy and allows the company to expand its world-class technology, derivatives trading and regulatory expertise.
TRADE WAR OPTIMISM BOOSTING MARKETS MOST OF THIS WEEK
VOL MIXED TO END THE WEEK
SPIKES: 13.75 - UP .25 FROM LAST SHOW
VIX CASH: 12.5 - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 89 -UP NEARLY 4 PTS FROM LAST SHOW
VIX FUTURES CURVE: STILL IN CONTANGO
SPIKES FUTURES: RESPONSE FROM FIA ATTENDEES TO SPIKES FUTURES
EARNINGS VOLATILITY: DIS

HOT VOLATILITY TRADES

VIX OPTIONS
VXX

VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL

QUESTION FROM CURRANT: Do the zero commissions for options also extend to vol products like VIX and spikes?
QUESTION FROM ELI: Does T3 have any models it can share depicting how viking future would look right now vs. traditional VIX futures term structure?
QUESTION FROM LAWRENCE T.: Lots of talk in energy space about how institutional hedging has shifted from back months to front calendar year for producers. Do we ever envision something similar happening in the volatility space with insurance companies moving from leaps into shorter-duration hedges for their vol exposure?

CRYSTAL BALL

WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

MARK: 12.25
MEATBALL: 11.75
SIMON: 13, 13.25

TWIFO 176: Taking a Deep Dive into Nat Gas, Crude, Equities and More Nov 08, 2019

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

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

WTI

POTENTIAL TRADE WAR END GIVES LIFT TO CRUDE
THE RETURN OF GLOBAL DEMAND DRIVING UP PRICES

CRUDE PRODUCTION SHIFTING TO SHORTER TERM?

NAT GAS

Ready For NatGas' Biggest Bull Market This Year?
The biggest bull market of the year in natural gas is shaping up, with huge stakes riding on an intense freeze forecast in the eastern two-thirds of the United States — the country's most-closely watched heating market.

EQUITIES

TRADE WAR OPTIMISM LIFTING MARKETS, CRUSHING VOLATILITY
VIX 12.4 - DOWN 1
VVIX: 89 - UP 1 FROM LAST SHOW
RVX: 16.70 - DOWN .7 FROM LAST WEEK
VIX/RVX SPREAD - 4.3 - EVEN WIDER THAN LAST WEEK

EURODOLLAR OPTIONS

FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK

QUESTION FROM LLJ: What are the tickers for the russell 2000 buywrite indices?
QUESTION FROM YTI97: Are the puts in rut options more bid than the similar term puts in s&p?

OIR Interviews: Demystifying Lumber With MaterialsXchange Nov 08, 2019

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Mark is joined on this episode by:

Mike Wisnefski, CEO of MaterialsXchange (MX)

Mark and Mike discuss:

What MaterialsXchange is.
Why they chose to list wood products.
The products that you can currently trade.
The response from the lumber trading community.
Their plans to list other materials products.
What the value is of bringing transparency to the opaque world of lumber market data.
And much more..