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Latest Episodes:

Volatility Views 375: We've Seen Stupider Stupids Nov 03, 2019

Show notes

VV 375: We've Seen Stupider Stupids

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

VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT

S&P 500, Nasdaq hit new records after October jobs numbers beat expectations
SPIKES: 13.50 - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW
VIX CASH: 12.5 - DOWN .5 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 85.2 - UP 1.2 FROM LAST SHOW
VIX FUTURES CURVE: STILL IN CONTANGO
SPIKES FUTURES
EARNINGS VOLATILITY

HOT VOLATILITY TRADES

VIX OPTION
VXX

VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL

QUESTION FROM HEATHER: Since you guys don't like TVIX what else do you recommend?
QUESTION FROM ELI: Is there one strategy that is the silver bullet in vxx that works over the others. Should I really just buy 1yr plus puts and then set it and forget it? Seems like anything much shorter term is a bit of a crap shoot.
QUESTION FROM 78RT: What's the real set-it-and-forget-it vol trade? VXX long-term puts?
QUESTION FROM OPTIONSGAME: What kind of IV should we expect from CMEGroup options on bitcoin futures?

CRYSTAL BALL

WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

MARK: 12.55
MEATBALL - 13.07

TWIFO 175: A Gang of Volatile Products Nov 01, 2019

Show notes

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?

RATES

FED CUTS RATES FOR THIRD TIME THIS YEAR

FED CUT BY A QUARTER POINT
WAS EXPECTED BY THE MARKET - FEDWATCH TOOL WAS AT 95%
QUESTION FROM NEIL: What is fedwatch saying now about cut in Dec?
QUESTION FROM NTILL: Did you guy see the recent issue with eurodollar quotes? Maybe this is what's driving some of the volume in the options lately? RE: THIS STORY - Futures Exchange Reins In Runaway Trading Algorithms

EQUITIES

DOUBTS ON THE TRADE DEAL SPOOK THE MARKET IN THE WAKE OF FED DECISION
VIX 13.35 - UP .35
VVIX: 86.5- UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 19.95 - NEARLY UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW
RVX: 17.40 - DOWN .3 FROM LAST WEEK
VIX/RVX SPREAD - 4.05 - SLIGHTLY WIDER THAN LAST WEEK

WTI

Oil falls 1% as US inventory rises

NAT GAS

Natural Gas Experts: 'Follow The Money, Forget The Cold'

METALS

Gold futures climb above $1,500 to log highest finish in 5 weeks

FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK

QUESTION FROM JAKE: Why do products like dairy and iron ore that move quite a bit have such light or nonexistent options volume?
QUESTION FROM LILEANTHAL: What's the answer as to why weekly WTI options don't trade?
QUESTION FROM BEAMS: I think the long-term russell 2000 put trader is a seller taking advantage of inflated put skew to generate higher premiums than comparable spy strikes. Thoughts?
QUESTION FROM ELTIM: Do you buy that metals only selloff when the calls are bid?

OB 851: You've Been Volsmashed Nov 01, 2019

Show notes

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

DOUBTS ON THE TRADE DEAL SPOOK THE MARKET
VIX 13.35 - UP .35
VVIX: 86.5- UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 19.95 - NEARLY UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW
FIDELITY REVIEW?: AAPL, FB, TWLO

EARNINGS SEASON IS BACK BABY!!!

Monday - AT&T, Spotify
TODAY AFTER THE BELL: Hexo, Beyond Meat, Alphabet, TMobile
Tuesday - Shopify, Merck, GrubHub, Pfizer, GM, AMD, Herbalife Nutrition
Wednesday - GE, Sony, CME Group, Apple, FB, Lyft, Etsy, Starbucks
Thursday - WWE, Funko, Pinterest, Marathon, Abiomed
Friday - Alibaba, Chevron, ExxonMobil, abbvie

ODD BLOCK

SAND CALL LOVE
VAL CALL OVERWRITE
MT CALL LOVE

MAIL BLOCK

FIDELITY QUESTION OF THE WEEK: I bought calls on AAPL/FB today and am losing money even though the stock is up, what's happening?
QUESTION FROM CANONNIER: Do you think the elimination of commissions will change the way people trade options?
COMMENT FROM KLEE: Happy Halloween to the OB All Stars. Never miss a show.

AROUND THE BLOCK

WHAT'S ON YOUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK? - BABA and ABBV

OPR 284: Boeing Review Plus Getting Bullish In SPY Oct 31, 2019

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OPR 284: Boeing Review Plus Getting Bullish In SPY

Today we look back on the performance of our Boeing trade and then explore ways to get bullish in SPY using long calls.

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 them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com, or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com.

AO 84: The Atom Bomb of Zero Commissions Oct 30, 2019

Show notes

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, PRINCIPAL, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
CO-HOST: CHRIS HAUSMAN, PORTFOLIO MANAGER, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF RISK, SWAN GLOBAL INVESTMENTS

THE BUZZ

THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET/VOLATILITY CONDITIONS
EARNINGS VOLATILITY: EARNINGS SEASON IS BACK

MATT'S RECENT APPEARANCE AT THE DALLAS ALTS CONFERENCE
FREE TRADING SHAKES UP THE BROKERAGE/OPTIONS WORLD
ZERO COMMISSIONS AND ADVISORS

OPTIONS 101: EXPENSIVE COMMISSION TRADES

INSPIRED BY THIS QUESTION FROM ROBERT: Now that commissions are gone are there any trades that are back on the table that would have previously been just too expensive
- BUTTERFLY
- IRON BUTTERFLY
- IRON CONDOR

OFFICE HOURS

QUESTION FROM Erik Norstedt: Hi Mark, Great show! With some of the major brokers offering no trading fees do you think this will lead to an increase in volatility since traders can trade more?
QUESTION FROM PICODEGAULLO: Has matt from orats ever thought about putting out some sort of tradeable earnings vol product? I for one would use it.
QUESTION FROM MALLE: Are the swan crew planning to expand drs to crypto when the options list in Q1?

THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 36: CHINA....WTH? Oct 29, 2019

Show notes

TCR 36: CHINA....WTH?

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP

BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT

CHINA TALKS UP BLOCKCHAIN - President Xi Says China Should 'Seize Opportunity' to Adopt BlockchainCRYPTO UP OVER $1200 FROM LAST SHOW -
MASSIVE NEARLY $3K POINT RANGE ON THE WEEK:
HIGH OF THE WEEK: $10,071 ON FRIDAY 10/25 - 1MTH HIGH
LOW OF THE WEEK: $7363 ON THURS 10/24

BTC VOLATILITY

30 DAY REALIZED: HIGHER AT 75.4% FROM 60%

30 DAY IMPLIED

HIT A RECENT LOW OF 55% LAST WEEK
THEN SURGED UP TO 95%
RIGHT NOW HOVERING AT ABOUT 83.5%

BTC OPTIONS VOLUME ON DERIBIT

STRONG VOLUME WEEK
10/24 - 123M
10/25 - 75M
10/27 - 44.6M

OPTIONS TRADES OVER THE PAST WEEK

DEC OTM PUT STUPID?

BTC VOL TERM STRUCTURE

SUPER BACKWARD IN FRONT CONTRACT

BTC CALL/PUT RATIO

DOWN TO 40% FROM 58.5%

BTC OPEN INTEREST

UP TO $514M FROM $443M

CME BTC FUTURES

STRONG VOLUME DAY/WEEK

THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT

ETH: DOWN $4 THIS WEEK
HUGE RANGE THIS WEEK
HIT $158 ON 10/23
HIT $194 ON 10/25

RIPPLE

XRP - ALMOST EXACTLY UNCHD

LTC

UP APPROX. $2 FROM LAST WEEK
LOW OF $48.5
HIGH OF $62.22

BITCOIN CASH

UP OVER $40 FROM LAST WEEK
LOW OF APPROX. $205
HIGH OF NEARLY $277

CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT

COMMENT FROM ART: Dude China wtf?!
QUESTION FROM TGINCHK: Why is the crypto market losing its mind over china this week? How the heck can China adopt blockchain when their entire approach is contrary to the open ethos of crypto?
QUESTION FROM DELETOR: Any talk of Bakkt options?
QUESTION FROM NEXTGEN: Will the Bakkt consumer app turn the page on the volume?

OB 850: The Greatest Day In Market History Oct 28, 2019

Show notes

OB 850: The Greatest Day In Market History

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

TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT

THE RALLY CONTINUES -
HAPPY BEST DAY IN MARKET HISTORY - From a statistical standpoint, Oct. 28 is the day that, on average, has produced the best gain for the S&P 500 over the past seven decades.
VIX 13
VVIX: 86.5-
VXX: 19.95
FIDELITY REVIEW: MSFT/ TSLA/ AMD/ BAC

EARNINGS SEASON IS BACK BABY!!!

Monday - AT&T, Spotify
TODAY AFTER THE BELL: Hexo, Beyond Meat, Alphabet, TMobile
Tuesday - Shopify, Merck, GrubHub, Pfizer, GM, AMD, Herbalife Nutrition
Wednesday - GE, Sony, CME Group, Apple, FB, Lyft, Etsy, Starbucks
Thursday - WWE, Funko, Pinterest, Marathon, Abiomed
Friday - Alibaba, Chevron, ExxonMobil, abbvie

ODD BLOCK

LETS SEE HOW THOSE JNPR EARNINGS PUTS WORKED OUT
GLW LINE-IN-THE-SAND PUTS
IROBOT POST-EARNINGS PUT LOVE

STRATEGY BLOCK

LET'S TALK ABOUT COLLARS

AROUND THE BLOCK

ANDREW/MARK - WHAT'S ON YOUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?
MIKE - WHAT'S ON YOUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?
FIDELITY HOT SEAT - Alphabet and FB earnings, Fed on Wednesday

Volatility Views 374: The Great Earnings Volatility Breakdown Oct 28, 2019

Show notes

VV 374: The Great Earnings Volatility Breakdown

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT
MIAX HOT SEAT CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, ORATS

VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT

EARNINGS/TRADE WAR/BREXIT OPTIMISM IS BACK
SPIKES: 13.50 - DOWN 1.1 FROM LAST SHOW
VIX CASH: 13.0 - DOWN 1.6 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 84 - DOWN 6 PTS FROM LAST SHOW
VIX FUTURES CURVE: STILL IN CONTANGO

SPIKES FUTURES
EARNINGS VOLATILITY

HOT VOLATILITY TRADES

SPIKES OPTIONS
VIX OPTION
VXX

VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL

QUESTION FROM PATRIC: If I want to buy an option during earnings season should I buy it early or right before the announcement?
QUESTION FROM DISL: Does VIX really have a skew?

CRYSTAL BALL

WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

MARK: 13.55
MEATBALL - 12.67
MATT - 12

Wide World of Options 71: Technical Analysis Oct 25, 2019

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What is technical analysis and how can it be used to establish directional options strategies? Join host Ed Modla and Dan Gramza, President of Gramza Capital Management, as they discuss market structure, analysis of price movements and ways to put it together with an options strategy. Later, in Tools, Resources and Good Reads, Ed shares an OIC tool that may help you evaluate market moves.

TWIFO 174: Dairy Action And Mysterious Metals Skew Oct 24, 2019

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TWIFO 174: Dairy Action And Mysterious Metals Skew