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**The Options Insider Radio Network**

The Options Insider Radio Network is the premier audio destination for options traders. The network provides access to a vast array of popular programs including The Option Block, Options Boot Camp, The Advisors Option, The Long and Short of Futures Options, Volatility Views, Options Insider Radio and much more. Join the thousands around the globe who turn to The Options Insider Radio Network for options information, analysis and education.

Latest Episodes:

Volatility Views 367: The Mystery of December Volatility Sep 09, 2019

Show notes

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group
MIAX Hot Seat Co-Host: Simon Ho, Ceo, T3 Index
Co-Host: Mark Sebastian, Option Pit

VOLATILITY REVIEW

Update on the latest trades, trends and developments in the world of volatility including:

Strong rallies to end the week as trade war optimism shifts back into focus.
VIX cash, Spikes,VIX Futures and VVIX overview.
VIX options breakdown - mild volume week
Spikes options breakdown - 15.85 - Down 5.4 PTS from last show
VIX cash - 15.50 - Down 5.1 PTS from last show
And much more...

VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL

QUESTION FROM DANC: Whatever happened to that tradeable vix cash product? Flame out?
QUESTION FROM ANDREW89: Do you guys also think that volatility futures are downplaying the possibility of december volatility? It's one of the cheapest months on the board and also one of the most volatile recently.

THE CRYSTAL BALL

Where will VIX/SPIKES be next week?

MARK: 14.65?
Meatball: 14.12?
SIMON: 15.5?

TWIFO 167: Volatility Breakdown In Metals, Equities, Energy and Ags Sep 06, 2019

Show notes

HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CME HOT SEAT GUEST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT

WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK?

TOP 5 - IT'S METALS WEEK!

EQUITIES

MARKETS BACK IN RALLY MODE AFTER A CRAZY WEEK
VIX 15.75 - DOWN 2.5 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 95 - DOWN 6.5 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 25.3 - DOWN 1.7 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW
RVX: 20.2 - DOWN 1.2 PTS FROM LAST WEEK
VIX/RVX SPREAD - 4.5 - MUCH WIDER THAN LAST WEEK

METALS

Silver
Gold

CRUDE OIL

FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK

QUESTION FROM DEREK: What is the best way to play the increasing divergence in volatility between russell 2000 and emini?
QUESTION FROM TEATIME: Thoughts on current gold/silver ratio? One can clearly see that silver is outperforming gold by looking at the gold silver spot ratio. Currently it is at 79, which means each ounce of gold is the equivalent of 79 ounces of silver.

Option Block 835: Crazy Takeover Paper Sep 06, 2019

Show notes

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

THE TRADING BLOCK

MARKETS BACK IN RALLY MODE AFTER A CRAZY WEEK
VIX 15.75 - DOWN 2.5 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 95 - DOWN 6.5 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 25.3 - DOWN 1.7 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW
TOP 10 MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS
INDEX OPTION VOLUME BREAKDOWN
OCC AUGUST CLEARED VOLUME UP 10.3 PERCENT
AND MORE…

THE ODD BLOCK

CRUSHING MET CALLS
TPR CALL LOVE
ATUS CALL LOVE

STRATEGY BLOCK

AROUND THE BLOCK

What is on our radar for the rest of the week?

OPR 276: Huddling Up About Reverse Calendars, Funky Diagonals And More Sep 05, 2019

Show notes

On today's episode, we are answering your listener questions about reverse calendars, funky diagonals and much more.

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.

Advisor's Option 82: Prepping For the Volatility Storm Aug 29, 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 THE CURRENT MARKET/VOLATILITY ENVIRONMENT
CATCH US UP ON EARNINGS SEASON - ANY SURPRISES THIS CYCLE?

OPTIONS 101: PREPPING FOR THE RETURN OF VOLATILITY?

THIS IS NORMALLY THE SEASON WHEN VOLATILITY RETURNS TO THE MARKET AFTER THE SLEEPY DOG DAYS OF SUMMER.
HOWEVER, THE ESCALATING TRADE WAR HAS THROWN A WRENCH INTO THE WORKS BY ELEVATING VOLATILITY ACROSS THE BOARD.
THIS IS STILL A GOOD SEASONAL TIME TO DO AN OVERVIEW OF THE OFFERINGS AVAILABLE IN THE VOLATILITY COMPLEX
"STRAIGHT VOLATILITY"
SPX VOLATILITY PRODUCTS - AKA VIX
SPY VOLATILITY PRODUCTS - AKA SPIKE OPTIONS
VOLATILITY ETPS - VXX, SVXY AND TVIX
HUGE ISSUES WITH BUYING AND HOLDING ALL OF THESE DUE TO THE NEGATIVE ROLL YIELD IMPACTING MOST OF THEM.
OTHER THOUGHTS/SUGGESTIONS ON WAYS THAT ADVISORS CAN TRADE/HEDGE VOLATILITY FOR THEIR CLIENTS?

SUMMERTIME MAIL BAG PALOOZA SEGMENT PART 2

QUESTION FROM SERGEI: Hello! Thoughts please on this article from bloomberg on the options volatility. Thank you again. Nomura Says '50 Cent' Has Banks Scrambling for VIX Hedges - https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/nomura-says-50-cent-wall-123747682.html
COMMENT FROM JOE V: This might be the best indicator of all time!
QUESTION FROM ALLEN SIDMUND: What is a realistic number of SMAs on which I can expect to actively manage options positions using covered calls and short put spreads before I've spread myself too thin and can no longer devote my time to client development and management.
QUESTION FROM 34DLD: Should I limit my options activity to the top 5-10% of my clients with larger equity portfolios and more sophistication to understand the strategies? Will that save me hassle in the long run?
QUESTION FROM NOBETA: Thank you very much for producing such a fine program. I would like to know more about calendar spreads in particular short calendars where the customer sells the longer term contract and buys the shorter term contract. It seems like everyone talks about calendars from the other perspective? Why is that? Do you every use the short calendar in your arsenal. Thanks again and please thank Mark for creating this network.
QUESTION FROM NELSON: Is it realistic to always have a long put against an equity portfolio or is that just too much drag on returns? I've approached this with a few clients and had some embrace it and others push back against the cost.

TWIFO 166: The Rising Equities Storm Aug 29, 2019

Show notes

HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL

WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK?

EQUITIES

MARKETS BACK IN RALLY MODE AFTER A CRAZY LAST WEEK
VIX 18.25 - DOWN 2.5 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 101.5 - DOWN 9 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 27 - DOWN 1.5 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW
RVX: 21.40 - UP 1.3 PTS FROM LAST WEEK
VIX/RVX SPREAD - 3.15 UNCHD FROM LAST WEEK
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE RUSSELL 2000?

METALS

Silver
Gold

CRUDE OIL

FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK

QUESTION FROM JANISUS: Do you agree with eric's assertion on the last show that volatility is returning across all asset classes?
QUESTION FROM HJ76: Why is Russell 2000 getting beaten up so badly lately? What are the options volatility and skew predicting going forward?
QUESTION FROM GARY: Great chat with the crypto mom! I'm loving this network. After speaking with her what do you think our chances are of seeing options and an etf in the near future?
QUESTION FROM MIGHTY TACO: What determines a shift vs. a slide on a skew curve?

Option Block 834: Into the Eye of the Storm Aug 29, 2019

Show notes

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
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 LLC

THE TRADING BLOCK

MARKETS BACK IN RALLY MODE AFTER A CRAZY LAST WEEK
VIX 18.25 - DOWN 2.5 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 101.5 - DOWN 9 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 27 - DOWN 1.5 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW
MARK/ANDREW REVIEW?
MIKE REVIEW?
FIDELITY REVIEW?: TVIX/ AMZN AAPL/ BBY
TOP 10 MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS
INDEX OPTION VOLUME BREAKDOWN
AND MORE…

THE ODD BLOCK

REVIEW GPRO CALL LOVE
ITW LINE IN THE SAND PUTS
RLGY PUT LOVE

MAIL BLOCK

QUESTION FROM STEVJ556: ANY NEWS ON YELP? LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY KNOWS SOMETHING.
QUESTION FROM GUY MCCLOSKEY: WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON $PCG?

AROUND THE BLOCK

What is on our radar for the rest of the week? ULTA ER 08/29/19 after the close, Personal income and outlays 08/30/19 8:30 am ET

OPR 275: APPLYING OUR BOEING STRADDLE STRATEGY TO GE Aug 28, 2019

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OPR 275: APPLYING OUR BOEING STRADDLE STRATEGY TO GE

Why limit ourselves to Boeing straddles when we can apply that same strategy to other volatile stocks including General Electric? We break down that approach on this episode of Options Playbook Radio.

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.

Option Block 833: VIX Conspiracy Theories and Max Loss Puts Aug 26, 2019

Show notes

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT
CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT
FIDELITY HOT SEAT: TREY JARRELL FROM FIDELITY'S TRADING STRATEGY DESK

THE TRADING BLOCK

MARKETS BACK IN RALLY MODE AFTER A CRAZY LAST WEEK
VIX 20.75 - UP 3.75 FROM LAST SHOW
VVIX: 110.5 - UP 10.5 FROM LAST SHOW
VXX: 28.5 - UP NEARLY 3 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW
MARK/ANDREW REVIEW?
MIKE REVIEW?
FIDELITY REVIEW?: AAPL, AMZN, ROKU, and SHOP
TOP 10 MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS
INDEX OPTION VOLUME BREAKDOWN
AND MORE…

THE ODD BLOCK

BED LONG-TERM LITS PUTS
LONG-TERM PUT LOVE IN AXL
FGEN JAN CALL LOVE

STRATEGY BLOCK

Breaking down when to roll up your short calls.

MAIL BLOCK

QUESTION FROM Robert Stoute: Mark, Just a little about the option trades/strategy that I use. I trade the Short Put Verticals and have been doing well but am getting hammered on the max losses. I am looking to get into other strategies that has a better win/loss ratio. A friend mentioned that your show and contacts would be helpful to me.

AROUND THE BLOCK

What is on our radar for the rest of the week?

Volatility Views 366: China Strikes Back With A Vengeance Aug 23, 2019

Show notes

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group
Co-Host: Mark Sebastian, Option Pit

VOLATILITY REVIEW

Update on the latest trades, trends and developments in the world of volatility including:

China kicks the trade war back into high gear: major indices down over 2% across the board.
VIX cash, Spikes,VIX Futures and VVIX overview.
VIX options breakdown - crazy volume week
Spikes options breakdown - 21.25 - UP APPROX. 1.5 PTS FROM LAST SHOW
VIX cash - 20.60 - UP 4PTS TODAY AND UP 2PTS FROM LAST SHOW
And much more...

VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL

QUESTION FROM NELY: Why do you guys hate $TVIX so much?
QUESTION FROM TRADECAP: Seems like bullish risk reversals are the savvy play right now in volatility. Downside is limited - particularly if you sell put spreads - and the upside is unlimited. Why don't you talk about these more on your show?
QUESTION FROM ORLND3: I trade my volatility almost exclusively through spy verticals and iron flies. Am I missing something by not having that vix or spikes exposure?
COMMENT FROM j3dingle: Dear Mark, Have you ever had the managers of the ABR Mutual Fund ABRSX on Vol Views? If not, maybe they would be a good guest? Thanks, Joseph

THE CRYSTAL BALL

Where will VIX/SPIKES be next week?

MARK: 19.30
Meatball: 18.50

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