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HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: JOHN SMOLLEN, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP GUEST: JAMES MCDONALD, HERCULES INVESTMENTS VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS SLIGHTLY GREEN TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 26.10 - UP 1.1 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 26.75 - UP 1.45 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 116 - UP 8 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY MIAX SEPTEMBER OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS DISCUSSION WITH A SIZE UVXY OPTIONS TRADER VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL YOUR THOUGHTS ON UVXY AS A RELIABLE TRADING PRODUCT CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP COHOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT: JEFF WHITT, SIMPLY DERIVATIVES ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND JEFF DISCUSS: THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK IN FUTURES OPTIONS ENERGY / CRUDE OIL EQUITIES / VOLATILITY METALS / GOLD AND MUCH MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT FUTURES OPTIONS SPREADS, COT REPORTS AND SMALL CAPS VS. LARGE CAPS.

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 RED ON THE SCREEN TODAY SPX NOW BACK ABOVE VIX: 28 - UP 3 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 119.6 - UP 7.6 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 22.5 - UP .5 FROM LAST SHOW VOLQ: 33.25 UP 3 MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS MARKETS BEING IMPACTED BY POTENTIAL STIMULUS, ELECTION EARNINGS VOLATILITY SEASON ODD BLOCK FSLY LITS PUTS PPL CALL LOVE REVIEW MTCH PUTS MAIL BLOCK DISCUSSING GME OPTIONS AND MSFT DEAL AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK

MAIL CALL SEGMENT TODAY WE ANSWER YOUR QS ABOUT: THE OPTIONS MARKET AND THE ELECTION COVERED CALLS ROBINHOOD TRADERS USING OPTIONS TO FORECAST DIVIDENDS ON OB CALLS VS. PUTS MARKET MAKER CAREER SELLING OPTIONS AND MUCH MORE

On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's trade, which was a long short term straddle in the airlines (JETS - JETS Airline ETF). For this week's trade, Brian discusses a long call in Apple (AAPL). 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 it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com, or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby. Join Ally for their digital conference on October 22 at ally.com/FutureOfInvesting

GUEST: RUSSELL RHOADS, DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, EQ DERIVATIVES AND PROFESSOR AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARK AND RUSSELL DISCUSS: HIS NEW BOOK THE VIX TRADERS HANDBOOK WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE VOLATILITY SURFACE LEADING INTO THE ELECTION A STRATEGY SHORTING BOTH LEVERED LONG AND SHORT ETFS TO CAPTURE THE UNDERPERFORMANCE OF EACH WHEN HELD LONG-TERM WHAT DRIVES INTRADAY PRICES IN VIX ETFS AND MUCH MORE...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP GUEST: GREG MAGADINI, CO-FOUNDER AT GENESIS VOLATILITY BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT BITCOIN OPTIONS AND FUTURES VOLUME, VOLATILITY, TRADING ACTIVITY AND SKEW BREAKDOWN WHAT ARE THE SURPRISES TO BE FOUND WHEN YOU START ANALYZING INTRA-DAY BTC OPTIONS ACTIVITY? ARE BITCOIN OPTIONS POISED FOR A ROBINHOOD-ESQUE RETAIL VOLUME EXPLOSION AMZN AND BITCOIN VOLATILITY ARE ROUGHLY SIMILAR RIGHT NOW DEREBIT, CME BITCOIN FUTURES AND BAKKT FUTURES THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE LOT OF POSITIONING IN ETHER OPTIONS AHEAD OF ETH 2.0 LAUNCHING CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT DEFI, BTC OPTIONS, ETH OPTIONS

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT NASDAQ HOT SEAT: MATT AMBERSON, ORATS TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MORE GREEN ON THE SCREEN TODAY VIX: 25 - DOWN 2.25 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 112 - UP 7.5 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 22 - DOWN 2.1 FROM LAST SHOW VOLQ: 30.25 MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS HOW SOFTBANK WHALE IMPACTED AAPL VOLATILITY SKEW VOLATILITY FOLLOWING VP DEBATE EARNINGS VOLATILITY SEASON ODD BLOCK ARMK LITS PUTS TXN LITS PUTS REVIEW HUN LITS PUTS STRATEGY BLOCK HOW TO TRIM SOME BULLISH DELTAS IN NDX WITHOUT MISSING OUT ON THE UPSIDE AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS GREEN TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 25 - DOWN 4 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 25.25 - DOWN 2.2 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 108.2 - UP 4.4 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY ELECTION VOLATILITY OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FOR SEPTEMBER FROM OPTIONS CLEARING DPZ EARNINGS VOLATILITY GME VOLATILITY DUE TO MSFT PARTNERSHIP VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND CLOSING AUCTIONS LAST DAY OF OPTION EXPIRY THE VOL WHALE 50 CENT CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP COHOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT: CATHERINE YOSHIMOTO, FTSE RUSSELL ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND CATHERINE DISCUSS: THE GREAT EQUITY SHAKEUP CRUDE OIL BACK OVER $40 DESPITE THE OPTONS ACTIVITY LISTLESS GOLD RISING WHEAT AND MUCH MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT DAIRY OPTIONS, SMALL CAPS DURING COVID AND MORE...