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TWIFO 211: FEELING PRECIOUS ABOUT NAT GAS HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT: RUSSELL RHOADS, EQ DERIVATIVES ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND RUSSELL DISCUSS: EQUITIES SILVER GOLD NAT GAS FX AND MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON COMMODITY ETFS, RUSSELL 2000 AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOL TRADERS

OPTION BLOCK 924: BULLISH BUT TERRIFIED 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 MIXED MESSAGES DRIVE MIXED MARKETS TODAY JOB-CUT ANNOUNCEMENTS SURGE 54% IN JULY TO THIRD-HIGHEST ON RECORD WAR GAMES EXPLAIN ELECTION BUMP IN VIX KODAK UNDER SEC INVESTIGATION OCC JULY 2020 TOTAL VOLUME UP 52.5 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO VIX: 23.4 - DOWN 1.2 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 106.6 - DOWN 6.15 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 27.2 - DOWN 1.3 FROM LAST SHOW MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS ODD BLOCK AER MID-MARKET PUTS CWH AFTER EARNINGS CTVA LITS PUTS AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?

OPR 325: WMT FOMO TRADE On this episode, Brian summarizes last week's trade of buying put spreads in the Qs (Nasdaq 100 - Stock Ticker: QQQ). His trade for this week is selling a put to buy a long call spread in Walmart (Stock Ticker: WMT). He calls this a fear of missing out (FOMO) trade around earnings. 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.

OBC 98: THE MYSTERIOUS VIX HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: RUSSELL RHOADS, EQ DERIVATIVES TOPIC: THE MYSTERIOUS VIX VIX HISTORY MODERN VIX: SWITCHED TO S&P500 (AKA SPX) RECENT TWEAKS COMMON MISPERCEPTION OTHER DURATIONS OF VIX COMMODITY FLAVORS OF VIX MAIL CALL ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ABOUT HEDGING STRATEGIES

AO 93: THE MOTHER OF ALL RECOVERIES HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES CO-HOST: CHRIS HAUSMAN, SWAN GLOBAL INVESTMENTS CO-HOST: ERIC COTT, OPTIONS INDUSTRY COUNCIL THE BUZZ THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET/VOLATILITY REGIME OVERVIEW OPTIONS VOLUME BY OCC FOR JUNE & JULY OCC SEEKING REGULATORY APPROVAL TO SET MIN AMOUNT OF SKIN-IN-THE-GAME TO REDUCE COSTS FOR TRADERS IN US EQUITY DERIVATIVES MARKETS. WHY VIX ISN'T DOING GREAT RIGHT NOW UPDATE ON BLOODY EARNINGS SEASON DISCUSSING THE ROBINHOOD EARLY ASSIGNMENT TRAGEDY OFFICE HOURS ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON SERIES 7 EXAM AND CONSTRUCTING A SHORT RATIO PUT SPREAD TO HEDGE A LONG EQUITY PORTFOLIO

TCR 70: ETHER, ETHER, ETHER HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP GUEST CO-HOST: GREG MAGADINI, CO-FOUNDER AT GENESIS VOLATILITY BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT BREAKING DOWN THE MASSIVE VOLUME EXPLOSION IN CRYPTO DERIVATIVES DISCUSSING THE MASSIVE $1B LIQUIDATION THAT OCCURRED IN #BITCOIN OVER THE WEEKEND LOOKING AT THE BITCOIN CONTRACTS ON THE DERIBIT EXCHANGE, CME GROUP AND BAKKT DISCUSSING USING GOLD AS A PROXY FOR #BITCOIN THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ETH OPTIONS OPEN INTEREST REMAINS AT ALL-TIME HIGH DESPITE JULY EXPIRATION. BREAKING DOWN WHAT THAT MEANS FOR #ETHER TRADERS THE ECOSYSTEM OF ETHEREUM IS NOW WORTH MORE THAN ETHER ITSELF. CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT BITCOIN AS DIGITAL GOLD, OTHER CRYPTO COINS, SIZE OF BITCOIN OPTIONS MARKET AND WHAT THE BITCOIN OPTIONS SKEW TELLS US ABOUT THE FUTURE OUTLOOK

OPTION BLOCK 923: ROCK BUYOUTS, DUBIOUS KODAK PAPER AND MORE HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MARKETS KICKING OFF THE WEEK IN RALLY MODE NASDAQ SETTING NEW RECORD HIGHS STRONGER THAN EXPECTED MANUFACTURING DATA THE ROCK SCOOPS HALF OF THE XFL - TOTAL SALE PRICE $15 MILLION EARNINGS: MSFT, MPC, CLX, CHGG, TTWO, BYND, DIS, FOXA, CVS, MRNA, ETSY, ROKU, SQ, PZZA, UBER VIX: 24.6 - DOWN 1.6 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 112.75 - DOWN 4.75 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 28.5 - DOWN 1.4 FROM LAST SHOW MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS ODD BLOCK KODK DUBIOUS TRADES FOXA LITS PUTS REVIEW FSM CALLS STRATEGY BLOCK HOW TO USE BOX SPREADS TO AVOID PATTERN DAY TRADING RULES AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?

VOLATILITY VIEWS 408: THE NITTY GRITTY OF IMPLIED VOLATILITY HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: BRIAN OVERBY, ALLY INVEST VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT ECONOMIC IMPLOSION WEIGHING ON THE MARKET WHILE STRONG TECH EARNINGS BOOSTING THE MARKET. SPIKES: 25.75 - DOWN 1.25 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 25.5 - DOWN 1.4 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 114.5 - DOWN 5.2 FROM LAST SHOW EARNINGS DISCUSSION ON AAPL, FB, GILD, GOOGL, AMZN, EA, CBOE, WWE TALKING ABOUT THE Q2 SLUMP IN TRADING THE VIX COMPLEX. VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON THE PROPER METHODOLOGY TO CALCULATE IMPLIED VOLATILITY CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

TWIFO 210: WHERE'S THE BEEF? HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK AND SEAN DISCUSS: EQUITIES SILVER GOLD CRUDE OIL LIVE CATTLE EURODOLLARS AND MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON SMALL CAPS AND THE QUIKSTRIKE TOOL

OPTION BLOCK 922: HUNTING FOR SHADY BUSINESS IN KODAK 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 U.S. ECONOMY CONTRACTED RECORD 32.9% IN Q2 AMID STATE SHUTDOWNS, COVID-19 CONTAGION FEARS EARNINGS TODAY FB, AMZN, APPL, GOOGL, WWE, GILD, EA, CBOE VIX: 26.25 - UP .75 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 117.5 - UP 1.8 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 29.9 - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS HOT OPTIONS IN TSLA ODD BLOCK KODK EXPLODING OPTIONS GILD OPTIONS ACTIVITY EQH LITS PUTS MAIL BLOCK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ABOUT VIX AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?