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The Options Insider Radio Network
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Jul 29, 2020 • 27min
OPR 324: Buying Put Spreads in QQQ
OPR 324: Buying Put Spreads in QQQ On this episode, Brian summarizes last week's trade where he did a diagonal spread in EBAY going into earnings. Then he discusses most of the FAANG stocks announcing earnings this Thursday. His trade for this episode is buying put spreads in the Qs (Nasdaq 100 - Stock Ticker: QQQ). 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.

Jul 29, 2020 • 33min
OBC 97: Your Q's About Assignment Risk, First Options Trades and More
OBC 97: YOUR Q'S ABOUT ASSIGNMENT RISK, FIRST OPTIONS TRADES AND MORE HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: DAN PASSARELLI, MARKET TAKER MENTORING MAIL CALL SEGMENT TODAY WE ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT: ASSIGNMENT RISK FIRST OPTIONS TRADES THE ROBIN HOOD PLATFORM AND MORE

Jul 27, 2020 • 59min
TCR 69: Breaking Down the Crypto Derivatives Explosion with Genesis Trading
TCR 69: BREAKING DOWN THE CRYPTO DERIVATIVES EXPLOSION WITH GENESIS TRADING CRYPTO HOT SEAT INTERVIEW WITH GUEST: JOSH LIM, HEAD OF DERIVATIVES, GENESIS TRADING BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT BITCOIN OPTIONS AND FUTURES VOLUME, VOLATILITY, TRADING ACTIVITY AND SKEW BREAKDOWN CME BITCOIN FUTURES AND BAKKT FUTURES THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON WHERE TO TRADE OPTIONS ON CRYPTO AND THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF ETH

Jul 27, 2020 • 1h 1min
Option Block 921: Silver...A Thief In The Night
OPTION BLOCK 921: SILVER...A THIEF IN THE NIGHT 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 RALLYING HEADING INTO STIMULUS PLANS DUELING STIMULI: REPUBLICAN PLAN UNVEILED TODAY VS. DEM PLAN GOLD HITS NEW INTRADAY HIGH OF $1939.35 SILVER HIGHEST SINCE 2013 TO HIT $24.24 VIX: 25.50 - UP 1.5 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 115.7 - UP 4.2 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 29.9 - UP 1.15 FROM LAST SHOW MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS HOT OPTIONS IN TSLA EARNINGS WEEK: DISCUSSING FB, SBUX, BA, GIL, GRUB, GOOGL, WWE ODD BLOCK COF LITS PUTS COUP MISTIMED COLLAR REVIEW DUK LITS PUTS STRATEGY BLOCK MODIFYING A CALL SPREAD DURING UNCERTAIN MARKETS MAIL BLOCK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT NAKED SHORT PUTS AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?

Jul 24, 2020 • 1h 1min
Volatility Views 407: Juicy Inversions and Gaping Chasms
VOLATILITY VIEWS 407: JUICY INVERSIONS AND GAPING CHASMS HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT DISCUSSING FINDINGS BY GOLDMAN SACHS THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER THE DERIVATIVE IS MORE LIQUID AND POPULAR THAN THE UNDERLYING. WITH THE PROLIFERATION OF WEEKLY OPTIONS, AND INCREASED FOCUS ON USING OPTIONS TO TRADE CATALYSTS, SINGLE STOCK OPTIONS WITH MATURITIES LESS THAN 2 WEEKS NOW COMPRISE 75% OF ALL MATURITIES, UP FROM 65% A YEAR AGO. SPIKES: 27 - UP 1.75 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 26.9 - UP .65 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 119.7 - UP 4.7 FROM LAST SHOW EARNINGS DISCUSSION ON INTC, MSFT, EBAY, GOOGL VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ON THE VIX CASH TERM STRUCTURE CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

Jul 23, 2020 • 1h 8min
TWIFO 209: Excuse Metals, Loonie FX and Friendly Volatility
TWIFO 209: Excuse Metals, Loonie FX and Friendly Volatility HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CME HOT SEAT: DAN GRAMZA, GRAMZA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. AND DMG ADVISORS ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK AND DAN DISCUSS: FUTURES AND OPTIONS WORLD WIDE DATA SILVER GOLD CRUDE OIL LOONIE FX AND MORE FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ON CASH POSITIONS IN COMMODITIES

Jul 23, 2020 • 1h 1min
Option Block 920: What the heck is going on with TSLA
OPTION BLOCK 920: WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON WITH TSLA 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. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? VIX: 24.10 - DOWN .65 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 111.5 - DOWN 2.75 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 28.75 - DOWN .5 FROM LAST SHOW MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS HOT OPTIONS IN TSLA ODD BLOCK TSLA CALLS KTOS CALLS REVIEW TSM CALL LOVE MAIL BLOCK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT BUYING CALLS IN CLNY AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?

Jul 22, 2020 • 20min
OPR 323: Going Diagonal into EBAY Earnings
OPR 323: Going Diagonal into EBAY Earnings On this episode, Brian does a diagonal spread in EBAY going into 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.

Jul 22, 2020 • 30min
OBC 96: Trading Options Around Earnings
OBC 96: TRADING OPTIONS AROUND EARNINGS HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: DAN PASSARELLI, MARKET TAKER MENTORING. TOPIC PUT VOLATILITY TO WORK WHEN TRADING EARNINGS STRADDLES EXPECTED EARNINGS IMPLIED VOLATILITY AND OPTION VEGA TRADE OFFS

Jul 21, 2020 • 38min
OIR Interviews: Going Bite-Size With the Small Exchange
OIR Interviews: Going Bite-Size With the Small Exchange On this episode, Mark is joined by: Donnie Roberts, CEO - The Small Exchange Mark and Donnie discuss: What the heck is the Small Exchange? Why small futures? How do you convince retail to migrate from ETFs back into futures? What are the challenges of launching a new exchange during a global pandemic. Are there lessons to be learned from the failure of other stock futures ventures? And much more?


