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Volatility Views 393: Volatility and Vegan Meatballs HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: SHELLY BROWN, EXECUTIVE VP, MIAX VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT $2T STIMULUS APPROVED BY HOUSE - HEADED TO TRUMP FOR SIGNATURE. THE MOTHER OF ALL DEAD CAT BOUNCES? SPIKES: 63.5 - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 64 - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 175.5 - DOWN 13 FROM LAST SHOW VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM PANKASE: WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT PLAYING IN LONGER-TERM VOL HERE - 1YR PLUS OUT. WORTH IT OR NOT ENOUGH VEGA BANG FOR YOUR BUCK? QUESTION FROM ALEX LUNDGREN: WILL SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN THE $VIX AND APRIL FUTURE DISCONNECT TO ME?? CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

TWIFO 192: Fading the Apocalypse HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CME HOT SEAT GUEST: SCOTT BAUER, PROSPER TRADING ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK AND SCOTT DISCUSS: CME MOVERS AND SHAKERS FOR THE WEEK THE PANDEMIC'S IMPACT ON FUTURES OPTIONS TRADING CRUDE OIL EQUITIES GOLD FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK QUESTION FROM BRANDON:IS THIS VOL COLLAPSE FOR REAL? QUESTION FROM TOLLAND: CAN I GET ACCESS TO THE TWIFO REPORTS OUTSIDE OF THE LIVE SHOW STREAM? THX AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. QUESTION FROM BUD FOX: HUGE PUT VOLUME ON SPY 3.27 250'S. THOUGHTS? BUYING OR SELLING PUTS? QUESTION FROM LOU: WHY ISN'T RUT LEADING THE CHARGE TO THE DOWNSIDE AGAIN THIS WEEK? WHAT HAPPENED?

Option Block 887: The Dead Cat Bounce That Wasn't HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO-HOST: DAVID RUSSELL, TRADESTATION TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT WE FINALLY DID IT! SORT OF. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE FEBRUARY 12, THE S&P 500 CLOSED HIGHER TWO SESSIONS IN A ROW. INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS SURGED TO RECORD 3.3M LAST WEEK AS CORONAVIRUS TAKES HEAVY TOLL ON ECONOMY VIX: 58 - DOWN 10 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 167 - DOWN 15 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 47 - DOWN 9 FROM LAST SHOW ODD BLOCK LARGE CALL CREDIT SPREAD IN EEM LARGE BULLISH CALL DEBIT SPREAD IN MTCH REVIEW: MASSIVE, AND TIGHT, AMERICAN AIRLINES COLLAR? MAIL BLOCK QUESTION FROM NAK: EVERYTHING IS ELECTRONIC AT THE MOMENT. WHAT THE HECK DO WE DO IF EVERYTHING HAS TO SHUT DOWN? QUESTION FROM ANTHONY: ARE YOU SURPRISED AT HOW WELL THE OPTIONS MARKETS ARE HOLDING UP DURING THIS CRISIS? WHAT ABOUT THE BROKERS? SEEMS LIKE OUTSIDE OF ROBIN HOOD WE HAVEN'T REALLY SEEN ANY MAJOR OUTAGES EVEN. QUESTION FROM NLE334: WHERE DO YOU THINK VIX WILL TOP OUT HERE? AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?

OPR 306: LIVE PANDEMIC HUDDLE On this episode, Mark and Brian huddle up to answer all of your questions in this wild pandemic market. Mark and Brian discuss: Their thoughts (and yours) about current market valuation and volatility. When you should close ITM calls. Should you alter the structure of your iron condors? What happens to your options positions if the markets shut down? And much more... 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.

OPR 305: A Safer Way To Get Long MSFT and Other Stocks On this episode, Brian explores a safer way to get long exposure to Microsoft (ticker: MSFT) and other stocks. 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.

Option Block 886: Market Intelligence, ITM Covered Calls 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 CO-HOST: DAVID RUSSELL, TRADESTATION TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT WORST WEEK SINCE 2008 FOR ALL MAJOR INDICES LIMIT DOWN ON SUNDAY NIGHT FED ANNOUNCING "UNLIMITED" ASSET PURCHASES NOW WE HAVE A FULLY ELECTRONIC MARKET ST. LOUIS FED TALKING ABOUT 30% UNEMPLOYMENT VIX: 68.30 - DOWN 8.3 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 182 - UP 5 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 56 - DOWN 14 FROM LAST SHOW ODD BLOCK CS CALL PALOOZA STRATEGY BLOCK ONE POTENTIAL STRATEGY IN THIS ENVIRONMENT IS IN-THE-MONEY COVERED CALLS ON THE BIG INDEX ETFS. MAIL BLOCK TRADESTATION CLIENT QUESTION OF THE WEEK? SOMETIMES I GET CONFUSED ABOUT STRATEGIES. IS THERE AN EASY WAY TO PLAN TRADES? AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?

Volatility Views 392: HOW MUCH VOLATILITY CAN WE HANDLE? HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: SHELLY BROWN, EXECUTIVE VP, MIAX MIAX HOT SEAT: TOM JARCK, VOLATILITY PRODUCTS SPECIALIST, MIAX GUEST CO-HOST: EUAN SINCLAIR, PARTNER, TALTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT HERE WE GO AGAIN! YET ANOTHER CRAZY VOLATILITY WEEK ON THE BOOKS. CALIFORNIA LOCKED DOWN, NEW YORK BANNING EMPLOYEES FROM GOING TO WORK: YET THE MARKET WAS RALLYING. VOLATILITY PRODUCTS HITTING ABSURD LEVELS ACROSS THE BOARD - TVIX HIT 969 ON 3/18, VXX HIT 77 ON 3/18, ETC. SPIKES: 63.5 VIX CASH: 64 VVIX: 188.75 VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM MATT: I KNOW VOLATILITY HAS NO THEORETICAL LIMIT. IT CAN ALWAYS GO TO A MILLION. BUT IS THERE A PRACTICAL CEILING WHERE YOU THINK VIX CAN'T REALLY GET ABOVE? NOT WITHOUT THE WORLD FALLING APART. QUESTION FROM TOG: HELLO VOL CREW. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON GETTING BACK ON THE SHORT VXX TRAIN. CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK?

Options Insider Radio Interviews: Talking Volatility And Portfolio Hedging With Northern Trust In this episode, Mark is joined by Jon Cherry, Global Head of Options at Northern Trust. Mark and Jon discuss: The current extreme levels of volatility. How Northern Trust's options clients are responding to the recent market downturn. How much should clients really expect to pay to hedge their equity portfolios? And much more...

TWIFO 191: THE ENDLESS DRAMA OF THE MARKET HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, MD OF DERIVATIVES LICENSING, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT GUEST: RUSSELL RHOADS, HEAD OF RESEARCH AND CONSULTING, EQ DERIVATIVES ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND RUSSELL DISCUSS: CME MOVERS AND SHAKERS FOR THE WEEK CRUDE OIL NAT GAS EQUITIES: RUSSELL 1000 METALS: COPPER AND GOLD RATES: EURODOLLAR FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK QUESTION FROM AJB_2010: I WONDER IF GOING FORWARD, THE EXCHANGES WILL USE THIS MOMENT TO REPLACE HUMANS.... QUESTION FROM NATURAL-EASE: DO THEY (MARKET MAKERS) MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE? QUESTION FROM ROB MORRIS: IGNORANT QUESTION, BUT ARE THEY REALLY NEEDED ON THE FLOOR? WHAT IS THE BENEFIT TO THEIR PRESENCE? QUESTION FROM RIC: ANY THOUGHTS ON FX AFTER BREXIT VOTE?

Option Block 885: Stay Small. Stay nimble. Stay Alive. 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 SELL EVERYTHING! - CAN WE FINALLY PUT TO REST THE NOTION THAT GOLD OR FIXED INCOME ARE GREAT "HEDGES" FOR AN EQUITY PORTFOLIO? WHEN IT ALL HITS THE FAN CORRELATION GOES TO ONE. NAMES LIKE FORD APPROACHING CRISIS PRICE LEVELS. BOEING THREATENING BANKRUPTCY COMMODITIES GETTING ANNIHILATED ANY ACTION ON THE SILVER COLLAR? THE DAY WE ALL DREADED AS MARKET MAKERS IS FINALLY HERE!: AMEX, PCOAST AND PHLX ARE ALL CLOSED RENDERING THE OPTIONS MARKET 100% ELECTRONIC. STILL NO WORD ON "BOX TRADING FLOOR." VIX: 76.6 - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 177 - DOWN 15 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 70 - UP 24 FROM LAST SHOW MAIL BLOCK COMMENT FROM CENACLE CAPITAL: PSA FOR OPTION TRADERS. EQUITY OPTIONS STOP TRADING ON FRIDAY, BUT TECHNICALLY DON'T EXPIRE UNTIL SATURDAY. MEANIMG IF MKT CLOSES EARLY THIS WEEK, AND INCREDIBLY "LIMIT UP" NEWS OCCURS YOU CAN STILL GET ASSIGNED ON A "WORTHLESS" OUT OF THE MONEY CALL AND COME IN SHORT STOCK. IF YOU TRADE CALL OR PUT OPTIONS, CONSIDER "BUY TO CLOSE" ON YOUR SHORTS, IF IT'S NOT TOO EXPENSIVE. QUESTION FROM DRNIC: WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE SCHWAB/TD MERGER'S IMPACT ON OPTIONS MARKET? WHAT ABOUT FREE COMMISSIONS? THX FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. YOU'RE THE GOOD GUYS. AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?