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OPR 301: Using Credit Spreads to Pay For SPX FliesOn this episode, Brian breaks down how to use credit spreads in conjunction with long butterflies to create skip-strike flies in SPX. He also reviews the impact of the recent Corona Virus on the broad market and the VIX. 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.

THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 49: CRYPTO LIVES WHILE MARKET WITHERS THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: CME BITCOIN FUTURES AND BAKKT FUTURES BITCOIN OPTIONS AND FUTURES VOLUME, VOLATILITY, TRADING ACTIVITY AND SKEW BREAKDOWN. ETHER OPTIONS VOLUME, VOLATILITY, TRADING ACTIVITY AND SKEW BREAKDOWN. ALTCOIN BREAKDOWN ANSWERS TO YOUR CRYPTO QUESTIONS AND MORE…

THE OPTION BLOCK 878: EVERYONE IS IN CASHIt's a historic day on The Option Block when both #UncleMike and #TheGreasyMeatball are both in cash! What does that mean for you? You'll have to tune in to find out. Plus we discuss unusual activity in $BGS, $ADM, $MAS and #UncleMike breaks down what to do when your short put spread moves against you. All that and more on this episode of The Option Block.

OPR 300th Episode SpectacularOn this episode, Mark and Brian celebrate an impressive milestone for OPR! Not many programs in any medium, let alone podcasts, survive for 300 episodes. What better way to celebrate this landmark achievement than by welcoming on the people who made it all possible...YOU! Topics discussed: Should the Fig Leaf really be The Speedo? What to do if a call trade goes against you? Why aren't options free to trade? What does Brian think about bitcoin options? What portion of your portfolio should you REALLY allocate toward hedging? 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 them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com, or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com.

Volatility Views 388: Remarkably Unremarkable Volatility HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: SIMON HO, T3 INDEX MIAX HOT SEAT: PAT HENNESSY, IPS STRATEGIC CAPITAL VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS DOWN SLIGHTLY AFTER A STRONG WEEK - RALLIED FOR MOST OF THE WEEK UNTIL TODAY IMPEACHMENT FEARS ARE BEHIND US APPARENTLY PANDEMIC FEARS ARE APPARENTLY ALSO BEHIND US NOTHING HAS BEEN ABLE TO UNSEAT THIS PHENOMENAL RALLY IN U.S. EQUITIES. NOT A TRADE WAR. NOT A PANDEMIC. NOT ASSASSINATIONS. NOTHING. EXPLORING WHY FIFTY CENT HASN'T CLOSED MORE OF HIS VIX OPTIONS POSITION SPIKES: 14.60 - DOWN .4 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 14.2 - DOWN .8 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 98.3 - UP 3.3 FROM LAST SHOW HOT VOLATILITY POSITIONS AND TRADES SPIKES VIX OPTIONS VXX CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK? MARK: 15.25 ANDREW: 14.85 SIMON: 14.5/14.65 PAT: 13.5

TWIFO 187: The Zone of Annoying Volatility HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CME HOT SEAT GUEST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK AND ANDREW DISCUSS: MOVERS AND SHAKERS FOR THE WEEK. JANUARY OPTIONS NUMBERS FOR CME GROUP & OPTIONS COMPLEX OVERVIEW TOPICS FEATURED INCLUDE NAT GAS, WTI, EQUITIES, SOYBEANS, RBOB, AND CRYPTO. FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK QUESTION FROM RACQUEL: WHAT ARE SOME OTHER MARKETS THAT EXHIBIT SIMILAR SKEW TO EQUITY INDICES (E.G.- CHEAP CALLS AND EXPENSIVE PUTS) QUESTION FROM DALY: UPTICK IN CME CRYPTO THIS WEEK? QUESTION FROM MARCUS T.: I THINK CRUDE DEMAND WILL RECOVER IN THE NEXT 1-2 YEARS. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO BE A LONG-TERM OIL BULL? FUTURES? OPTIONS? ETF? SOMETHING ELSE?

Option Block 877: Tasty Prunes and Exotic Elixirs HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT TSLA MYSTERY PUTS AND OPTIONS ACTIVITY VIX: 14.15 - UP 1.15 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 99 -UP 3 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 13.6 - DOWN .5 FROM LAST SHOW ODD BLOCK REVIEW - MDLA LINE IN THE SAND PUTS REVIEW - MLCO CALL LOVE NTAP AGGRESSIVE LINE IN THE SAND PUTS MAIL BLOCK QUESTION FROM NACEL: HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO REALLY BECOME AN EXPERT AT OPTIONS TRADING? AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?

OPR 299: Going Diagonal Around Lowe's Earnings On this episode, Brian explores one way to trade a diagonal call spread ahead of Lowe's earnings announcement (ticker: $LOW). 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 them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com, or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com.

TCR 48: Getting the TradingView On Crypto THE CRYPTO HOTSEAT GUEST: Pierce Crosby, GM - TradingView Mark and Pierce discuss: Overview of new TradingView crypto offerings How large is the TradingView crypto community? What are the leading products in the TradingView community? BITCOIN BREAKDOWN Bulls still in charge -BTC surged back over $10,000 this week. BTC #31 in the S&P 500 market cap list BTC volume, Volatility, OI, Call/Put and Unusual Activity breakdown. THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE More shakeups in the Crypto Top Ten Big moves in ETH, XRP and more this week. Which altcoin are on the TradingView radar? CRYPTO QUESTIONS We answer your questions about crypto options, the best brokers for crypto and more.

OB 876: Where the Trees End and Volatility Begins On this episode Mark, The Rock Lobster and Uncle Mike discuss: How is the pandemic impacting, or not impacting, this market in SPY, VIX, QQQ, IWM and more. Hot TSLA options Earnings Vol Update: LYFT, CISCO, TEVA, BABA and more Odd Block One dollar collars in AAL Funky XB puts Earnings swings for the fences in LBTYK Strategy Block Managing Vertical Put Spreads Around the Block Pandemic fears lingering