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Volatility Views 387: Pandemics, Fifty Cent, Lawsuits and more On this episode, Mark & Mark discuss: - The market is shrugging off pandemic concerns. - Interesting options activity in VIX and Spikes. - Evolution of the VIX futures curve - Why bother with wide verticals in VIX? - The delicate dance of fading VXX - Earnings volatility palooza in CBOE, GRUB, and more. VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL - We answer your questions about VIX lawsuits, Fifty Cent and more. THE CRYSTAL BALL -We give our picks for future volatility.

On Strategy Spotlight, host Ed Modla chats with Parkwood Capital's Kerry Given, a.k.a. Dr. Duke, about the Iron Condor. They discuss how the strategy is constructed, the impact of market conditions and differences to consider when comparing stock to index options. Later in the show, Ed answers listener questions about implied volatility and option exercise.

TWIFO 186: Bitcoin Breakdown and Equity Analysis HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, MD OF DERIVATIVES LICENSING, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT GUEST: TIM MCCOURT, MANAGING DIRECTOR AT CME GROUP, GLOBAL HEAD OF EQUITY PRODUCTS ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND TIM DISCUSS: MOVERS AND SHAKERS FOR THE WEEK. TOPICS FEATURED INCLUDE CRYPTO, EQUITIES, WTI AND COPPER. CRYPTO THE LAUNCH OF BITCOIN OPTIONS DISCONNECT BETWEEN BITCOIN FUTURES VOLUME AND BITCOIN OPTIONS VOLUME FACTORS DRIVING THE RECENT UPTICK IN BITCOIN OPTIONS VOLUME - 48 CONTRACTS TRADED ON MONDAY CME'S PLANS TO GROW BITCOIN OPTIONS VOLUME ARE THERE PLANS FOR A MICRO/MINI BITCOIN CONTRACT TO DRIVE MORE RETAIL ADOPTION? WHEN CAN WE STOP QUOTING BITCOIN VOLUME IN NOTIONAL VALUE? EQUITIES VIX: 15 - DOWN 2.3 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 91.3 - DOWN 10 FROM LAST SHOW RVX: 16.5 - DOWN 2.75 FROM LAST SHOW VIX/RVX SPREAD - APPROX. 1.5 - .5 TIGHTER THAN LAST SHOW OVERVIEW OF CME EQUITY OPTIONS COMPLEX IN 2019 - HIGHS AND LOWS, VOLUME TRENDS, DEVELOPMENTS, ETC. FACTORS DRIVING THE INCREDIBLE ADOPTION OF EQUITY MICRO FUTURES. ANY PLANS FOR MICRO OPTIONS? THOUGHTS ON CURRENT EQUITY VOLATILITY LANDSCAPE AND HOW PANDEMIC FEARS ARE IMPACTING VOLATILITY/VOLUME. WTI DIPPED BELOW $50 THIS WEEK - FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN A YEAR NOW OFFICIALLY IN A BEAR MARKET - NEARLY 25% OFF ITS 52 WEEK HIGH OF $66.60 FROM APRIL 2019 WTI CRUDE HAS DECLINED 20% IN THE PAST MONTH, AND IT COULD SHED ANOTHER 10%, BASED ON HISTORY. WHEN CRUDE OIL FALLS BELOW $50, IT TENDS TO STAY DOWN, AND A NEGATIVE TREND IN THE S&P 500 FOLLOWS. OPEC & RUSSIA CONSIDERING EMERGENCY PRODUCTION CUTS - WILL THAT BE ENOUGH? COPPER BIG MOVER THIS WEEK FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK QUESTION FROM DEMOCAT: ARE THERE ANY PLANS FOR MINI (MICRO) RUSSELL OPTIONS? QUESTION FROM ELLIE: ARE THERE STILL SIZE LIMITS ON HOW MANY EMINI S&P FUTURES YOU CAN TRADE ELECTRONICALLY ON GLOBEX? QUESTION FROM BELDEN: WHAT ARE THE PLANS FOR THE ETHER REFERENCE RATE GOING FORWARD?

Option Block 875: Options Origin Stories HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT THIS VIRUS IS CONSUMING LARGE SWATHES OF CHINA AND THE MARKET DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE VIX: 15 - DOWN 2.65 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 91.3 - DOWN NEARLY 10 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 14.1 - DOWN1.6 FROM LAST SHOW OCC ANNOUNCED THAT JANUARY 2020 TOTAL CLEARED CONTRACT VOLUME WAS 521,727,816 CONTRACTS, THE INDUSTRY'S HIGHEST JANUARY EVER – UP 23.5 PERCENT FROM JANUARY 2019, AND THE THIRD HIGHEST MONTH OVERALL. ODD BLOCK HL CALL PALOOZA DBX PUT LOVE TSG LONG TERM CALL LOVE MAIL BLOCK QUESTION FROM CHINOOK: What do you mean by the term par? QUESTION FROM JOHNK: WHAT MADE YOU GET INTO OPTIONS? QUESTION FROM RECIPE3Z: WHY DOESN'T ANYONE BECOME A MARKET MAKER IN OPTIONS ANYMORE? I BELIEVE ANDREW EVEN SAID THEY TRAINED A STUDENT TO BECOME A MARKET MAKER AND THAT IS EXTREMELY RARE NOW. WHY? AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?

OPR 298: Let's Sell Some SPY Call Spreads On this episode, Brian discusses selling a call spread in the S&P index. 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.

The Crypto Rundown 47: Bulls Still in Charge BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE CME BITCOIN OPTIONS BAKKT FUTURES THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM STADIAN: WHAT'S UP WITH THE FRACTIONAL OPTIONS TRADES ON DERIBIT? QUESTION FROM ACTON: DO YOU THINK THE SCHWAB TD MERGER WILL HAVE A CHILLING EFFECT ON CRYPTO TRADING? COMMENT FROM DANTOM: WE NEED AN OCC FOR CRYTPO OPTIONS SO WE CAN HAVE SOME SENSE OF WHAT IS GOING UP OUT THERE. IT'S JUST A CRAZY MINEFIELD OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. BUT KEEP THE GREAT SHOWS COMING.

Option Block 874: Tesla...Seriously...WTH? HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT BREAKING DOWN SURPRISING OPTIONS TRADES IN TESLA VIX: 17. 65 - UP .35 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 101 - UNCHANGED FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 15.7 - UP .1 FROM LAST SHOW ODD BLOCK REVIEW - LAST MINUTE PREMIUM HARVESTING IN MO REVIEW - JBL PUT LOVE TPR CALL LOVE STRATEGY BLOCK HOW TO USE SHORT PUT SPREADS IN THIS VOLATILE MARKET MAIL BLOCK COMMENT FROM MIXLR CHAT - MARK BRANT: $TSLA CALLS ARE AS HOT AS SHAKIRA LAST NIGHT IN MIAMI! COMMENT FROM JEFF THAYER: TESLA...DONT GO UP ANYMORE...LOL....1.00 BIDS I BOUGHT JUST SOLD FOR 4.35 AROUND THE BLOCK WHAT'S ON OUR RADAR FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?

Volatility Views 386: A Volatility Tornado Watch HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: JOHN SMOLLEN, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP MIAX HOT SEAT: SIMON HO, T3 INDEX VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT GOOD EARNINGS TRUMPED BY MACRO FEARS OF A GROWING PANDEMIC: TSLA, APPLE, AMAZON BLOW THE DOORS OFF BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO RALLY THE MARKET IN THE FACE OF GROWING CORONAVIRUS FEARS. FIDDY CENT CERTAINLY LOOKS PRETTY PRESCIENT RIGHT NOW SPIKES: 19.25 - UP 3.75 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 19.25 - UP NEARLY 4 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 105 - UP NEARLY 7.5 PTS FROM LAST SHOW HOT VOLATILITY POSITIONS AND TRADES SPIKES VIX OPTIONS VXX CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK? MARK: 17.75? MEATBALL: 18.50? SIMON: 19.50?

The Advisors Option 87: Pandemic Volatility Plus 3 Strategies You Need to Know HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES CO-HOST: CHRIS HAUSMAN, SWAN GLOBAL INVESTMENTS THE BUZZ THOUGHTS ON CURRENT PANDEMIC VOLATILITY ENVIRONMENT - DOW PLUNGES 454 POINTS AS FEARS ABOUT CORONAVIRUS RATTLE INVESTORS EARNINGS SEASON UPDATE CME FINALLY LAUNCHES BITCOIN OPTIONS - AN IMPORTANT STEP IN FINALLY MAKING CRYPTO ACCESSIBLE TO RIAS AND ASSET MANAGERS. JUDGE DISMISSES WALL STREET 'FEAR GAUGE' LAWSUIT AGAINST CBOE TRICKS OF THE TRADE INSPIRED BY THIS LISTENER QUESTION: QUESTION FROM TELNER6: WHAT ARE THE THREE STRATEGIES THAT YOU FEEL EACH ADVISOR SHOULD HAVE IN HIS BACK POCKET FOR WHEN CLIENTS ASK ABOUT OPTIONS? OFFICE HOURS COMMENT FROM NETTLES: THX FOR THIS SHOW. LOVE IT. QUESTION FROM ED MARTIN: I ENJOY ALLOCATING APPROX. 10% OF MY CLIENTS PORTFOLIOS TO PRECIOUS METALS - PARTICULARLY GOLD. I FIND IT TO BE A USEFUL DIVERSIFICATION TOOL FOR LONG EQUITY PORTFOLIOS. YOU'VE RECOMMENDED USING SHORT PUTS AS AN ENTRY TOOL FOR EQUITIES IN THE PAST. CAN THIS SAME STRATEGY BE UTILIZED IN A COMMODITY ETF LIKE GLD? ARE THERE ANY CAVEATS OR PITFALLS I SHOULD WATCH OUT FOR? WOULD I BE BETTER OFF WRITING OPTIONS ON THE FUTURES? QUESTION FROM AJ HERNANDEZ: ESG IS ALL THE RAGE IN THE INVESTING WORLD RIGHT NOW. HAS THIS HAD ANY SPILLOVER INTO OPTIONS YET? CAN I BUY ESG OPTIONS? QUESTION FROM CONSTANTINE: WHY ARE THERE SO FEW OPTIONS BASED FUND MANAGERS OUT THERE TODAY? QUESTION FROM ANGELO: I CAN TRADE COVERED CALLS IN MY CLIENTS RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS. CAN I ALSO TRADE CASH-SECURED PUTS TO INITIATE LONG EQUITY POSITIONS?

TWIFO 185: PANDEMIC CRUDE HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, MD OF DERIVATIVES LICENSING, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOT SEAT GUEST: ADAM WEBB, FOUNDER OF MACROHEDGED ON TODAY'S EPISODE, MARK, SEAN AND ADAM DISCUSS: MOVERS AND SHAKERS FOR THE WEEK. TOPICS FEATURED INCLUDE CRUDE, BRENT, EQUITIES, RATES AND LEAN HOGS. WTI CRUDE OIL PRICES ARE WEAKENING AGAIN AS CONCERNS ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK COME BACK INTO THE SPOTLIGHT AND DOMINATE THE OVERALL MARKET SENTIMENT. SURPRISINGLY, PEOPLE ARE NOT WADING INTO HUGE DOWNSIDE PUT BETS IN WTI RIGHT NOW. FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK: COMMENT FROM KAMAR: SEEMS LIKE THE PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN FADING WTI CALLS FOR MONTHS WERE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. THIS PRODUCT CAN'T EVEN CATCH A BID WHEN THE MIDDLE EAST IS IN FLAMES. NOW THIS VIRUS IS SQUEEZING OUT THE LAST OF THE DEMAND. SOLD TO YOU! QUESTION FROM JJL8: IS IT TIME FOR RECON YET? QUESTION FROM ELIAN: MORE VOLUME ON THE TAPE THIS WEEK FOR THE BITCOIN OPTIONS? QUESTION FROM ALLISON B.: HAVE YOU GUYS EVER DONE A STRADDLE RUN ON THE SHOW? MIGHT BE INTERESTING FOR CRUDE AND ES AND CORN. GREAT PROGRAM. I LISTEN EVERY WEEK. QUESTION FROM JACK ATTACK: DO IWM AND RUT OPTIONS ALWAYS TRADE AROUND THE SAME SKEW AND VOLATILITY? OR ARE THERE DIFFERENT CROWDS FOR THESE PRODUCTS?