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Volatility Views 361: Selling ALL August Volatility Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Mark Sebastian, Option Pit Miax Hot Seat Guests: Shelly Brown, MIAX Options. VOLATILITY REVIEW Update on the latest trades, trends and developments in the world of volatility including: VIX cash, Spikes,VIX Futures and VVIX overview. What is going on with Super Tuesday in Spikes options? VIX options breakdown - Fairly light week Spikes options breakdown - Record volume and OI VXX options breakdown Earnings volatility breakdown for Netflix, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and more... VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM HCTR#: If you could have your ideal vol product what would it be? QUESTION FROM KETCHUMALL: Do 1x2 put spreads work better in VXX or VIX? QUESTION FROM AIDEN: Know you guys are GOT fans. Thought this was an interesting analytical way to look at the show. Maybe this explains the dropoff in quality of the final seasons? THE CRYSTAL BALL MARK - 12.75 MEATBALL - 12.25

TWIFO 160: All The Research You Could Ever Need HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CME HOTSEAT GUEST: ERIK NORLAND - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR ECONOMIST, CME GROUP FX Brexit: Pound Set For Volatile Fall after Calm Summer? Options traders see a calm summer but volatile fall for GBPUSD. Implied volatility is far below 2016 levels. Options skewness is negative, especially for this fall, but not exceptionally so. A great deal of bad news has been priced into the pound. SONIA futures have abandoned hopes for the BoE rate hike, now suggest a cut is more likely. If U.S. Dollar Weakens, Who Benefits? The U.S. dollar could weaken because of bigger deficits, lower rates and slower growth. British pound may be undervalued because of Brexit and susceptible to a long-term rally. It may be hard for central banks to further devalue Euro, Swiss franc and Yen. Among emerging market currencies, the low-debt, not-commodity-dependent Indian rupee may be a winner. The Renminbi might follow USD downward. Iron ore and coal cast a dark cloud over the future of the Australian dollar. CRUDE OIL Oil: Three Signs of Prices Hitting Bottom - 6/19/19 Oil prices have fallen out of bed again, with WTI crude oil tumbling 24% between April 23 and June 5. Refined products experienced similar declines, with gasoline and ultra-low sulfur diesel off 21% and 18%, respectively, over the same period. Not even attacks on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz appear to be enough to spark a sustained rally in either crude oil or refined markets. In April, when oil prices hit their high for the year, three factors gave warning signals that a decline was becoming more likely: Soybean oil prices, often a leading indicator of crude, had been falling for months (Figure 1). Out-of-the-money (OTM) crude oil options skewness became less negative than usual. OTM options on refined products had achieved extreme positive skewness. Oil: Are Options Skews Reliable Price Indicators? 21 May 2019 By Erik Norland Topics: Energy Off The Charts! examines the pertinent economic issues of the day, providing a deeper dive into complex topics and framing the issues in a way that can lead to a better understanding of the financial and commodities markets. EQUITIES RALLY TAKING A BIT OF A BREATHER TODAY VIX 14.25 - UP 1.5 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 86.5 - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW RVX: 16.40 - UP .4 PTS VIX/RVX SPREAD - 2.15 - TIGHTER BY MORE THAN A POINT FROM LAST WEEK Portfolios and Investing: If/When "Winter" is Coming? The Fed may have overtightened monetary policy. The economic cycle may be gradually turning towards a wintry downturn. In past "winters," equities have usually underperformed. Short-term bonds could soar because of the Fed's policies. If the Fed doesn't ease policy soon, brace for a surge in volatility. Forces That Drive Equity Select Sectors GOLD Gold: Impact from U.S. and Chinese Policies Gold has earned broadly similar returns for Chinese and U.S. investors since 2000. The divergence in returns could grow as US and Chinese monetary policy part ways. Growing Chinese debt and a rising U.S. budget deficit could be globally bullish for gold. Fed rate cuts, if they happen, might also be bullish for gold. If the Fed stands firm and does not cut rates, gold prices might suffer. SOYBEANS China, Brazil and the Soybean Crush Chinese growth exerts a strong, positive correlation to soy oil. Chinese growth has a weaker and even inverse relationship with soy meal prices. Soy oil is typically about 2-2.5x more expensive than soy meal per pound. Soy oil has a stronger influence on planting decisions than less valuable soy meal. Soy oil moves in lockstep with the Brazilian real. Soy meal has a much weaker relationship with Brazilian growth.

OB 822: NFLX Debacle, SLV Thievery and More HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT FIDELITY HOT SEAT: COLIN SONGER, FIDELITY ACTIVE TRADER STRATEGY DESK THE TRADING BLOCK MILD SELLOFF ON THE STREET TODAY VIX 14.25 - UP 1.25 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 87.5 - UP .75 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 23.5 - UP .75 POINTS MARK/ANDREW REVIEW? MIKE REVIEW? WHAT ARE FIDELITY'S CUSTOMERS TRADING TODAY? TOP 10 MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS INDEX OPTION VOLUME BREAKDOWN AND MORE... THE ODD BLOCK A PUT PALOOZA TODAY IN: CVNA SKX EB MAIL BLOCKQUESTION FROM ThomasAWeberPhD: Hi Ho SLV away! Uncle Mike, what options strategy do you suggest for SLV with a 30 day bullish outlook. The OTM options are usually cheap, but the range is tight. Is it time to ride SLV into the sunset or take SLV to the glue factory? QUESTION FROM MomoRob (@MauriceRobicha4): I was wondering, do you give courses how to trade options? AROUND THE BLOCK Tons of earnings on the horizon including NFLX, BBBY, EBAY, JPM, WFC and more. Get the breakdowns for them all at www.TheOptionsInsider.com

OPR 269: BA Trade Review With A MSFT Condor KickerOver the past few weeks, we have done a few Boeing (ticker: BA) trades using different strategies. Let's look at how those trades did. Then let's throw in a condor kicker in Microsoft (ticker: MSFT) around earnings for some extra fun. As always, you can find more in The Options Playbook, which is always available on www.OptionsPlaybook.com as well as in the Amazon Kindle store. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian directly at Theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com, or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com.

The Crypto Rundown 23: The Crypto Smackdown Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Guest Co-Host: Bill Uliveri, Cenacle Capital Management & Athena Trade Chicago. The Bitcoin Breakdown THE BTC BULLS ARE EXHAUSTED - DOWN NEARLY $1000 FROM OUR LAST SHOW AND OVER $1400 IN 24 HOURS BRIEFLY BROKE THROUGH THE $10K HANDLE AGAIN BEFORE RECOVERING LOOKS LIKE BTC NEVER RECOVERED FROM THE CRUSHING IT RECEIVED DURING LAST WEEK'S FED TESTIMONY. iT WAS APPROX. $13000 HEADING INTO THAT TESTIMONY THEN NEVER REALLY LOOKED BACK BTC REALIZED VOLATILITY: BACK DOWN TO 88% BTC OPTIONS VOLUME BREAKDOWN BTC CALL/PUT BREAKDOWN. BTC OPEN INTEREST BREAKDOWN BTC FUTURES BREAKDOWN BTC NEWS ROUNDUP - ERISX RECEIVES CFTC APPROVAL FOR PHYSICALLY-SETTLED FUTURES. THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE CRYPTO TOP 5 MARKET CAP BREAKDOWN BTC DOMINANCE RATE FLIRTING NEAR RECORD HIGHS BEWARE OF SEASONALITY IN ALTCOIN XRP - BACK DOWN TO $.32 ETH - CRUSHED DOWN TO $230 LTC - BACK DOWN TO $91 BITCOIN CASH - DOWN NEARLY $100 FROM LAST SHOW OTHER ALTCOINS ON THE DOCKET - HXRO AND LINK CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT The markets are hitting new highs and equity #Volatility is eroding yet again. So where are you getting your #Volatility fix these days? 24% - Energy - WTI, $USO, etc 38% - Metals: $GLD, $SLV, etc 21% - Crypto: $BTC.x, $ETH.x, 17% - Index: $VIX, $SPIKE, $VXX QUESTION FROM INDORSE: Why is chicago the big btc trading hub now? QUESTION FROM LNN3: How do the current btc options markets stack up to the exchange traded markets for stock options like apple and tesla? COMMENT FROM TOM: BTC moved from $1000 to about $20k then back down to $3k then back up to $14k all without any real options available on it. Damn!

OB 821: A Prime Day For Trading Option HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT FIDELITY HOT SEAT: TREY JARRELL FROM FIDELITY'S TRADING STRATEGY DESK THE TRADING BLOCK A relaxing day in the markets. VIX, VVIX up slightly. VIX 12.95 - UP .2 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 86.8 - UP .3 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 22.8 - DOWN .4 POINTS MARK/ANDREW REVIEW? MIKE REVIEW? WHAT ARE FIDELITY'S CUSTOMERS TRADING TODAY? TOP 10 MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS INDEX OPTION VOLUME BREAKDOWN AND MORE... THE ODD BLOCK A PUT PALOOZA TODAY IN: WRK SYMC MRV STRATEGY BLOCKUNCLE MIKE HOLDS COURT ON HOW TO SURVIVE LONG PREMIUM OPTIONS POSITIONS DURING BORING MARKETS. MAIL BLOCK#Options #QuestionOfTheWeek - The markets are hitting new highs and equity #Volatility is eroding yet again. So where are you getting your #Volatility fix these days? 24% - Energy - WTI, $USO, etc 38% - Metals: $GLD, $SLV, etc 21% - Crypto: $BTC.x, $ETH.x, 17% - Index: $VIX, $SPIKE, $VXX AROUND THE BLOCK Tons of earnings on the horizon including NFLX, BBBY, EBAY, JPM, WFC and more. Get the breakdowns for them all at www.TheOptionsInsider.com

Volatility Views 360: The Revenge of Contango Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Mark Sebastian, Option Pit Miax Hot Seat Guests: Shelly Brown and John Smollen, MIAX Options. VOLATILITY REVIEW (4:52) Update on the latest trades, trends and developments in the world of volatility including: VIX cash, Spikes and VVIX overview. Return of Contango in VIX Futures -(12:30) What is going on with Super Tuesday in Spikes options? VIX options breakdown Spikes options breakdown VXX options breakdown Bitcoin Volatility breakdown (30 minutes) Earnings volatility breakdown for JPM, C, WFC, NFLX, EBAY, GS and more... Volatility Viewpoint (36.50)The markets are hitting new highs and equity #Volatility is eroding yet again. So where are you getting your #Volatility fix these days? Energy - WTI, $USO, etc Metals: $GLD, $SLV, etc Crypto: $BTC.x, $ETH.x, Index: $VIX, $SPIKE, $VXX QUESTION FROM GEORGE: What did the spikes folks do to get that sizable 1x2 printed recently? Do you expect any more prints of this magnitude on the horizon? Been evaluating the product and traded my first ten lot recently. Would like to see more big players get involved. Great program. Anything on commodity volatility? QUESTION FROM 45O9: I hear you about the weird discount that we're seeing in dec VIX futures right now. If we see some developments on the international front and vol eventually comes in do you think they'll still keep dec relatively similar to where it is now. I guess I'm asking is if Dec just looks cheap now because the rest of the curve is somewhat elevated. Once that premium is taken out will dec look somewhat expensive by comparison? THE CRYSTAL BALL (49) MARK - 12.75 - 12.80 MEATBALL - 12.20-12.25

The Options News Rundown for 7-12-19 The Powell Put Chinese Trade War Data Daily Most-Active Options Crazy TSLA News Size TSLA Collar/Risk Reversal Where Are You Trading Volatility Right Now? And Much More...

TWIFO 159: Pop-Tart Arbitrage And Mysteries of the Options Liquidity Matrix. Russell Rhoads, Director of Derivatives Research at Tabb Group, joins us to break down the latest findings from his Options Liquidity Matrix. Mark and Russell also discuss: - Is pop tart arbitrage the new frontier of trading? - Why is WTI call skew so weak? - What is going on with Gold volatility? - How does the explosion of micro emini futures volume impact the broader equity market? - What the heck is going on in the crypto markets? - And much more... Futures Options Feedback QUESTION FROM ANTHONY: Are we in a new volatility regime for gold? QUESTION FROM CLDD: How do I read this Fedwatch tool? QUESTION FROM 787WEST: I like the movers and shakers but you only do them for futures. Is there a futures options movers and shakers report as well?

OB 820: That Chinese War Thing Plus Helen of Troy HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT FIDELITY HOT SEAT: TREY JARRELL FROM FIDELITY'S TRADING STRATEGY DESK THE TRADING BLOCK THE POWELL RALLY IS IN FULL EFFECT CME FEDWATCH IS GETTING MORE AGGRESSIVE. VIX 12.75 - DOWN 1.6 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 86.5 - UP 3.5 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 23.2 - DOWN 1.2 POINTS MARK/ANDREW REVIEW? MIKE REVIEW? WHAT ARE FIDELITY'S CUSTOMERS TRADING TODAY? TOP 10 MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS INDEX OPTION VOLUME BREAKDOWN AND MORE... THE ODD BLOCK CAR CALL LOVE CVNA PUT LOVE GES PUT REVIEW FROM 6-3: LOOKS LIKE PAPER POCKETED $300K ON THIS ONE. MAIL BLOCK#Options #QuestionOfTheWeek - The markets are hitting new highs and equity #Volatility is eroding yet again. So where are you getting your #Volatility fix these days? Energy - WTI, $USO, etc Metals: $GLD, $SLV, etc Crypto: $BTC.x, $ETH.x, Index: $VIX, $SPIKE, $VXX QUESTION FROM JIGS: What is the coolest tool that Fidelity offers for options traders? AROUND THE BLOCK Tons of earnings on the horizon including NFLX, BBBY, EBAY, JPM, C, WFC and more. Get the breakdowns for them all at www.TheOptionsInsider.com