The Options Insider Radio Network

On this episode, let's discuss buying options in Bed, Bath and Beyond ahead of the earnings announcement scheduled for July 10. You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com, in 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.

Options news you can use for Tuesday, July 2, 2019.

BITCOIN BREAKDOWN BTC down $800 from last show - $11068 BTC Volatility, 30-day Realized - Back up to 90% from 65 BTC call/put ratio - was 65.2% at last show, now 47.4% Decent volume in CME BTC Futures Bitcoin's 'Kimchi Premium' Returns With $1K Price Spreads on Crypto Exchanges THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE Top 10 coins by market cap: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Bitcoin SV, Stellar, TRON, Cardano CRYPTO QUESTIONS #QuestionoftheWeek - Let's play a guessing game. Which of the following names has the highest 30-day REALIZED volatility? No cheating. What does your gut tell you? - $TSLA - #BITCOIN - #WTI #CRUDE OIL - $QQQ Question from Linguistic - Fun show. Did the options show any indication of the recent massive pop in Bitcoin? Question from DaPict - Do you think we'll get any other major exchanges leaping into the crypto markets soon? Question from 33SOP - What do BTC options settle into?

TRADING BLOCK We got a little bit of insight into the trade war - no new tariffs. North Korea stole all the trade war thunder over the last weekend. S&P had best June performance since 1955. MU up around 6% Financial (XLF) and China (FXI) ETF's up on trade news and bank stock buyback announcements. NVDA, MU, AMD, (Chip makers and trade talks) AMZN,& AAPL - no surprises, often on the list of most traded. Most active indices - VIX: 366k, SPY: 1.7M, SPX, 720k Most active equity options - AAPL, BABA, MU, TSLA, AMD, BAC, FB, NVDA, T, MSFT ODD BLOCK Covered calls in Element Solutions Inc (ESI) Put love in Domtar Corp (UFS) Call love in (BP) MAIL BLOCK Question from Fidelity Customer - I bought some puts for a hedge and now they've lost 90% of their value, should I just close them out? Question from Jigs - What is the coolest tool that Fidelity offers for options traders? Question from WAWL - I like when you guys talk old-school WWE on the show. I know the stock was one of the best performers of last year but is now about 30% off its high. How are the options shaping up these days? Also when are the mini metals making a comeback? AROUND THE BLOCK This Week in the Market: Jul 1 - Construction Spending Jul 3 - International Trade, Jobless Claims, Factory Orders Jul 5 - Unemployment, Fed Balance Sheet

Options news you can use for Monday, July 1, 2019.

VOLATILITY REVIEW SPIKES - 15.85, up 1.35-points from last show VIX Cash - 16, up 2-points from last week VVIX - 87, up 6-points from last show VIX Options - ADV: 411k, Total 6.32M (4.86M Calls, 1.46M Puts) VXX - 26, 1.7-points lower than last week Huge move in Bitcoin futures this week - Big rally and massive selloff today Earnings: Tuesday - FedEx, Lennar Wednesday - General Mills, KB Home, Paychex, Rite Aid Thursday - Nike, Walgreens Boots Alliance Friday - Constellation Brands VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL #QuestionoftheWeek: Let's play a guessing game. Which of the following names has the highest 30-day REALIZED volatility? No cheating. What does your gut tell you? - $TSLA - #BITCOIN - #WTI #CRUDE OIL - $QQQ Question from Litter - Hey Vol dudes love the show. Heard you mention SPX combos on the last show. What are they and why are they so popular? Question from ArPortKey - If we get a trade war deal out of G20 this weekend realistically how much of a hit will vix take on Monday? CRYSTAL BALL Next week: Mark L. - 14.75 Andrew - 13.95

Options news you can use for Friday, June 28, 2019.

OPTIONS 101 When to roll covered calls? What do you do when the stock moves toward your strike? Do you close? Do you roll? If you roll, when do you do it? Thoughts on best practices when the stock approaches your short call strike? THE BUZZ Takeaways from this year's OIC conference: From Eric - Mark did awesome job with Hall of Fame awards, my entrepreneur panel. OCC May volume up 13.1% OIC'S new certification program just recently launched. What is it? What types of courses are offered? OFFICE HOURS Question from DLVC - Does the SWAN team ever use spy options in their overlays instead of SPX? In general -what are the crew's thoughts on the advantages of smaller contracts like spy or even the new CME micro futures when trading indexes? It certainly seems like there is a growing audience for these products even among larger institutions? Question from TLRV$4 - I've heard you guys discuss collars in the past. Has Matt from ORATS ever tested the optimal construction of a collar? Can he share the secrets with the unwashed masses? Question from LLN93 - Is there a license or program that certifies someone as a licensed options professional? They could even have different variations like a certified income trader, certified portfolio hedger, etc.

Topics this week include: Equities Crud Oil/WTI Ags/Soybeans Metals/Gold FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Dazzne - Can you explain how the FedWatch tool actually works? Question from ELE3S - What does Sean think of the new micro futures Russell products? Are there more planned in the future? When does he expect options to be listed? Question from Omar - Does recent BTC spike make CME more likely to list additional crypto futures like Eth? Question from Adam Sam - Hello, I have a question about best way of hedging for day traders? I want to short oil ( or anything for that matter) what would be best way for hedging using options? I short oil future but I want to protect the upside. Would you buy ITM call? Write OTM put? Considering that I am day trading would you recommend hedging using shortest expiration or go further out in the month?

TRADING BLOCK BA, GBTC, AMD, BYND, MU and more Most active indices: VIX - 246k, SPY - 849k, SPX - 448M Most active equity options: AAPL, AMD, MU, BAC, BABA, TSLA, NVDA, FB, BA, INTC Earnings: Tuesday - FedEx, Lennar Wednesday - General Mills, KB Home, Paychex, Rite Aid Thursday - Nike, Walgreens Boots Alliance Friday - Constellation Brands ODD BLOCK Call love in Vistra Energy Corp (VST) Lits puts in Kroger Co (KR) - from May 20 Put love in Conagra Brands Inc (CAG) STRATEGY BLOCK Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses selling a short put spread vs. selling a levered OTM put MAIL BLOCK Question from Fidelity Customers - Everyone has implied volatility skew on the brain these days. AROUND THE BLOCK This Week in the Market: Jun 27 - Jobless Claims, GDP Jun 28 - Personal Income, Consumer Sentiment