The Options Insider Radio Network

On this episode, Mark and Dan take a deep dive into skew: What do we mean by skew Origins of skew The skew graph Different types of skew Why is it important to understand skew Different trades to take advantage of different types of skew And, much more! Brought to you by tastytrade.  

On this episode we discuss: The crypto markets over the past week A brief history of bitcoin in honor of bitcoin's 16th birthday Bitcoin and Ether volatility, skew, major options positioning Altcoin volatility and skew And much more...

We’re back with another episode of The Option Block. On this episode, we: Discuss the latest in the markets including VIX Talk about the most active equity options for the day including DJT, AAPL Examine the latest unusual options activity in PTON Hedging strategies And much more With your hosts: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group "Uncle" Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management Andrew "The Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi, The Option Pit  

On this episode Mark is joined by: Russell Rhoads - Indiana University Jim Carroll - Ballast Rock Private Wealth They discuss: The latest in the volatility markets in the US Interesting trading activity and developments in VIX, SVIX, UVIX, UVXY and VXX The wild year that was volatility in 2024 What a VIX Mix is Why the volatility surface is so eerily flat right now Their Crystal Ball predictions for VIX for next week and for year-end 2025 as well as how predictions worked out for 2024 And much more...

Welcome to our latest episode of The Futures Rundown brought to you by T4 Futures and Options. With your host Mark Longo and guest Dana Samuelson, Founder and President of American Gold Exchange The Trading Pit Looking at what is trading in the futures markets this week and discussing trades/trends in the precious metals markets in 2024, digital gold, and much more in gold and the futures markets.

On this episode, Mark and Dan look back at the options markets in 2024. What trades/trends stood out in 2024 Options volume year in review VIX highs/lows for 2024 They also answer your questions including: Should I ever hedge my long-term holdings? Shouldn't the IV be the same when looking at the call and put for the same expiry/strike?  How do you get what percent move the market is pricing for the underlying? And, much more! Brought to you by tastytrade.  

On this episode,  We share our thoughts on current market volatility as well as our thoughts on volatility for the coming year. We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market and our thoughts on the earnings seasons in 2025. We examine the options volume numbers for 2025 from OCC. We discuss whether it better to fade VXX by selling call spreads or buying straight OTM puts. We answer a question as to whether calls in SPY over time is as draining as buying puts. We explain what it means that calls are bid in the Russell 2000 right now and why that is so unprecedented. We talk about advisor-oriented options conferences. And much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services

Co-Host: Bill Ulivieri, Cenacle Capital On this episode we discuss: The crypto markets over the past week Bitcoin and Ether volatility, skew, major options positioning Altcoin volatility and skew ETH vs. SOL in 2024 Whether we could see assets bleed out of ETH and into other tokens and access this year If 2025 is the year of XRP in crypto Why does anyone buy SPX anymore when you can buy Doge that's up 250%? (lol) IBIT, BITO and SUI And much more...

We’re back with another episode of The Option Block. On this episode, we: Crown our 80's trivia winner for 2024 Discuss the latest in the markets Talk about the most active equity options for the day including FUBO Look at the options volume for December and all of 2024 Examine the latest unusual options activity in CPNG, WBD And much more With your hosts: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group "Uncle" Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management Andrew "The Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi, The Option Pit  

On this episode Mark is joined by: Andrew Giovinazzi - The Option Pit They discuss: The latest in the volatility markets in the US The international volatility market (VSTOXX) Interesting trading activity and developments in VSTOXX,  VIX, SVIX, UVIX, UVXY and VXX Options volume numbers for December and for all of 2024 Their Crystal Ball predictions for VIX and VSTOXX And much more... Brought to you by Eurex.  

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for the past two weeks. We also look what were the top five movers and shakers for 2024.  

We’re back with another episode of The Option Block brought to you by Cboe Global Markets. On this episode, we: Discuss the latest in the markets including what stands out to us as big stories from last year Talk about the most active equity options for the day including AAPL  Examine the latest unusual options activity in MSTX, WOLF, TIGR The importance of having an entry point and an exit point with your trades Share what we are looking at for the end of the week/going into next week And much more With your hosts: Mark Longo,  The Options Insider Media Group Henry "The Flowmaster" Schwartz, Cboe Global Markets “Uncle” Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management Check out the Trade of the Day Insights Newsletter from Trade Alert - Request access to admin@trade-alert.com

2025 is the year of the snake and with that brings wisdom, intuition and transformation, so kick off this year of personal growth with some new options education. Join show host, Mark Benzaquen, as he welcomes special guest Emily Kurtz of  Public.com for a discussion on fundamental concepts and terminology of options including calls & puts, strike price, expiration, exercise & assignment and moneyness. 

On this episode we analyze the latest developments in Bitcoin and Ethereum: Volatility Skew Open Interest Unusual activity We also look at IBIT, MSTU, MARA, alt coins such as Solana, and much more.

We’re back with another episode of The Option Block brought to you by Public. On this episode, we: Discuss the latest in the markets Talk about the most active equity options for the day including COIN, MARA Examine the latest unusual options activity in OPT, MQ, WOLF Suggest looking back at your trading year  Ask which asset class you think will have the most upside potential in 2025 And much more With your hosts: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group "Uncle" Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management Andrew "The Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi, The Option Pit Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk.  There are additional costs associated with option strategies that call for multiple purchases and sales of options, such as spreads, straddles, among others, as compared with a single opt

On this episode Mark is joined by: Steve Sosnick, Head Options Strategist - Interactive Brokers They discuss: The latest in the volatility markets in the US What the Cboe skew index being at an all time high means for the volatility market and the SPX going forward The international volatility market (VSTOXX) Interesting trading activity and developments in VSTOXX,  VIX, SVIX, UVIX, UVXY and VXX Their Crystal Ball predictions for VIX and VSTOXX And much more... Brought to you by Eurex and Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk.  There are additional costs associated with option strategies that call for multiple purchases and sales of options, such as spreads, straddles, among others, as compared with a single option trade. Prior to buying or selling an option, investor

On this episode we analyze the latest developments in Bitcoin and Ethereum: Volatility Skew Open Interest Unusual activity We also look at other alt coins and much more.

We’re back with another episode of The Option Block brought to you by Public. On this episode, we: Discuss the latest in the markets including VIX Talk about the most active equity options for the day including APA, AVGO, AAPL Examine the latest unusual options activity in EMKR, LWLG Look at closing out short options And much more With your hosts: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group "Uncle" Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management Andrew "The Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi, The Option Pit Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk.  There are additional costs associated with option strategies that call for multiple purchases and sales of options, such as spreads, straddles, among others, as compared with a single option trade. Prior to buying or selling an option, investors must read

On this episode Mark is joined by: Mark Sebastian, The Option Pit Rich Excell, Derivatives and Trading Academy, Gies College of Business - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign They discuss: The latest in the volatility markets in the US The impact on volatility this week due to the Fed announcement The international volatility market (VSTOXX) The impact on volatility due to upcoming European elections  Interesting trading activity and developments in VSTOXX,  VIX, SVIX, UVIX, UVXY and VXX Their Crystal Ball predictions for VIX and VSTOXX And much more... Brought to you by Eurex and Public.com Options are not suitable for all investors and carry significant risk.  Option investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date.  Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk.  There are additional costs associated with option strategies that call for multiple purchases and sales of options, such as spreads, straddles, amo

We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including metals (gold, silver), crypto (bitcoin), energy (crude oil), and much more. With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Brett Friedman, MD - Winhall Risk Analytics & OptionsMetrics Contributor