THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 60:  How Did the Halving Impact the Bitcoin Options Market? THIS WEEK'S TOPICS: BITCOIN OPTIONS AND FUTURES VOLUME, VOLATILITY, TRADING ACTIVITY AND SKEW BREAKDOWN. ETHER OPTIONS VOLUME, VOLATILITY, TRADING ACTIVITY AND SKEW BREAKDOWN. GENESIS VOLATILITY NEWSLETTER DISCUSSION ON BITCOIN HALVING ALTCOIN BREAKDOWN CME BITCOIN FUTURES AND BAKKT FUTURES

The Crypto Rundown 59: The Great Halving Is Upon Us Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group The Crypto Hot Seat Guest: Greg Magadini, Co-founder - Genesis Volatility Topics: What is Genesis Volatility? What the heck are defi Options? Is gold a volatility analogue for bitcoin?  And more.. The Bitcoin Breakdown We explore crypto volume, volatility and open interest leading into the great bitcoin halving event What does the halving mean for bitcoin going forward? The Altcoin Universe EHT, XRP, Bitcoin Cash and other leading altcoin all down leading into the halving.  Crypto Questions We answer your questions about the halving, doge coin and more. 

THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 58: A DEEP DIVE INTO BITCOIN VOLATILITY HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP GUEST: SIMON HO, CEO, T3 INDEX ABOUT TO LAUNCH THE BITVOL INDEX (THE FIRST OF ITS KIND) THE ULTIMATE GOAL BEING TO DELIVER TRADABLE VOL DERIVATIVES ON BTC A VIX FOR BITCOIN BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE DEBATING THE GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT OF BITCOIN'S STRONG CORRELATION WITH EQUITY MARKETS OVER THE RECENT CRISIS IS VOLATILITY WHAT IS DRIVING PEOPLE TO BITCOIN THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE FOCUSING ON ETHEREUM  CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM THE ZILLIQA SURFER: ANY THOUGHTS ON THE DANGERS OF TRADING ON DERIBIT AS A US CITIZEN? USE A VPN, PICK AN ADDRESS AND YOU CAN TRADE... COULDN’T THEY LOCK UP MY BTC? QUESTION FROM TELSIE33: PLEASE ASK SIMON HO IF THERE ARE ANY LESSONS THAT HE LEARNED FROM CREATING AND LAUNCHING SPIKES THAT HE CAN SHARE WITH OTHER ASPIRING PRODUCT CREATORS? ALSO - CAN I REQUEST AN UPDATE TO THE MILKSHAKE INDEX THAT INCLUDES CLASS 3 MILK FROM CME? QUESTION FROM MAX: CAN WE SAY THE HALVING IS DRIVING A LOT OF THE VOLATILITY AT THIS POINT? QUESTION FROM EL4T: DO YOU THINK BIG PLAYERS ARE SPOOKED BY THE LEVEL OF VOLATILITY WE'RE SEEING IN BTC RIGHT NOW?

THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 57: Volatility, Halving, Your Questions and More HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT COMMENT FROM JACK: GREAT SHOW. THANKS FOR THIS.  QUESTION FROM ALBE34: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF $BTC AS AN UNCORRELATED ASSET CLASS FOR LONG STOCK PORTFOLIOS? WORTH A LOOK?IF SO WOULD YOU USE THE OPTIONS OR THE SPOT? COMMENT FROM M09: HOPE ALL THOSE $BTC BULLS DIDN’T SWAP THEIR COIN FOR #CRUDE. DAMN! WHAT A MELTDOWN.  QUESTION FROM TYLER: HOW ABOUT USING STOCK SUB STRATS IN BITCOIN? IS THAT A VIABLE “OPTION” - SEE WHAT I DID THERE? CAN YOU ALSO UPDATE HXRO? COMMENT FROM CHINOOK: HEARD ON THE GREAT PODCAST "THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN" BY @OPTIONS THAT THERE WERE MANY $1200 DEPOSITS INTO CRYPTO ACCOUNTS. COINCIDENCE? I THINK NOT! #STIMULUSCHECKS

THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 56: BITCOIN VS. CRUDE OIL HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CRYPTO HOT SEAT SEGMENT   CRYPTO HOT SEAT GUEST:  BRYAN COURCHESNE, MANAGING DIRECTOR, DIGITAL ASSET INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT   What do they do How do they view current bitcoin levels What products do they use to trade bitcoin What are they seeing for client demand  BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE SOME US CITIZENS LOOK TO BE SPLASHING THEIR STIMULUS CASH ON CRYPTOCURRENCY. COINBASE CEO BRIAN ARMSTRONG TWEETED EARLIER ON FRIDAY HIS EXCHANGE HAD EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SPIKE IN THE NUMBER OF BUYS AND DEPOSITS WORTH $1,200. AN UNPRECEDENTED SELL-OFF HAS TAKEN BITCOIN’S PURCHASING POWER SKY HIGH. FOLLOWING A MARKET DOWNTURN, CRUDE OIL IS NOW SO CHEAP THAT A SINGLE BITCOIN (BTC) CAN BUY OVER 600 BARRELS. DO WE NEED CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN CRYPTO THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT   QUESTION FROM JACK: DO YOU SEE A LOT OF ASSET MANAGERS AND RIAS PILING INTO CRYPTO NOW?   COMMENT FROM FREDE: WITH WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE REAL COMMODITY MARKETS IT MAKES BTC SEEM PRETTY TAME BY COMPARISON RIGHT NOW. WTI WTF? QUESTION FROM NEWDY: WHY DON’T MORE BROKERS OFFER BTC AND EVEN ETH ON THEIR SERVICES? WHY AM I STUCK WITH THE COINBASES AND KRAKENS OF THE WORLD? QUESTION FROM JELLYBNZ: DO YOU THINK THE HALVING EFFECT WILL BE LESSENED BY THE TURMOIL IN THE REST OF THE MARKET RIGHT NOW? SEEMS LIKE BITCOIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN MARCHING UPWARD NOW INSTEAD OF HANGING OUT HERE. 

THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 55: The Great Crypto Inflection Point HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP GUEST CO-HOST: Jon Pearlstone, Crypto Patterns BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE BITCOIN FUTURES VOLUME ON CME AND BAKKT FELL SHARPLY IN MARCH WINKLEVOSS: BITCOIN FACES CORONAVIRUS 'INFLECTION POINT' AMID OIL WOES THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT   QUESTION FROM CHARLIE: WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TECHNICAL INDICATOR FOR BITCOIN? QUESTION FROM LUCHA T: WHY ARE WE SEEING SUCH LIGHT CRYPTO VOLUME RIGHT NOW? COMMENT FROM SPLASHOUT: GREAT PROGRAM. I TUNE IN EVERY MONDAY. (THUMBS UP EMOJI) QUESTION FROM SMALL: DO YOU THINK THIS VIRUS WILL CAUSE SOME OF THE SMALLER CRYPTO EXCHANGES TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS?

THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 54: Moving On Up HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CRYPTO HOT SEAT SEGMENT GUEST:  JAMES PUTRA, TRADESTATION CRYPTO, HEAD OF PRODUCT STRATEGY WHAT IS YOUR BACKGROUND? WHY LAUNCH TRADESTATION CRYPTO? WHAT DO YOU TRADE AT TRADESTATION CRYPTO? CRYPTO EXCHANGES VS. BROKERS BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE BITCOIN IS ON FIRE THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM E: WHILE I AM AT HOME DURING THIS QUARANTINE, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT ME DAY TRADING CRYPTO? FUTURES, OPTIONS OR JUST PLAIN SPOT? QUESTION FROM VICTOR: ARE THE MULTIPLIERS THE SAME FOR CRYPTO OPTIONS? SO IF I SELL ONE PUT DO I GET 100 COINS? WHAT ABOUT THE CONTRACT SPECS? DO THEY ALLOW EARLY EXERCISE? ALSO - DO THEY WORK THE SAME. FOR EXAMPLE, IF I SELL A PUT SHORT CAN I USE THAT TO GET INTO A LONG $BTC POSITION OR ARE THEY CASH SETTLED? INTRIGUED BUT SO MUCH CONFUSION ON MY END.  QUESTION FROM ELE5: WHAT IS GOING ON WITH BAKKT CRYPTO? THEY LAUNCHED TO A LOT OF FANFARE AND HAVE RAISED HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS. IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYONE WAS INTO THE PHYSICALLY-SETTLED CONTRACTS BUT THAT HASN’T TRANSLATED INTO VOLUME? QUESTION FROM JJLC:  WHICH OF THE MAJOR BROKERS DO YOU FEEL HAS THE BEST CRYPTO PRESENCE? COMMENT FROM BIGSIZE: THX FOR THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN. I TUNE IN RELIGIOUSLY EVERY WEEK FOR MY FIX. WHY IS NO ONE ELSE OUT THERE TALKING ABOUT CRYPTO DERIVATIVES?

THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 53: Crypto Quick Hit HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM PJ SANDWICH: Do my options still exist if the exchange shuts down or if trading is halting? Can I close them out? QUESTION FROM SWEET BABY RAY: Why does everyone quote notional in crypto options? Why can’t I get a contract count? QUESTION FROM NLCC:  Have you heard of any new exchanges entering the crypto options market? QUESTION FROM JACK: You always say 2-3% is a good estimated expense range for portfolio protection in major indices. Does that also hold true for $BTC or should we realistically expect to pay more? 

THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 52: Scams, Circuit Breakers and Insider Trading HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE BITCOIN: IS THE GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT FINALLY OVER? UP OVER $1200 FROM LAST SHOW CRYPTO HOT SEAT SEGMENT GUEST: ZACH ZILIAK, MANAGING PARTNER, ZILIAK LAW   TELL OUR LISTENERS ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND. WHAT DO YOU DO WITH CRYPTO/BLOCKCHAIN WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON: CRYPTO REGULATION CRYPTO SCAMS CRYPTO “EXCHANGES” SECURITY TOKENS     THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM OUTONOW: DO YOU THINK THE FORMER CEO OF BAKKT WILL BE IN TROUBLE NOW FOR INSIDER TRADING. AREN’T THE LAWS ON THAT DIFFERENT FOR SENATORS THAN FOR US? QUESTION FROM NEIL L.: ARE YOU SEEING A LOT OF PROP FIRMS ENTERING THE CRYPTO MARKET? QUESTION FROM DYLAN: ARE YOU SEEING THE SAME LIQUIDITY ISSUES IN THE CRYPTO SPACE THAT WE’RE SEEING IN THE BROAD OPTIONS MARKET?

THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 51:  The Great Disappointment HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP GUEST CO-HOST: JASON URBAN, CEO - DRAWBRIDGE LENDING BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE MASSIVE SELLOFF: “UNCORRELATED” BITCOIN SOLD OFF APPROX. $1900 LAST SHOW AND NOW ANOTHER APPROX. $2700 THIS WEEK SEVERAL MAJOR EXCHANGES — SAVE COINBASE AND BITSTAMP, PROMINENTLY — WERE PLAGUED BY OUTAGES OF SOME KIND THURSDAY. MOST NOTABLY, BITMEX WAS OFFLINE “FOR MAINTENANCE” FOR A TOTAL OF ONE HOUR WITH A COUPLE OF OUTAGES DURING A DAY THAT SAW HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN LIQUIDATIONS. DOES CRYPTO NEED CIRCUIT BREAKERS LIKE EQUITY MARKETS? UPDATE ON DERIBIT BITCOIN OPTIONS, CME BITCOIN OPTIONS, BAKKT FUTURES BAKKT CLOSES NEW $300M FUNDING ROUND TO UNLOCK $1 TRILLION IN DIGITAL ASSETS THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM TONY: HOW IS LIQUIDITY HOLDING UP IN CRYPTO OPTIONS IN THESE CRAZY MARKETS? QUESTION FROM BITMAN: CAN YOU DISCUSS OKEX OPTIONS TRADING ON THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN PROGRAM PLEASE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR FINE PROGRAM? QUESTION FROM NANCE: WHY NO BAKKT PAPER?

THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 50: THE GREAT CRYPTO DRAWDOWN  HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP GUEST CO-HOST: BILL ULIVIERI, PRINCIPAL /OWNER - CENACLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE BITCOIN HAS PLUNGED TO TWO-MONTH LOWS SINCE SUNDAY, POSSIBLY DUE TO AN OVER-$100 MILLION LIQUIDATION BY PLUSTOKEN SCAMMERS UPDATE ON DERIBIT BITCOIN OPTIONS, CME BITCOIN OPTIONS, BAKKT FUTURES BITCOIN HAS SIX ADVANTAGES OVER GOLD  THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE DISCUSSING TERNIO TOKEN CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM TAYLOR: WHAT’S UP WITH THIS SELLOFF? I THOUGHT BTC WASN’T CORRELATED? QUESTION FROM LL556: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF CME BTC VOLUME SO FAR? QUESTION FROM J3DINGLE: HAVE YOU CONSIDERED RENAMING THE SHOW "THE CRYPTO DRAWDOWN" ?

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…

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. 

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.  

TCR 46: Flight to Crypto Quality This week's topics: Massive crypto rally in the face of broad market pandemic fears. What the heck is The Guppy? CME bitcoin options are live...how was the volume? 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...

TCR 45: Catching Up With ErisX In this special holiday edition of The Crypto Hot Seat - Mark is joined by: Guest:  Matt Trudeau, Chief Strategy Officer - ErisX Mark and Matt discuss - What's new at ErisX - Why launch physically settled futures? - Why create fractional bitcoin contracts? - Any plans to enter the bitcoin options fray? - Any plans for altcoin futures? - Are U.S. regulators becoming more friendly to the crypto market? - Thoughts on the extremely crowded crypto trading space? - Has Eris continued to grow its pool of strategic investors? - What is the purpose of the latest rounds of funding? -Is ErisX concerned about the impact of the TD Ameritrade/Schwaab merger? - The state of institutional demand for crypto? - And much more...

TCR 44: New Year, New Options and New Trading Platforms HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CRYPTO HOT SEAT INTERVIEW WITH ZAC PRINCE, FOUNDER - BLOCKFI AS ZAC WAS LAST ON OUR PROGRAM ON FEBRUARY 4, 2019, HE GAVE US A REFRESHER ON WHAT IS BLOCKFI. WE ALSO DISCUSSED ALL OF THEIR NEW INITIATIVES OVER THE PAST YEAR. THEIR NEW FUNDING  THEIR LOANS SECURED BY CRYPTO THEIR NEW INTEREST BEARING ACCOUNTS THEIR NEW TRADING PLATFORM  THEIR NEW CREDIT CARD BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE CRYPTO UP TO START THE NEW YEAR - UP APPROX. $575 FROM LAST SHOW CME BITCOIN OPTIONS BAKKT FUTURES THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, YEAR END DATA  AND MORE SHAKE UP IN THE TOP 10 MARKET CAP CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM LEGDOC: WHAT’S UP WITH CME BITCOIN OPTIONS? NO VOLUME? QUESTION FROM JACK: DO YOU THINK CME OPTIONS WILL BE A HIT?

TCR 43: A New Decade of Crypto HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP GUEST CO-HOST: BILL ULIVIERI, Principal /Owner - Cenacle Capital Management BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE BIGGEST CRYPTO PRICE MOVEMENTS OF 2019 BAKKT FUTURES VOLUME THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, YEAR END DATA  AND MORE RIPPLE CEO: WE CAN'T CONTROL XRP PRICE ANY MORE THAN BITCOIN WHALES CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM CENACLE CAPITAL: BLOCK CHAIN TECHNOLOGY ACT(HB 3575/PA 101-0514): CREATES THE BLOCK CHAIN TECHNOLOGY ACT. PROVIDES WHEN A RECORD CONTAINED IN A BLOCK CHAIN CAN BE USED IN A LEGAL PROCEEDING OR TRANSACTION. ESTABLISHES THE TYPES OF SITUATIONS IN WHICH A BLOCK CHAIN MAY NOT BE USED. PROHIBITS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM PLACING RESTRICTIONS TAXES ON BLOCK CHAIN USAGE. DOES NOT PREEMPT HOME RULE. YOUR THOUGHTS? QUESTION FROM JEFF: ANY PARTICULAR THOUGHTS ON POTENTIAL FOR CME BTC OPTIONS AND BAKKT BTC OPTIONS? QUESTION FROM AZAZ: WHAT IS OPTIONS SKEW TELLING US ABOUT BTC RIGHT NOW? COMMENT FROM ALATTLE:  THX. FOR MAKING THIS SHOW. YOU GUYS ARE GREAT. LOVING CRYPTO AND THE NETWORK OVERALL. NOT AN OPTIONS GUY BUT YOU ARE LURING ME TO THE DARK SIDE. HAPPY 2020!

TCR 42: Is It Time for a Bitcoin VIX? HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CRYPTO HOT SEAT GUEST: SIMON HO, CEO, T3 INDEX  WHAT IS THE BITVOL INDEX? HOW IS IT CONSTRUCTED? ANY SURPRISES? BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE BACK DOWN FOR CRYPTO - DOWN APPROX. $550 FROM LAST SHOW SELLING OFF EVEN MORE PRE-SHOW - ANOTHER $200 BITCOIN HIT ITS LOW 1 YEAR AGO THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY AND MORE CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM SILVERKING: What are you hearing about bakkt options? QUESTION FROM TEDESCHI: How does bitcoin volatility compare to other major asset classes? QUESTION FROM JAN TOMAS: Why does bitcoin have the impression out there that it is so volatile when it isn’t really more volatile than your average volatile stock? QUESTION FROM KONVERT: Do you foresee major players listing eth options anytime soon? QUESTION FROM CHARLES RIVERA: Do BTC Options or volatility show any signs of bottoming out here?

TCR 41: Crypto Quick Hit HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE BAKKT LAUNCHING BITCOIN OPTIONS. THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY AND MORE CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT COMMENT FROM LJAC: THANKS FOR TALKING ABOUT ALTCOIN LIKE VERGE AND OTHERS. YOU GUYS ROCK. KEEP THIS SHOW ROLLING.  

The Crypto Rundown 40:  Crypto Without Judgment HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP GUEST: LLOYD WOOD - AKA SWIZZLESTICKS, ADVISOR & SENIOR CONTENT MANAGER, VERGE CURRENCY CRYPTO HOT SEAT Interview with Lloyd Wood - aka Swizzlesticks, Advisor & Senior Content Manager, Verge Currency What is Verge Currency? Explain the relationship between Verge and the adult film industry. Talk about US crypto regulation. BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE BITCOIN TECHNICAL ANALYSIS BAKKT FUTURES THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY AND MORE ALTCOIN TECHNICAL ANALYSIS CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM VR: Are there any crypto outside of bitcoin and eth that have vibrant derivatives markets? Thx and I’ll be listening.  QUESTION FROM AVLBLE: Can you spend some time talking about coins outside the top 5? QUESTION FROM PP4C: Are you seeing a lot of btc put activity with the recent selloff? Does the paper show it’s heading lower? COMMENT FROM VICTOR: Glad to hear you guys mentioning verge currency on last ep. Maybe you could get them on the show? Thanks and love crypto rundown program.   

The Crypto Rundown 39: The Rise of Bitcoin Options   HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP GUEST CO-HOST: BILL ULIVIERI, Principal /Owner - Cenacle Capital Management      BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT   ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE BITCOIN TECHNICAL ANALYSIS BAKKT AND CME GROUP LISTING BITCOIN OPTIONS. PAYPAL DENYING BITCOIN PAYMENTS TO WORKERS IN THE ADULT INDUSTRY. VERGE CURRENCY HANDLING PRIVATE BITCOIN TRANSACTIONS.   THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT   ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY AND MORE ALTCOIN TECHNICAL ANALYSIS   CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM ESIM: THANKS FOR DOING THIS SHOW. MY QUESTION - HOW DID YOU ARRIVE AT YOUR $30M OPTIONS VOLUME BENCHMARK.  QUESTION FROM TOM SIMPSON: WHY ARE THERE SO FEW OPTIONS PLAYERS IN CRYPTO IN THE US? QUESTION FROM NELI: WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE TO TRADE BITCOIN OPTIONS? QUESTION FROM B76: DO YOU THINK BAKKT IS A SUCCESS?

The Crypto Rundown 38: Let's Get Technical HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP GUEST CO-HOST: Jon Pearlstone, CryptoPatterns.net   BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT BITCOIN TRADES, TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY, SKEW AND MORE BITCOIN TECHNICAL ANALYSIS BITCOIN VS. GOLD THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ANALYSIS OF CURRENT ALTCOIN TRENDS, VOLUME, VOLATILITY AND MORE ALTCOIN TECHNICAL ANALYSIS CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT DOES TECHNICAL ANALSYSIS REALLY WORK FOR ALTCOIN? IS THIS A GOOD TIME FOR BULLISH RISK REVERSALS IN BITCOIN? AND MORE...

TCR 37: Taking A Deep Dive Into Crypto Analytics with Skew HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CRYPTO HOT SEAT SEGMENT Guest:  Emmanuel Goh, co-founder of skew It seems like a lot has happened since your last appearance on March 25. Congratulations on raising new funding. You also bought skew.com.  What’s new on the analytics side? What are the most popular analytics at skew these days?  We have been using the platform for a while and we’re still finding new things. Tell us about the spreads tab, liquidity tab and the heat maps. Have you seen a big uptick in interest since the worm turned in Q1? Will you offer a premium offering in the future? Is data the end game for profitability? And more... BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT QUIETER WEEK FOR CRYPTO - ALMOST UNCHD ON THE WEEK. DOWN ABOUT $65. ONLY ABOUT $450 RANGE BTC VOLATILITY 30 DAY REALIZED: UNCHD AT 75.5%  BTC OPTIONS VOLUME ON DERIBIT MILD VOLUME WEEK OPTIONS TRADES OVER THE PAST WEEK MARCH CALL VERTICAL? MARCH 12000/16000 CALL SPREAD - PAPER BOUGHT? BTC VOL TERM STRUCTURE FAR LESS BACKWARD THAN LAST WEEK BTC CALL/PUT RATIO BACK UP TO 64.3% FROM 40%  CALLS BACK IN CHARGE BTC OPEN INTEREST KEEPS GROWING UP TO $555M FROM $514M  CME BTC FUTURES LIGHT VOLUME DAY/WEEK THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ETH:  UP $8 THIS WEEK XRP - ALMOST EXACTLY UNCHD - WHAT’S NEXT IN THE SECURITIES CASE AGAINST RIPPLE OVER XRP LTC - UP APPROX. $5 FROM LAST WEEK BITCOIN CASH - DOWN APPROX. $25 FROM LAST WEEK CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM ELLIOT: Does skew offer metrics from bitmex options or only deribit? QUESTION FROM BGTFG: Does sk3w have bakkt data? QUESTION FROM TALSO: Best place for altcoin stats and analytics? QUESTION FROM 560L: If bitcoin eventually becomes the alternate currency that everyone hopes do you think the skew will line up like the S&P 500 skew? Funds will sell calls and buy puts in large numbers. Thank you for this fine program. We need more content on crypto derivatives out there.

TCR 36: CHINA....WTH? HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT CHINA TALKS UP BLOCKCHAIN - President Xi Says China Should ‘Seize Opportunity’ to Adopt BlockchainCRYPTO UP OVER $1200 FROM LAST SHOW - MASSIVE NEARLY $3K POINT RANGE ON THE WEEK: HIGH OF THE WEEK: $10,071 ON FRIDAY 10/25 - 1MTH HIGH LOW OF THE WEEK: $7363 ON THURS 10/24 BTC VOLATILITY 30 DAY REALIZED: HIGHER AT 75.4% FROM 60% 30 DAY IMPLIED HIT A RECENT LOW OF 55% LAST WEEK THEN SURGED UP TO 95% RIGHT NOW HOVERING AT ABOUT 83.5% BTC OPTIONS VOLUME ON DERIBIT STRONG VOLUME WEEK 10/24 - 123M 10/25 - 75M 10/27 - 44.6M OPTIONS TRADES OVER THE PAST WEEK DEC OTM PUT STUPID? BTC VOL TERM STRUCTURE SUPER BACKWARD IN FRONT CONTRACT BTC CALL/PUT RATIO DOWN TO 40% FROM 58.5% BTC OPEN INTEREST UP TO $514M FROM $443M CME BTC FUTURES STRONG VOLUME DAY/WEEK THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ETH: DOWN $4 THIS WEEK HUGE RANGE THIS WEEK HIT $158 ON 10/23 HIT $194 ON 10/25 RIPPLE XRP - ALMOST EXACTLY UNCHD  LTC UP APPROX. $2 FROM LAST WEEK LOW OF $48.5 HIGH OF $62.22 BITCOIN CASH UP OVER $40 FROM LAST WEEK LOW OF APPROX. $205 HIGH OF NEARLY $277 CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT COMMENT FROM ART: Dude China wtf?! QUESTION FROM TGINCHK: Why is the crypto market losing its mind over china this week? How the heck can China adopt blockchain when their entire approach is contrary to the open ethos of crypto? QUESTION FROM DELETOR: Any talk of Bakkt options? QUESTION FROM NEXTGEN: Will the Bakkt consumer app turn the page on the volume?  

TCR 35: Going Down Under for Crypto Derivatives HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CRYPTO HOT SEAT SEGMENT Guest: Grant Colthup, CEO of Mine Digital What is Mine Digital? What sets mine digital apart from other crypto exchanges? What products do you currently offer? What is a retail crypto derivative? Have you seen an uptick in demand over the past six months? What types of trading activity are you seeing these days? How difficult is it to generate demand for crypto derivatives when there isn’t a strong established derivatives market already in Australia? It seems like Australia is becoming a leader in the crypto space.  Does it surprise you that Australia has emerged as a crypto mecca? Do you think that U.S. will follow suit? And more. BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT CRYPTO DOWN $160 FROM LAST SHOW - NEARLY $500 POINT RANGE ON THE WEEK BTC VOLATILITY 30 DAY REALIZED: UNCHD AT 60%  BTC OPTIONS VOLUME ON DERIBIT LIGHT VOLUME WEEK ONLY A FEW DAYS SLIGHTLY ABOVE $30M THIS PAST WEEK OPTIONS TRADES OVER THE PAST WEEK BUY 150 OCT 7000 PUTS BUY 100 OCT 9500 CALLS  (LAST WEEK IT WAS SELLING 163 OCT 9500 CALLS) BTC VOL TERM STRUCTURE SLIGHTLY BACKWARD IN FRONT CONTRACT OTHERWISE SIMILAR TO LAST SHOW BTC CALL/PUT RATIO UP TO TO 58.5% FROM 54%  CALLS STILL IN CHARGE - SLIGHTLY BTC OPEN INTEREST UP TO $443M FROM $409M  CME BTC FUTURES LIGHT VOLUME DAY/WEEK THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ETH:  DOWN $13 THIS WEEK XRP - ALMOST EXACTLY UNCHD - HAD $.02 RANGE ON THE WEEK LTC - DOWN $2.5 FROM LAST WEEK BITCOIN CASH - UP $4 FROM LAST WEEK CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM RODRIGUEZ: What type of volumes are you seeing for the Bakkt futures so far?        

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CRYPTO HOT SEAT SEGMENT   GUEST: Juthica Chou, COO and co-founder of LedgerX   BACKGROUND? WHAT IS LEDGERX? YOU OFFER BITCOIN SWAPS AND OPTIONS - TELL US ABOUT THOSE WHAT IS THE UNDERLYING FOR THE OPTIONS? HOW FAR OUT CAN YOU TRADE THE OPTIONS? WHAT TYPE OF LIQUIDITY/MARKETS ARE YOU SEEING? ARE YOU APPROVED FOR U.S. CUSTOMERS TO TRADE OPTIONS? WHO IS PROVIDING THE LIQUIDITY FOR YOUR OPTIONS?   AND MORE..   BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT   CRYPTO ALMOST EXACTLY UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW - UP ABOUT $50 FROM LAST SHOW   BTC VOLATILITY   30 DAY REALIZED: UP TO 60% FROM 54%    BTC OPTIONS VOLUME ON DERIBIT   LIGHT VOLUME WEEK ONLY ONE DAY ABOVE $30M THIS PAST WEEK   OPTIONS TRADES OVER THE PAST WEEK   BUY 300 MAR 4000 PUTS SELL 163 OCT 9500 CALLS   BTC VOL TERM STRUCTURE   SIMILAR TO LAST SHOW   BTC CALL/PUT RATIO   DOWN TO 54% FROM 57% LAST WEEK CALLS STILL IN CHARGE - SLIGHTLY   BTC OPEN INTEREST   UP TO $409M FROM $371M   CME BTC FUTURES   VERY QUIET DAY BUT DECENT VOLUME WEEK     THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT   ETH: UP $5 THIS WEEK RIPPLE - GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE AGAIN THIS WEEK UP NEARLY $.02 LTC - DOWN $1.5 FROM LAST WEEK BITCOIN CASH - DOWN $9 FROM LAST WEEK    

TCR 33: Crashing the Crypto Party With Distributed Clearing HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CRYPTO HOT SEAT SEGMENT GUEST: Darshan Vaidya, CEO and Founder, X-Margin BACKGROUND? WHAT IS X-MARGIN? CAN THE CRYPTO MARKET HANDLE CENTRAL CLEARING? WHY IS OPTIONS VOLUME ON DERIBIT STILL SO LIGHT? AND MORE.. BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT BTC ALMOST EXACTLY UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW - BUT IT HAD A CRAZY WEEK Bitcoin Is 2019’s Best-Performing Asset, Even After Recent Price Downturn BTC VOLATILITY 30 DAY REALIZED: UNCHD AROUND 54% FROM 56% LAST WEEK BTC OPTIONS VOLUME ON DERIBIT LIGHT VOLUME WEEK ONLY ONE DAY ABOVE $30M THIS PAST WEEK OPTIONS TRADES OVER THE PAST WEEK BUY 500 MAR 16,000 CALLS SELL 250 MARCH 12000 CALLS BTC VOL TERM STRUCTURE SIMILAR TO LAST SHOW BTC CALL/PUT RATIO CALLS BACK UP TO 57% FROM 47% THIS WEEK BTC OPEN INTEREST OI UP FROM $352M TO $371M CME BTC FUTURES LIGHT VOLUME WEEK - MOST DAYS BELOW 2000 CONTRACTS   THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ETH: UP $3 THIS WEEK RIPPLE - GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE AGAIN THIS WEEK UP NEARLY $.02 LTC - UP $2 FROM LAST WEEK BITCOIN CASH - UP $8 LAST WEEK CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM ALLIANZ: Are the same firms making markets in regular options like SIG also making the markets on deribit and other crypto markets? QUESTION FROM CHARLES: Why do you think btc options volume remains lite despight big swings in the spot QUESTION FROM JLEE: Can we proclaim it now that Bakkt was the nail in the crypto coffin?      

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP GUEST CO-HOST: JOSH GREEN, HEAD OF TRADING, DIGITAL ASSET CAPITAL MANAGEMENT BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT CRYPTO TRENDING MUCH LOWER SINCE LAST SHOW? DOWN OVER $1500 FROM LAST SHOW HIT A 3.5 MONTH LOW THIS WEEK HIGH OF THE WEEK: CAME DURING OUR SHOW DAY LAST WEEK AT $9827 SOLD OFF AGGRESSIVELY ON TUESDAY TO $8364 BROKE $8K AND HIT $7943 ON THURSDAY WAS TRADING $7763 THIS MORNING AND NOW HAS RALLIED NEARLY $300 TODAY   BTC OPTIONS TRADES OVER THE PAST WEEK SELL 400 NOV 1300 CALL SELL 200 SEPT 7000 PUT - NOW EXPIRED BITCOIN NEWS Where BTC and the Crypto Market Stand Now CME BTC FUTURES - DECENT VOLUME DAY AND ACTIVE WEEK THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT MIXED WEEK FOR ALTCOIN ETH: ANNIHILATED OFF NEARLY $30 FROM LAST SHOW XRP - LOOKS LIKE RIPPLE ISN’T BACK AFTER ALL LTC - CRUSHED - DOWN $16  FROM LAST WEEK BITCOIN CASH - CRUSHED - DOWN $77 FROM FROM LAST SHOW  CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT COMMENT FROM Bingotrader: Why are they manipulating the crypto price down? Not approving etfs is tantamount to favoring shorts QUESTION FROM TALEION: Are you guys concerned about the recent selloff or is this just a blip? COMMENT FROM CAPBEX: So much for Bakkt being the starting point of a new huge BTC rally. This selloff coincides almost exactly with the launch of their future. Coincidence?

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP GUEST CO-HOST: BILL ULIVIERI, Principal /Owner - Cenacle Capital Management  BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT THEY ARE FINALLY HERE! CME Group to Launch Bitcoin Options in Q1 2020 BTC DOWN $340 FROM LAST SHOW HIGH OF THE WEEK: $10,303 ON 9/16 - SHOW DAY SOLD OFF TO $9807 BY 9/18 (WEDS) THURS RALLIED BACK UP TO $10,266 THEN SELLING OFF BACK TO TODAY’S LEVEL OF $9819 BTC VOLATILITY: DOWN FROM 49% TO 39% BTC OPTIONS VOLUME ON DERIBIT - LIGHT VOLUME WEEK BTC OPTIONS TRADES OVER THE PAST WEEK SELL 150 OCT 6000 PUTS SELL 100 DEC 28,0000 CALLS BTC CALL/PUT RATIO -DOWN DRAMATICALLY TO 35% FROM 55% BTC OPEN INTEREST - OI UP SLIGHTLY TO $$641M FROM $587M CME BTC FUTURES - DECENT VOLUME WEEK BITCOIN NEWS Will Bakkt send Bitcoin's price skyrocketing? - BINANCE TO LAUNCE U.S. OPERATIONS  THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT ETH: ETH RALLY UP APPROX. $17 FROM LAST SHOW TO $207 XRP - IS RIPPLE BACK? UP OVER $.02 FROM LAST SHOW. SPIKED UP TO $.32 ON 9/18 LTC - UP $2 FROM LAST WEEK BITCOIN CASH - UP APPROX. $3 FROM LAST SHOW CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM BIG NICK: Is the Bakkt launch a bullish factor for BTC? QUESTION FROM SERIELS: What about options on altcoin? QUESTION FROM CVTY: Do u think cme launched btc options to steal some thunder from the bakkt launch?  

THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 30: UPGRADING THE CRYPTO PLUMBING WITH GEMINI HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP THE CRYPTO HOT SEAT GUEST: Jeanine Hightower-Sellitto, Managing Director -Gemini Mark and Jeanine discuss: Looking back at the crypto highs and lows from the past year Exploring two new releases from Gemini - Gemini Clearing and Gemini Custody.  What happened with the Bitcoin Futures listed on CBOE?  What is the current state of institutional demand for crypto?  Why haven't we seen a listed bitcoin option in the U.S? Crypto regulation and the prospects for a bitcoin ETF.  and much more... THE BITCOIN BREAKDOWN CRYPTO TRENDING LOWER SINCE LAST SHOW? - DOWN $120 FROM LAST SHOW LOW OF THE WEEK: $9,984 ON 9/11 RALLIED OVER $400 THE NEXT DAY ON 9/12 HIGH OF THE WEEK: $10,412 ON 9/14 Breakdowns of bitcoin options volatility, open interest, term structure, unusual activity and more... THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE ETH: ETH RALLY UP APPROX. $12 FROM LAST SHOW TO $190 XRP - EFFECTIVELY UNCHD. FROM LAST WEEK LTC - UP $1 FROM LAST WEEK BITCOIN CASH - DOWN $1.5 FROM LAST SHOW   CRYPTO QUESTIONS QUESTION FROM LANNICK: Is bitcoin pricing in a low volatility december like vix futures? QUESTION FROM MAX: What do you think about the upcoming Bakkt futures? QUESTION FROM THOMAS WELD: How do we get more oi for crypto options?  

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP GUEST CO-HOST: Jon Pearlstone, CryptoPatterns BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT CRYPTO TRENDING LOWER SINCE LAST SHOW? - SOLD OFF APPROX. $400 FROM LAST SHOW  HAD A PRONOUNCED SELLOFF IN WEEKS FOLLOWING LAST SHOW FOLLOWED BY A DRAMATIC REBOUND HIT A LOW OF $9487 ON 8/29 HIGH OF 10,818 ON 8/20 BTC Vs Gold - what’s it mean? BTC Volatility 30 day realized: COMPLETELY ANNIHILATED SINCE LAST SHOW - FROM  94.27% TO 60.91%THIS WEEK BTC Options Volume on Deribit - A FEW BRIGHT SPOTS OVER PAST FEW WEEK. BTC vol term structure VERY DIFFERENT FROM LAST SHOW BTC call/put ratio PEAKED AT 73.4% ON 6/17. BACK TO 55% FROM 66% LAST SHOW BTC OI UP SLIGHTLY TO $587 TO $543M - DOWN FROM A RECORD $635M A FEW MONTHS AGO CME BTC Futures - another light volume day today. Is Van Eck And SolidX's Bitcoin Trust ETF Finally The Real Deal? THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT BTC vs. ALTCOINS: WHY IS BTC STILL SO DOMINANT IN THIS MARKETPLACE? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR POTENTIAL ALTCOIN TRADERS? TOP 10 COINS BY MARKET CAP? ETH - DOWN OVER $20 FROM LAST SHOW TO APPROX. $180 XRP - CONTINUED WEAKNESS BACK DOWN TO $.02 FROM LAST SHOW LTC - DOWN OVER $7 FROM LAST SHOW AND NOW BACK BELOW $70 BITCOIN CASH - DOWN $16 FROM LAST SHOW NOW AROUND $306 CRYPTO QUESTIONS QUESTION FROM SIGURD: Is there one particular technical that works the best in btc? QUESTION FROM FRANK45: Are you convinced of the long-term viability of bitcoin vs traditional assets like equities?

The Crypto Rundown 28: Crazy BTC Calls, Crypto Technical Breakdown and More HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP GUEST CO-HOST: Jon Pearlstone, Crypto Patterns BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT CRYPTO FLIGHT TO CRYPTO QUALITY IS OVER? - SOLD OFF NEARLY $700 FROM LAST SHOW (NOW $10,730) HIT A HIGH OF $11415 ON MONDAY 8/12  AND A LOW OF $9833 ON 8/15 DURING THE WORST OF THE EQUITY SELLOFF LAST WEEK BITCOIN AND THE EQUITIES MARKET - ARE THEY CORRELATED? IS CRYPTO REALLY A “FLIGHT TO QUALITY” ASSET NOW? BTC Volatility 30 day realized: almost unchdc from 93.80% to 94.27% this week. BTC Options Volume on Deribit finally an active week. BTC vol term structure same as last week. BTC call/put ratio peaked at 73.4% on 6/17. Up to 66% from 54.4% last week BTC OI slightly up to $543 from $528M. CME BTC Futures - another light volume day today. THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT TOP 10 COINS BY MARKET CAP? ETH - down $12 from last show XRP - down $.02 from last week  LTC - down $10 from last week, down quite a bit in two weeks since we hit the halving mark BITCOIN CASH - bucking the trend up $10 from last week CRYPTO QUESTIONS QUESTION FROM JACKIE: Does the lack of options volume on deribit week after week prove that there really isn’t a market for btc options? QUESTION FROM NAMDO: How far away are the crypto markets from being a real “big boy” market? QUESTION FROM SSQPC: Is halving in LTC the big bullish event everyone thinks? Can we expect the same for BTC? QUESTION FROM SOLTUD: Are there crypto vol products I can trade?

The Crypto Rundown 27: Catching Up With The Crypto Mom HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT Goldman Sachs Analysts’ Slide Suggests Now’s a Good Time to Buy. Gemini Exchange Data Is Being Added to CME’s Crypto Indices. BTC Volatility 30 day realized: almost unchdc from 95% down to 93.80%. BTC Options Volume on Deribit pretty much every day below $30M again. BTC vol term structure reverse of last week. BTC call/put ratio peaked at 73.4% on 6/17. Staying around 55.2% from 54.4% last week BTC OI down slightly to $528M from $533M - down from a record $635M a few weeks ago. CME BTC Futures - another light volume day today. THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT TOP 10 COINS BY MARKET CAP? ETH - down over $2O from last show XRP - down nearly $.05 from last week - broke the pivotal $.30 level LTC - down nearly $13.50 from last week since we hit the halving mark BITCOIN CASH - down nearly $20 from last week THE CRYPTO HOTSEAT GUEST: Hester Peirce, SEC Commissioner BACKGROUND? How do you feel about the markets dubbing you the "Crypto Mom." What will it will take for the SEC to approve a bitcoin ETF? Do you think we need the ETF to finally bring the crypto markets in the US into the mainstream? Many of our guests are worried that the US is starting to fall behind the rest of the world from a crypto regulatory perspective. Do you share that concern? What are your thoughts on the current bitcoin futures market?  Do we need approval levels for ETPs similar to the approval levels for options? Will we ever see an inverse volatility product again or are those days behind us? And much more...

The Crypto Rundown 26: The Gamification of Crypto Trading HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP THE CRYPTO HOTSEAT GUEST: ROB LEVY, Co-Founder Gordian Block Capital, LLC | Co-Founder (HERO) .Hxro Games, Inc. BACKGROUND? What IS HXRO? WHY A GAMING TOKEN? IS THIS AVAILABLE ON MAJOR PLATFORMS LIKE COINBASE, KRAKEN, ETC? WHAT SORT OF VOLUME ARE YOU SEEING? BACK IN LATE JUNE WE SAW HXRO ALMOST DOUBLE TO NEARLY $.10 - WHAT HAPPENED? DO YOU THINK THE U.S. IS BEING LEFT BEHIND ON THE CRYPTO REGULATORY FRONT? COLLISION OF TRADING WORLD WITH THE CRYPTO WORLD BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT CRYPTO FLIGHT TO CRYPTO QUALITY? - Investing.com - Cryptocurrencies overall traded higher on Friday, with bitcoin leading gains as speculation mounted on whether it could be used as a hedge against the threat of currency wars. BTC UP OVER $2300 FROM LAST SHOW BTC RALLY BEGAN BEFORE THE FED AND THE TARIFFS - HAS BEEN ON A NONSTOP RALLY SINCE LAST SHOW WAS BACK OVER $10K BY WEDS BROKE $11K YESTERDAY RALLIED NEARLY $800 IN LAST 24 HOURS - There was a “conspiracy theory” about someone in China moving yuan into the digital currency in order to avoid a further devaluation by the Chinese government. BTC VOLATILITY - 30 DAY REALIZED: DOWN NEARLY 30 TO 95% FROM 122% BTC OPTIONS VOLUME ON DERIBIT: PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY BELOW $30M BTC CALL/PUT RATIO:  PEAKED AT 73.4% ON 6/17, BACK UP TO 54.4% FROM 36.6% BTC OPEN INTEREST: OI UP TO $533M FROM $394M CME BTC FUTURES: SURPRISINGLY LIGHT VOLUME ON A CRAZY DAY TODAY THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT TOP 10 COINS BY MARKET CAP? ETH: UP NEARLY $25 FROM LAST SHOW XRP - UP NEARLY $.02 FROM LAST WEEK LTC - UP NEARLY $9 FROM LAST WEEK AS WE HIT THE HALVING MARK LTC HALVING DOMINATING THE ALTCOIN SPACE THIS WEEK BITCOIN CASH - UP $45 FROM LAST WEEK  

THE CRYPTO RUNDOWN 25: We Are Not Dead Yet Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group  The Crypto Hot Seat GUEST: Simon Nursey, cofounder, CORA Network  Mark and Simon discuss: What is the CORA Network? The OTC market, comparison with the exchange market. Pros and cons. What do you think are the main factors holding back growth in the OTC derivatives market?  Comparison of FX options market with the crypto options market. Are large institutions starting to enter the crypto market? And much more... THE BITCOIN BREAKDOWN Bitcoin dipped to $9,111 over the weekend, forming a bearish candle, despite a quick bounce back above $9,600. BTC REALIZED VOLATILITY: STILL HIGH BUT DOWN TO 122% FROM 130%  BTC OPTIONS VOLUME BREAKDOWN BTC CALL/PUT BREAKDOWN. BTC OPEN INTEREST BREAKDOWN BTC FUTURES BREAKDOWN  THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE CRYPTO TOP 5 MARKET CAP BREAKDOWN XRP - DOWN NEARLY ANOTHER $.01 FROM LAST WEEK ETH:  DOWN $4.5 FROM LAST SHOW LTC - DOWN $2.20 FROM LAST WEEK BITCOIN CASH - UP $4 FROM LAST WEEK CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM Mark Brant: WTF is taking CME so long in getting options on BTC futures?   QUESTION FROM NIKELZ: Are there different crypto products lighting up the overseas markets (ASIA, EUROPE) than the U.S. markets?   QUESTION FROM HISTORYX: What are your thoughts on Libra and its potential impact on the crypto market?       

The Crypto Rundown 23: Let's Get Technical Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group  The Crypto Hot Seat GUEST: PIERCE CROSBY, GENERAL MANAGER- TRADINGVIEW Mark and Pierce discuss: What is TradingView? Is traditional technical analysis effective in crypto trading? What are the hot crypto products on the TradingView platform right now? Are large institutions starting to enter the crypto market? And much more... THE BITCOIN BREAKDOWN A COMPARATIVELY QUIET WEEK - ONLY DOWN $340 FROM  FROM OUR LAST SHOW  DOMINANCE: RECENTLY HIT 66% - HIGHEST SINCE APRIL 2017 This is just another example of bitcoin’s increasing control over crypto. Its market dominance is at its highest in the last two years and trading of bitcoin is nearly three times higher than the next ranking cryptocurrency, ether. Is everyone reluctantly becoming bitcoin maximalists or are we about to see another altcoin rally? Bitcoin hit its lowest market dominance at 33 percent, on January 8, 2018. At that time, one bitcoin was worth just shy of $16,000–a big valuation doesn’t not always equal ecosystem dominance. Over the last year and a half, however, while it’s price has been cut in half, its share of the market has doubled. BTC REALIZED VOLATILITY: EXPLODING BACK UP TO 130% BTC OPTIONS VOLUME BREAKDOWN BTC CALL/PUT BREAKDOWN. BTC OPEN INTEREST BREAKDOWN BTC FUTURES BREAKDOWN BTC NEWS ROUNDUP - Bakkt Starts Testing its Bitcoin Futures Today     THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE CRYPTO TOP 5 MARKET CAP BREAKDOWN XRP - ALMOST UNCHD FROM LAST WEEK AROUND $.32 ETH - DOWN $15 FROM LAST SHOW LTC - UP $1.5 TO $93 THIS WEEK BITCOIN CASH - DOWN $9 TO $306 THIS WEEK Binance Coin $30.51 up nearly 2% today CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT QUESTION FROM NELLY: Thoughts on BNB? QUESTION FROM YMAL55: Are the big banks and the rest really coming to play in crypto?      

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!  

The Bitcoin Breakdown Segment BTC back on the move up approx. $800 from last show. Realized volatility is off the charts Surprisingly light BTC options volume despite strong underlying movement Call to put ratio still unchanged Options open interest well off its recent highs Bitcoin futures also doing fairly light volume despite recent swings. Eth futures on the horizon from CME? The Altcoin Universe ETH regains most of its losses over the past week. XRP pretty much unchanged from last week still locked below the $.40 level LTC regaining some of its losses over the past week. Bitcoin Cash mitigating its huge losses from last week.  

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?

BITCOIN BREAKDOWN BTC price booms this week, up to $11.4k, hitting a 2-month high. Is the stage set for $12k?     THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE Top 10 coins by market cap: BTC, 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 EvilWithin - Can you breakdown the COT report for BTC on the show?   Question from N. Marcus - Why can’t I use one platform to connect to all the major crypto trading platforms instead of having to set up my accounts individually then pulling them all into one aggregator. Seems needlessly laborious. Also where next - BTC $10,000 or $5,000

CRYPTO HOT SEAT Guest: Jason Urban - CEO, Drawbridge Lending     BITCOIN BREAKDOWN BTC down over $500 from last show, at $8499. Bitcoin trade volume on Coinbase hits a 14-nonth high in May 30-day BTC realized volatility up to 95, from 89. What does Cboe’s looming crypto futures exit mean for the bitcoin price?     THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE Top 10 coins by market cap: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Bitcoin SV, Stellar, TRON, Cardano     CRYPTO QUESTIONS #Options #QuestionoftheWeek - #Bitcoin $BTC is hovering around $8500 right now. If you had to make a 1-month #options trade expiring 6/31 - would you rather… 29% - Buy $9000 Call 35% - Buy $8000 Put 31% - Sell $8000 Put 5% - Other, reply/dm w/strat   Question from YNGBLD - Why are the margin rates for BTC futures so extreme? Question from LNT - Does the recent explosion of $BTC futures volume on CME plus the data from bitwise make you reconsider the impact of the futures market? Is it more relevant than anyone thought? Does this mean we might see an ETF sometime soon?

Riding the Growing Wave of Digital Tokens We are joined on this episode by Kapil Rathi the COO of AlphaPoint. Crypto Hotseat SegmentMark and Kapil discuss: Overview of AlphaPoint Using digital tokens to bring liquidity to illiquid assets like real estate and private equity Is institutional crypto demand growing or shrinking? What happened with the Cboe bitcoin futures? Is the U.S. losing the crypto regulatory race to other countries? And much more Bitcoin Breakdown Segment Analyzing bitcoin volume, volatility, skew, price action and much more. The Altcoin Universe Segment Analyzing price action and market cap in Litecoin, Ether, XRP, Bitcoin Cash and more. Crypto Questions SegmentAnswering your questions about crypto regulation and more...

CRYPTO HOT SEAT Guest: David Nuelle, Managing Director, Hehmeyer Trading     BITCOIN BREAKDOWN A deep dive into the Bitcoin market   ALTCOIN UNIVERSE Top coins by market cap: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Litecoin     CRYPTO  QUESTIONS Question from Eli Murphy - The SEC shoots down another ETF, yet volume and price action remain robust. Does this just put the lie to the notion that we need an ETF for this market to become a “real boy?” Question from Valar Morghulis - What’s your favorite data source for crypto? The freer the better. Question from Albert - Why do you think the CBOE futures never really caught on?

CRYPTO HOT SEAT Guest: Jeff Dorman, CIO and Partner - Arca     ALTCOIN UNIVERSE Top coins by market cap: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Litecoin     CRYPTO  QUESTIONS Question from JBD - Is this the end of the #CryptoWinter? Question from May Diamond - Does the recent price rally for Bitcoin open the doors for major exchanges to start listing new derivatives products, like Ethereum Futures or Bitcoin Options. Thanks for this great program, you’re the only folks in the space talking about the derivatives angle

CRYPTO HOT SEAT Guest: Matt Trudeau, Chief Strategy Officer, ErisX     BITCOIN BREAKDOWN Still in rally mode - BTC up to 400 handles from last show($5738)     THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE Top coins by market cap: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Bitcoin Cash, EOS, Litecoin,

BITCOIN BREAKDOWN Bitcoin is back in rally mode - up nearly $260 from last show. Bitcoin price RSI confirms possible long-term bull reversal. As a result, BTC may rise to the former support-turned-resistance of $6,000 over the next couple of months. Tennis Star Serena Williams reveals investment in Coinbase       THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE Top 10 coins by market cap - Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, EOS, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Stellar, Cardano, TRON, Monero       CRYPTO QUESTIONS Question from Angelo - Why do you usually quote realized 30 for BTC instead of implied? Surprising since you’re an options guy. Question from Nelverse - Does the bitcoin options skew show that it will continue to rally or selloff? Question from Simone - Is it possible for American retail traders to trade covered calls on BTC/USD? I think that trade would have fared well for most of Q1 outside of the last few weeks.

BITCOIN BREAKDOWN Guest Co-Host: Bill Uliveri, Athena Bitcoin Taking a bit of a breather - BTC down over $100 from last show, currently at $5215. It dipped briefly below $5000 last week but regain that level quickly. CME BTC Futures - decent volume as futures rally above $5000. All-time-high of over 22,500 contracts on April 4, which is equivalent to about 112,700 BTC. The previous record has been hit on February 19 and was reportedly over 18,300 contracts, equivalent to 64,300 BTC.     THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE Top 10 coins by market cap: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, EOS, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Stellar, Cardano, TRON, Monero XRP- back down to $.32 from $.36, ETH - down to $165 from $180, LTC - down to $79 from $88.       CRYPTO QUESTIONS Comment from HCT - This might be my favorite correlation of all time: Avocado prices vs. Bitcoin Comment from BTCVIX - Way back in 2012 and 2013 I started listening, Longo and the rest of the crew - I am pretty sure I am on record at some point asking the first Bitcoin question late in 2013. Obviously I choose to stick with my taste in the volatility world, and choose my name as @BTCVIX lol. Question from Adobe - What do you think will happen first in the u.s. listed options or an actual ETF approved by the SEC?