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  

Option Block 827: China Strikes Back 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: TREY JARRELL, FIDELITY ACTIVE TRADER STRATEGY DESK  THE TRADING BLOCK CHINA STRIKES BACK IN TRADE WAR - CHINESE YUAN FALLS BELOW 7 VS. USD -WIDELY SEEN AS THE FLOOR FOR THE CURRENCY AND A HEDGE FOR MANY TRADERS HASN’T TRADED LOWER THAN 7 SINCE 2008 ALSO TOLD ALL STATE-OWNED COMPANIES TO HALT U.S. AG IMPORTS VIX  BREAKS 20 HANDLE! VIX 21.60 - UP 7.70 FROM LAST SHOW -  VIX: 111 - UP 20 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 27.50 - UP NEARLY 5 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW MARK/ANDREW REVIEW? MIKE REVIEW? WHAT ARE FIDELITY’S CUSTOMERS TRADING TODAY? TOP 10 MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS INDEX OPTION VOLUME BREAKDOWN AND MORE… OCC July Cleared Volume Up 7.9 Percent Highest Total Volume Ever for July Index Options Up 14.1 Percent  THE ODD BLOCK PHM CALL LOVE SKX EARNINGS PUT PLAY AAP CALL LOVE  MAIL BLOCK QUESTIONS FROM FIDELITY CUSTOMERS? -   Now that the market is ~5% off it's highs, how can i cheaply hedge my portfolio and make money on the downside? How do I make the decision on when to get out of bullish options positions? COMMENT FROM Scott Somer @ScottnearSMF ON 8/5/19: Be aware that if $SPX touches 2726.80 BEFORE 2:25PM CDT Today (August 5th) there will be a 15 minute marketwide trading halt. #MarketAwareness #NYSERule80B   AROUND THE BLOCK  What is on our radar for the rest of the week? 

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Mark Sebastian, Option Pit Miax Hot Seat Guest: Russell Rhoads, Tabb Group VOLATILITY REVIEW Update on the latest trades, trends and developments in the world of volatility including: Rally ho on the back of strong earnings VIX cash, Spikes,VIX Futures and VVIX overview.  VIX options breakdown - crazy volume week Spikes options breakdown - OI pretty much unchanged from last week VXX options breakdown Earnings volatility breakdown for BYND, AAPL and more... VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL QUESTION FROM TINKER: Do you think there will ever be another inverse volatility product? THE CRYSTAL BALL Where will VIX/SPIKES be next week? MARK: 15.25 Andrew/meatball: 17.85 RUSSELL: 18.75

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL EQUITIES VIX  17.65 (13.90) - UP NEARLY 4.5 FROM LAST SHOW -  HIT A HIGH OF 15.44 EARLIER THIS WEEK VVIX: 106 (91.5) -  UP 21 FROM LAST SHOW RVX: 19.65 (17.15) - 15.80 -  UP 3.85  VIX/RVX SPREAD - 2 (3.25) - TIGHTER BY .75 (wider by half a point from last week) Earnings season driving more volume in micro e-mini futures. Micro E-mini Equity futures traded a record high of 919.6K contracts ($13.5B notional) on July 31 as market participants looked to efficiently manage risk amid the FOMC rate cut announcement. Russell US Equity Indices Reconstitution Results The Reconstitution event itself culminated in one of the highest trading volume days in US equity shares in the last year.  The Nasdaq Closing Cross, for instance, witnessed a record 1.279 billion shares, worth $42.59 billion, executed within 1.14 seconds. Russell 3000® market capitalization hit an all-time high of $31.7 trillion on Reconstitution day, up 3% from a year earlier. Large caps led the charge.  The Russell 1000® gained 6.1% from last year’s rebalance through May 10, during which time the Russell 2000® posted a 5.5% decline.  At Reconstitution, Russell 1000® market cap was $29.3 trillion versus $28.2 trillion a year earlier. The technology sector emerged as the main driver of these gains, rallying nearly 40% since last year, abetted by big contributions from the consumer staples and healthcare sectors. The largest five companies in the Russell 3000® universe stood unchanged from 2018’s Reconstitution, but their rank order is rearranged.   Visa, at ninth place with $351.2 billion market cap, is the only new Top 10 entrant in this year’s Reconstitution, superseding Bank of America. Why Reconstitution matters METALS - SILVER Silver options continue to grow in volume. July has seen two of the top ten all-time highest trading days, including over 33K contracts traded on July 19.  FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK  QUESTION FROM DORN2: Any updates on premium harvesting strats in the russell 2000 right now? QUESTION FROM NLENT: Why aren’t there options on the Russell 3000? COMMENT FROM FENS: I’m with you guys that join market functionality is really kind of scary. What happened to price discovery? QUESTION FROM JACK TRENT: Any interesting options action in hogs with the big down move this week? QUESTION FROM CLAMAGNE: Thank you for talking futures options every week. I wish more people followed your lead. I have a question about the volatility skew of crude oil. I heard your recent episodes where you mentioned there wasn’t much interest in an upside movement. Why do you think wti call skew has remained relatively week despite the big move down in crude oil futures?

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: BRIAN ISABELLE, FIDELITY ACTIVE TRADER STRATEGY DESK THE TRADING BLOCK FIRST RATE CUT IN 10+ YEARS - SINCE THE DARK DAYS OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS. MARKET WANTED 50 BASIS POINTS YESTERDAY - 1% SELLOFFS ACROSS THE BOARD. VIX 13.90 - UP 1.35 FROM LAST SHOW - HIT A HIGH OF 15.44 SINCE LAST SHOW VVIX: 91.5 - UP 6.5 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 22.75 - UP 1.25 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW - HIT A HIGH OF 23.64 THIS WEEK MARK/ANDREW REVIEW? MIKE REVIEW? WHAT ARE FIDELITY’S CUSTOMERS TRADING TODAY? TOP 10 MOST ACTIVE EQUITY OPTIONS INDEX OPTION VOLUME BREAKDOWN AND MORE… OPTION PIT STOCK OF THE DAY LOOKING AT APPLE AFTER EARNINGS THIS WEEK. THE ODD BLOCK GO PRO CALL LOVE TME PUT LOVE PAAS AGGRESSIVE CALL BUYING MAIL BLOCK  Question from Eddie Matheney:  Is selling options for a credit (bull put) more profitable than buying options and paying a debit (bull call)? Thanks. AROUND THE BLOCK What is on our radar for the rest of the week?  Looking for the employment situation numbers tomorrow along with consumer sentiment and factory orders.

In this edition of the Coffee With Cott podcast series, exchange-traded fund industry veterans Eric Balchunas and Dave Nadig join our head barista, Eric Cott, to discuss the always-changing flavors of ETFs and how these investment vehicles can be used with a variety of option strategies. Listen in to find out more about what changes may be on the horizon in the ETF space - and to learn whether there could be new and creative opportunities for financial advisors to explore.

OPR 271: Your Q's on SPX FLIES, AMZN Ratios, Put Sweet Spots and More It's time for Mark and Brian to answer your burning questions about: SPX Butterflies AMZN Ratio Spreads What is the Sweet Spot When Buying Puts? And Much More... You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is 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 it to [email protected], or to [email protected].

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, PRINCIPAL, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES CO-HOST: CHRIS HAUSMAN, PORTFOLIO MANAGER, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF RISK, SWAN GLOBAL INVESTMENTS     THE BUZZ   THOUGHTS ON THE CURRENT MARKET/VOLATILITY ENVIRONMENT CATCH US UP ON EARNINGS VOLATILITY - ANY SURPRISES SO FAR? TELL US ABOUT THIS AMAZING NEW BOOK “INVESTING REDEFINED” - Particularly this fun radio program mentioned on the dust jacket!   SUMMERTIME MAIL BAG PALOOZA SEGMENT QUESTION FROM RAYBACK: Director of risk? How do I get a cool title like that? QUESTION FROM KANELLI: 1. Gun to his head - what earnings trade would matt make? 2. What happened to the earnings reports? No more straddle values or move results reports? QUESTION FROM HFL9: Would you rather see options on bitcoin futures or more futures listed on more crypto products first? QUESTION FROM LLN: What products would you like to see on the bitcoin- crypto front? QUESTION FROM JLSMITH: How important is OI when you’re trading options? Are there other indicators that you focus on instead? QUESTION FROM GERRILA: What are the AO crew’s thoughts on commodity volatility here? Thinking of using options to expand my client’s exposure to alternatives. What are your preferred starting points? Is it as simple as buying calls or do you prefer futures or call verticals? QUESTION FROM TIM: I know you’ve expressed concerns about other commodity and volatility etfs like vxx and uso. What your thoughts on using gld and slv instead - my use case would be using bullish risk reversals 1-3 months out to maintain roughly 50 deltas of bullish exposure? QUESTION FROM LEONGE: Are skew premiums and discounts in gold options also reflected in options on etps that track the products like gld? Very informative program.  QUESTION FROM BOBTON: Where do you think I can make the most meaningful impact to my overall portfolio with options -  through income generation, option selling, hedging or speculative buying? QUESTION FROM MARK GREGG:  Hello. I’ve discovered this program recently and found it to be a tremendous resource for myself and my clients. I’m interested in using short call options as a way to generate additional income from a portfolio of high dividend yield equities. Is this a viable approach or are there risks I should consider when adding an income stream to an equity where an income stream already exists. Thank you very much for this fine program.  QUESTION FROM TOMMASSO ANDRETTI: Why don’t they teach this sh$t on the CFA or Series 7? WTH?! This is actually useful unlike 99% of those exams.      THE BUZZ SEGMENT  EARNINGS VOLATILITY BREAKDOWN   ANY INTERESTING TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS SEASON? THE QUESTION EVERYONE ASKS: WHAT WAS THE WINNER FOR THIS SEASON - LONG OR SHORT PREMIUM?  

Tune in as host Ed Modla and guest Dan Keegan of Option Thinker discuss using straddles as an investment strategy, the risks and rewards, plus how certain variables can impact pricing. Then later in the show, Ed will share resources for strategy selection and answer some of your listener questions.

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? 

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: KONSTANTIN VRANDOPULO, FIDELITY ACTIVE TRADER STRATEGY DESK THE TRADING BLOCK MIXED DAY ON THE STREET VIX  12.65 - DOWN .35 FROM LAST SHOW -  VVIX: 85 -  DOWN 2.75 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 21.6 -  DOWN .9 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW 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 BUD CALL LOVE ETRN SEP CALL LOVE ZGNX CALL SALE   STRATEGY BLOCK EXPLORING THE MYSTERIES OF ASSIGNMENT RISK DURING EARNINGS SEASON WITH FIDELITY.   AROUND THE BLOCK What is on our radar for the rest of the week?  BYND earnings today after the close, AAPL earnings 7/30/19, Fed mid week rate announcement and market reaction.

Volatility Views 362: Is the VIX Whale Back? Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Andrew Giovinazzi, 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: Rally ho on the back of strong earnings VIX cash, Spikes,VIX Futures and VVIX overview.  Has FiddyCent returned to VIX? VIX options breakdown - Decent volume week Spikes options breakdown - OI pretty much unchanged from last week VXX options breakdown Earnings volatility breakdown for AMZN, GOOGL and more... VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL   QUESTION FROM SHELTON: I’m sitting on some decent profits in my vxx jan puts (thx to you guys). My query is what do I do now? I’m tempted to sell them out because I’m up over 2X on the position. But my gut says there is more downside to come. However, I know from listening to you guys that an upside blip can happen between now and then which will wipe out all of my gains. What about some fairly cheap Dec or Jan OTM calls as a hedge? Put some of my gains back to work as a way to hedge the position? QUESTION FROM LLL77: What’s next for spikes?     THE CRYSTAL BALL   Mark: 12.25/12.35   Andrew: 11.50 /11.95  

TWIFO 161: Crude Skew and other Mysteries HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: NICK HOWARD, BANTIX TECHNOLOGIES CME HOTSEAT GUEST: ADAM WEBB, Founder of Macrohedged  CRUDE OIL Oil ends lower as support from storm-fueled, 11 million-barrel drop in U.S. crude supplies disappears Oil futures settled lower on Wednesday, as support from a storm-induced, 11 million-barrel drop in U.S. crude supplies wore off and traders turned their attention back to concerns about weaker energy demand. U.S. crude inventories dropped by 10.8 million barrels for the week ended July 19, according to data from Energy Information Administration Wednesday, and production also edged lower, with analysts citing temporary disruptions caused by a Gulf of Mexico storm earlier this month.   METALS GOLD Gold prices have lost their good gains seen earlier in the session and in overnight trade, following some stronger-than-expected U.S. economic reports. Reasons Gold trade  Skew was over done  Could get size on  Limited risk  Didn’t want to play a full RR as there was silly blow out risk to 1500 So we looked at just the PSkew  EQUITIES   VIX  13 - DOWN 1.25 FROM LAST SHOW - THREATENED THE 12 HANDLE RECENTLY VVIX: 87.5 -  UP 3 FROM LAST SHOW RVX: 15.80 -  DOWN .6 PTS    VIX/RVX SPREAD - 2.8 - WIDER BY NEARLY A POINT FROM LAST WEEK EARNINGS SEASON DRIVING MORE VOLUME IN MICRO EMINI FUTURES   FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK  QUESTION FROM SHUTDL: Nick still scalping his gold gamma? QUESTION FROM crypto messi: Is WTI SKEW usefull for directional trading? COMMENT FROM @trader1906 - It won't give you buy sell signals, I have modeled some skew bends that let you know moves are over done similar to the gold one I published but no holy grail. QUESTION FROM AZERAFEL: What is the best commodity market for options traders right now. Best mix of volume, volatility and liquidity? When is Nick coming back on the show? QUESTION FROM DAZZNE: Can you explain how the fedwatch tool actually works?    

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT FIDELITY HOT SEAT: COLIN SONGER, FIDELITY ACTIVE TRADER STRATEGY DESK THE TRADING BLOCK VIX: 13 - DOWN 1.25 FROM LAST SHOW - THREATENED THE 12 HANDLE RECENTLY VVIX: 87.5 -  UP 3 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 22.5 -  DOWN .65 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW 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 SIZE CALL PALOOZA TODAY IN SIRI DOMTAR CORP PUT LOVE GOPRO CALL PALOOZA MAIL BLOCK QUESTION FROM Jayz - @Sheddda:  I love swing trading but struggling. I have small acct n i trade options. Do you recommend 30Delta vs Atm or just trade in the money? Also 2wk options vs 30 or 60days? Thanks. QUESTION FROM Mark Bobel: do you give credit spreads picks? AROUND THE BLOCK What is on our radar for the rest of the week and going into next week?  Fed, Fed, Fed... and continuing with earnings announcement. Interesting to see what comes from the China and US trade meetings. 

OPR 270: SKIP STRIKE FLY BATTLE - AMZN vs GOOGLIt's time for the tech titans to face off in the battle of the Skip Strike Butterflies. Which will win - Amazon (ticker: AMZN) or Alphabet (ticker: GOOGL)? That's up to you. 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 [email protected], or to the Options Insider at [email protected].  

  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?

OB 822: Revenge of the High BBI HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT FIDELITY HOT SEAT: TREY JARRELL, FIDELITY ACTIVE TRADER STRATEGY DESK THE TRADING BLOCK MILD SELLOFF ON THE STREET TODAY VIX 14.25 - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 84.5 - DOWN 3 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 23.15 - DOWN .35 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 CALL LOVE TODAY IN: GEO PHM CLOUDERA STRATEGY BLOCK How to scan for options trades with Trey and Uncle Mike.   AROUND THE BLOCK Tons of earnings on the horizon including CMG and SNAP. Get the breakdowns for them all at www.TheOptionsInsider.com  

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 [email protected], or to the Options Insider at [email protected].  

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  

OPR 268: BBBY Call Review With A Bonus BA Butterfly Last week we looked at buying call options around Bed, Bath and Beyond (ticker: BBBY) earnings. Let's review that trade. Then let's throw in a bonus long butterfly on Boeing (ticker: BA) for good measure. You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is always available on www.OptionsPlaybook.com as well as in the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian directly at [email protected], or to the Options Insider at [email protected].

The Options News Rundown for 7-11-19 What were the most active options in the market coming into today's trading session? How did Powell's testimony impact the probabilities of 25 and 50 basis point rate cuts? What is the market pricing in for earnings volatility and straddles for NFLX, GS, JPM, C, EBAY and much more. Forget BYND - everyone has live cattle futures fever! Has the recent BTC rally left the rest of the crypto market behind? And much more...

WWOO 67: Selling Options as an Investment Strategy Many investors focus on buying assets for their portfolios - but it takes buyers and sellers to make a market. And the truth is both sides have benefits, as well as risks. Join Cboe’s Jermal Chandler and Ed Modla on this rebroadcast from OIC’s webinar series for a discussion about the key aspects of the selling side of the trade.

Options news you can use for 7-10-19 including: Most-active options breakdown What is a Gamma Trap? What probability does the market give to a rate cut at the next FOMC meeting? What is the BBBY straddle pricing going into earnings? And much more...  

Options Insider Radio Interviews: Exploring Predictive Alt Data With Exegy Guest: David Taylor, CTO of Exegy (www.exegy.com) Mark and David discuss: What is Exegy? What are the latest developments in the alternative data market? Can you actually use enhanced data feeds to make sub-second predictions on a stock? What are the challenges in providing enhanced data and analytics for options traders? Is the Race to Zero dead? Update on the status of the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) And much more...

Options news you can use for 7-9-19

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.  

The Options News Rundown for July 8th 2019 Options news you can use for 7/8/19.

The Option Block 819: A Benevolent Dictatorship Today on The Option Block Mark, Uncle Mike, The Rock Lobster and the Last Emperor discuss: The Trading Block Fidelity's Most Actives Options Market Most Actives Option Pit Stock of the Day:  Discussing back spreads in Weight Watchers - ticker WW Odd Block CROX Call Love CHWY Earnings Calls TAL Earnings Puts The Strategy Block The importance of liquidity in your strategy and underlying selections Around the Block Fed, Fed and More Fed    

Options news you can use for Wednesday, July 3, 2019.

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 [email protected], or to the Options Insider at [email protected].

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  

Options news you can use for Thursday, June 27, 2019