The Options Insider Radio Network

The double calendar saga continues! On this episode of Options Boot Camp, Mark Longo and Dan Passarelli head back into the trenches for another deep dive into double calendar spreads—this time focusing on one of the biggest questions from listeners: How do you actually manage these trades once they're on? Dan breaks down his approach to double calendar management, including what happens when the u...

On this episode of The Hot Options Report , we break down the names dominating the options tape, including a rally in Hertz with heavy call activity and another strong move from Intel. We also dig into a monster session for CoreWeave and the intriguing call-selling activity that accompanied the move. Plus, we examine the latest options action in Meta, Apple, Micron, SpaceX, Tesla, NVIDIA and Blue...

The sirens are sounding and the U.S. midterms are approaching—but are the markets actually worried? On this episode of The European Market Brief, host Mark Longo is joined by Russell Rhoads of Indiana University, Matt Koren of Eurex and Tom Shuttlewood of STOXX to examine the approaching U.S. midterm elections through a European derivatives lens. The crew breaks down what the VSTOXX term structure...

NVIDIA leads the options volume leaderboard once again while SpaceX gives back some ground following its recent rebound. On this episode of The Hot Options Report, we break down the most active names and hottest options trades across the market, including NVIDIA, SpaceX, Tesla, Apple, Micron, Amazon, Intel, Palantir, Alphabet and Meta. We also take a look at the latest frontrunner scan, highlighti...

We break down the most active names across the options market, including heavy trading in NVIDIA as the shares sell off, another strong session for SpaceX as its post-earnings rally continues, and notable options activity in Tesla, Apple, Microsoft, Micron, Amazon, Intel, Palantir and Meta. Plus, we highlight some of the hottest options contracts of the day and explore where traders were leaning o...

On this episode of The Crypto Rundown, host Mark Longo welcomes Adam Bergman, founder of IRA Financial, to the Crypto Hot Seat for a deep dive into crypto, taxes and retirement accounts. They discuss why investors may want crypto exposure in their IRAs, the potential tax advantages of trading crypto and options in retirement accounts, buying Bitcoin directly versus using ETFs and digital asset tre...

What's the deal with this market? On this episode, Mark Longo is joined by Mike Tosaw of St. Charles Wealth Management and Andrew Giovinazzi of Option Pit. We break down a relatively quiet day for the major indexes while individual stocks and options activity continue to make plenty of noise. The crew discusses the latest moves in SpaceX, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Palantir, Apple, Tesla and more, along w...

The VIX put mystery may finally be solved! On this episode of Volatility Views with Russell Rhoads and Mark Sebastian, we dig into the unusual deep-in-the-money VIX put spreads that have been puzzling us and uncover the margin dynamics that could help explain why traders keep putting them on. We also break down a wild week in volatility, including the plunge in VIX, the latest VIX futures term str...

SpaceX and Palantir helped put an exclamation point on a wild week in the options market. On this episode of The Hot Options Report, we break down the most active names on the options tape, including a sharp rebound in SpaceX as concerns surrounding its lockup begin to ease and another powerful move higher in Palantir following earnings. We also dig into the options action in Tesla, NVIDIA, Apple,...

Weird vertical spreads are popping up all over the futures options markets this week! Host Mark Longo is joined by Scott Bauer of Prosper Trading Academy to break down the latest options activity across the CME Group markets, including some unusual 500-point Nasdaq verticals, massive put activity in WTI crude oil, strange spreads in silver and gold, and the latest action in natural gas. They also...

NVIDIA dominates the options volume leaderboard while SpaceX bounces back following its first earnings report. On this episode of The Hot Options Report , we break down the most active names across the options market, including NVIDIA (NVDA), SpaceX, Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA), Micron (MU), Microsoft (MSFT), Hertz (HTZ), Intel (INTC), Amazon (AMZN), and Palantir (PLTR). We also kick things off wit...

On this episode of The Option Block, we break down the latest action in the options market, including what's driving the major indices, the latest moves in VIX, another big month for options volume, and activity in some of the market's most-watched names. Then it's time to get weird in the Odd Block with unusual options activity in Compass Pathways (CMPS), Hinge Health (HNGE), and POET Technologie...

Host Mark Benzaquen sits down with Sara Levin, Managing Director, ETF and Derivative Trading at WallachBeth Capital, for her very first podcast appearance. Fresh off moderating a panel at the Options Industry Conference, Sara breaks down the rapid growth of derivative ETFs — from buffer and defined outcome strategies to FLEX options and box ETFs. She explains how the ETF wrapper has made sophistic...

What happens when one of futures trading's most active voices joins us live from a secret "Batcave?" Plenty of market insight—and more than a few laughs. This week, Mark Longo is joined by Jermal Chandler (tastytrade) to break down the biggest stories moving the futures markets, including: Crude oil's wild reversal and why headlines continue to drive energy markets Gold, silver and palladium showi...

SpaceX crashes while AMD's post-earnings rally fizzles. On this episode of The Hot Options Report, Mark Longo breaks down another action-packed day in the options market as traders react to a wave of earnings-driven volatility. AMD briefly pushed back above the $500 level after earnings before reversing sharply, while SpaceX suffered a brutal post-earnings selloff in its first earnings report as a...

What do double calendar spreads and the Fall of Constantinople have in common? More than you might think. On this episode of Options Boot Camp, Mark Longo and Dan Passarelli use a memorable historical analogy to explain one of Dan's favorite advanced options strategies: the double calendar spread. The discussion covers: What a double calendar spread actually is Why it can be viewed as a "strangle...

Is the crypto market simply cooling off for the summer, or are traders quietly positioning for the next big move? This week on The Crypto Rundown, Mark Longo breaks down a quieter week across the digital asset landscape as Bitcoin and Ethereum pull back from recent highs, implied volatility remains subdued, and options traders continue hunting for inexpensive upside exposure. In this episode, you'...

Kick off August with another action-packed edition of The Hot Options Report as Big Tech Extends Its Rally and options traders pile into the market's biggest names. This episode breaks down the most active names in the options market, including NVIDIA, Tesla, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Micron, Intel, Alphabet, and PG&E, along with unusual sweep activity in Devon Energy, PG&E, and GameStop. Yo...

Markets roared back to start the week as earnings optimism, cooling oil prices, and renewed geopolitical hopes sent stocks sharply higher while volatility took another hit. On this episode of The Option Block, Mark Longo is joined by Uncle Mike Tosaw and Andrew "The Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi to break down the biggest stories shaping the options market. This episode includes: A rally fueled by Micro...

The Volatility Nomad returns! On this episode of Volatility Views, Mark Longo and Dr. Russell Rhoads welcome back Michael Listman, aka UVXY Trader, who joins the show from the UK after months of trading his way across Europe. The crew breaks down another wild week for the volatility markets, including the brief VIX spike above 20, the post-Fed volatility collapse, a surprisingly subdued VIX future...

Amazon soars while Apple gets crushed in a wild post-earnings session for two of the biggest names in the options market. On this episode of The Hot Options Report, we break down the hottest options activity across Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), NVIDIA (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT), Tesla (TSLA), Micron (MU), SpaceX, Alphabet (GOOGL), Intel (INTC) and Strategy (MSTR). Amazon rockets higher following earn...

Crude oil takes another wild ride while equities whipsaw around earnings, the Fed, and geopolitical uncertainty on this episode of This Week in Futures Options. Mark Longo is joined by Dan Gramza of Gramza Capital Management to break down the latest action across the futures and futures options markets. They discuss the dramatic reversal in crude oil, the outlook for the major equity indices follo...

Markets are whipsawing, tech stocks are making monster moves, and The Option Block crew is back to break down all the action. On this episode of The Option Block, Mark Longo is joined by "Uncle" Mike Tosaw from St. Charles Wealth Management and Henry "The Flowmaster" Schwartz from Cboe — fresh from giving blood at Grand Central — to discuss another wild stretch for the options market. The crew bre...

Microsoft explodes after earnings while Apple and Amazon take center stage in another wild session for Big Tech options. On this episode of The Hot Options Report, we break down the most active names across the options market, including a massive post-earnings move in Microsoft and aggressive new positioning in MSFT calls. We also dig into the earnings action in Apple and Amazon, with AAPL sliding...

Something looks a little off in the futures markets. On this episode of The Futures Rundown, host Mark Longo is joined by Carley Garner of DeCarley Trading to break down a wild Fed Day and the increasingly unusual signals emerging across the futures landscape. They discuss the market reaction to the latest Fed decision, whether changes in liquidity and money supply could usher in a new market regi...