The Option Block

Unusual options activity in a Brazilian meat giant and the growing appetite for options-based ETFs serve up plenty to discuss on this episode. Mark Longo, Henry Schwartz from Cboe and Mike Tosaw from St. Charles Wealth Management break down market rotation, pressure on AI and semiconductor stocks, and another busy session for options traders. Henry joins from Cboe's trading floor with insights int...

Unusual options activity in Canadian Solar and First Solar takes center stage as a quiet session for the major indexes gives way to busy trading in individual stocks. On this episode, Mark Longo, Andrew Giovinazzi and Mike Tosaw break down surprisingly long-dated Canadian Solar (CSIQ) put buying and a burst of First Solar (FSLR) options activity following an analyst upgrade. Could the First Solar...

AI stocks take a beating, energy rallies and the S&P 500's sideways grind has Uncle Mike channeling Rodney Dangerfield's Caddyshack stockbroker routine. On this episode of The Option Block, Henry Schwartz of Cboe and Mike Tosaw of St. Charles Wealth Management join us to break down the technology selloff, options activity in Nvidia, Oracle, Micron and Tesla, and the strength in Apple and Palantir....

Unusual call activity lights up Pacific Biosciences and United Microelectronics as tech stocks climb and volatility retreats. Mark Longo, Andrew Giovinazzi and Mike Tosaw break down the options market, debate potential trillion-dollar IPO valuations and take a strange detour into secret Russian plague-lab headlines. On this episode: • NVIDIA and Tesla battle for the top spot in single-stock option...

Stocks turn from red to green during the show, but the unusual options activity offers plenty of its own surprises. Mark Longo, Henry Schwartz of Cboe and Mike Tosaw of St. Charles Wealth Management break down the market reversal, VIX and VVIX, and the options trades catching their attention. In the Odd Block, the panel digs into a sizable January call purchase in Fermi (FRMI) despite the stock's...

Nvidia's stock buyback sparks a debate on The Option Block: is it a sensible use of cash, or a warning sign near the highs? Mark Longo, Andrew Giovinazzi and Mike Tosaw also discuss rising yields, the market's resilience and the busiest names on the options tape. In the Odd Block, they examine unusual call activity in Alamos Gold ($AGI) and Aemetis ($AMTX). Then Mike walks through the adjustments...

A sharp intraday reversal sends Mark Longo, Mike Tosaw, and Cboe's Henry Schwartz scrambling to keep up with the options tape. They discuss the swings in SPX, VIX, SPY, QQQ, and IWM, along with the pressure that rising interest rates and oil prices could put on stocks. Henry also brings back a curious idea from a Cboe quant conference: the "options manifold." Then, in the Odd Block, he digs into u...

A powerful tech rally sends META, AMD, Intel, Nvidia and other major names surging as Mark Longo, Mike Tosaw and Andrew Giovinazzi examine what is fueling the market's renewed enthusiasm for the AI trade. The hosts break down heavy options volume in SPY, QQQ, IWM and VIX, including notable activity in VIX puts. They also analyze unusual options trades in MGM Resorts and Novo Nordisk before explori...

A milestone episode calls for a little nostalgia, a little market chaos, and plenty of options talk. On the 1500th episode of The Option Block, Mark Longo is joined by "Uncle" Mike Tosaw from The Option Block and Henry "The Flowmaster" Schwartz from Cboe to look back at the remarkable run of the show while breaking down the latest action across the options markets. The crew discusses the market re...

Cheap calls are on the menu as Mark Longo, Andrew "The Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi, and Mike "Uncle Mike" Tosaw dive into unusual options activity in Dave & Buster's (PLAY) and Banco Bradesco (BBD). Is somebody betting on a turnaround in PLAY ahead of earnings? And when it comes to these cheap stocks, are you better off buying the calls or just owning the shares? The crew also breaks down a surprisin...

FLEX mysteries, cyber attacks and Romanian AI are lighting up the latest Option Block. On this episode, Mark Longo is joined by Uncle Mike Tosaw and Cboe's Henry "The Flowmaster" Schwartz to break down the latest action across the options market. The crew digs into a mysterious burst of near-dated FLEX options activity in Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), unusual call buying in Romanian AI softwar...

Forget nonfarms — the options market has plenty of other things to keep traders busy. On this episode of The Option Block , Mark Longo, Uncle Mike Tosaw and Henry "The Flowmaster" Schwartz from Cboe break down a surprisingly strong market rally heading into the jobs report, the latest options volume trends, and some unusual activity lighting up the tape. The crew digs into eye-catching options flo...

We're kicking off the week with drones, drunkards and plenty of unusual options action on this episode of The Option Block. Mark Longo is joined by Andrew "The Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi from Option Pit and "Uncle" Mike Tosaw from St. Charles Wealth Management to break down the latest moves across the options markets. On this episode, we discuss: A red start to the week and what the VIX is telling u...

Nvidia delivers and the options market responds! On this episode of The Option Block, Mark Longo, Uncle Mike Tosaw and Henry "The Flowmaster" Schwartz from Cboe break down the latest action across the options markets. The crew digs into Nvidia's big post-earnings move and what it means for the broader AI trade, while VIX slides back below 15 and volatility continues to get crushed. They also explo...

On this episode of The Option Block , we're feeling the HYPE as we break down the latest action across the options markets. We discuss the renewed surge in crypto and HYPE, what the market is watching ahead of NVIDIA earnings, and some unusual upside activity in VIX options. Then we head into the Odd Block for a radioactive blast from the past as Denison Mines (DNN) returns to the spotlight amid r...

On this episode of The Option Block, we dig into the wild action in Moderna (MRNA) following its massive biotech-fueled surge and ask the question on every options trader's mind: Was there any unusual options activity ahead of the big news? The Flowmaster goes back through the MRNA tape looking for clues and weighs in on whether there was any suspiciously well-timed options activity before the sto...

On this episode of The Option Block, Mark Longo is joined by Uncle Mike Tosaw of St. Charles Wealth Management and Andrew "The Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi of Option Pit. The crew kicks things off with a little Lusitania-inspired trivia before diving into a market caught between AI enthusiasm, geopolitical uncertainty, rising rates and the latest signals from the Fed. On the show: Why interest rates m...

On this episode of The Option Block, host Mark Longo is joined by Mike Tosaw of St. Charles Wealth Management and Henry "The Flowmaster" Schwartz from Cboe for another deep dive into the latest action across the options market. The markets are pushing toward fresh highs while volatility continues to retreat, but is everything really as calm as it seems? The crew examines VIX slipping below 15, per...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Mick Jagger may have studied economics, but this week the panel tackles the market's biggest economic questions. Is Apple becoming the new AI winner while the rest of the Mag 7 struggles under massive capital spending? Are AI infrastructure costs finally catching up with Big Tech? And could the return of single-stock futures actually matter this time? Mark Longo is joined by Andrew "The Rock Lobst...

A brutal selloff swept through the markets as concerns over AI spending, earnings, and geopolitical uncertainty rattled investors. Mark Longo is joined by Henry "The Flowmaster" Schwartz from Cboe and special guest "The Black Hatted" Dan Passarelli from Market Taker Mentoring to break down the biggest stories driving the options market. This episode explores the market reaction to disappointing ea...

On today's episode, Mark Longo, Andrew Giovinazzi and Mike Tosaw dive into another wild mix of market analysis, unusual options activity, earnings season, volatility, and plenty of laughs. The show kicks off with memorable trivia ranging from W.C. Fields' famous "bathroom library" to a surprising piece of World War II history before shifting into the biggest stories driving the options market. Thi...