The Options Insider Radio Network

VIX is back above 20, stocks are under pressure, and volatility traders have plenty to unpack as Mark Longo and Russell Rhoads celebrate 700 episodes of Volatility Views! On this episode, we break down the market fallout from Meta and Tesla earnings, mounting concerns over AI spending, and what a flatter VIX futures curve reveals about demand for protection. Is volatility establishing a higher flo...

AMD and Micron rally as the broader market ends the week in the red—but where is the hottest options activity? Mark Longo breaks down the ten most active stock options names, the contracts drawing attention and the intraday reversals that left many expiration-day options worthless. On this episode: • AMD, Micron and Intel buck the market selloff. • Tesla edges out Nvidia for the top spot in the op...

Earnings fallout slams tech stocks, but Apple refuses to join the selloff. Mark Longo breaks down the day's busiest equity options as Meta's spending outlook rattles investors, Tesla reverses an early rally and Nvidia tops the options activity countdown. On this episode: • META slides as spending and cash flow concerns overshadow revenue. • TSLA's post-earnings reversal puts short-dated upside bet...

Mark Longo welcomes Dr. Russell Rhoads of Kelley School of Business at Indiana University to break down the futures options activity, volatility shifts and skew changes behind these diverging markets. On this episode: • Natural gas plunges as options volume tops 1 million contracts. Are traders taking profits on puts, positioning for a rebound or rolling their downside exposure? • WTI crude approa...

A massive semiconductor call spread runs into a tech selloff—and the timing gets painful fast. On this episode, Mark Longo, Mike Tosaw and Henry Schwartz break down a $12.1 million bullish position in SMH, unusual options activity in Toast, and the market's latest reaction to Meta and Tesla earnings. Henry takes listeners inside the 55,000-lot SMH call spread, explaining its structure, defined ris...

Earnings season heats up as SpaceX takes the top spot in the options countdown and Tesla rallies ahead of its own results. Mark Longo breaks down the day's busiest stock options, the initial after-hours reaction to Tesla earnings, and whether aggressive short-term bets paid off. On this episode: • SpaceX's post-earnings surge and the fate of its popular upside calls. • Tesla's rally, earnings reac...

Are precious metals losing their shine as higher Treasury yields compete for investors' attention? Mark Longo welcomes Dana Samuelson, President of American Gold Exchange, to explore the forces shaping gold, silver, platinum and palladium. They discuss central bank demand for gold, silver's search for a bottom, palladium's persistent weakness and the longer-term case for copper. Dana also explains...

Can AI identify the biggest problems facing the U.S. options market—or do experienced traders see risks the bots are missing? Mark Longo and Dan Passarelli put ChatGPT and Google Gemini to the test, challenging both to rank the options market's five most pressing concerns. Then they debate the results, separating persistent industry headaches from emerging challenges that could change how you trad...

Earnings shake up the options market as SpaceX climbs after hours and Netflix heads in the opposite direction. Mark Longo breaks down the day's busiest options activity, the contracts drawing attention and what traders appear to be positioning for next. On this episode, we explore: • SpaceX (SPCX) earnings reaction and active November 125 puts. • Netflix's after-hours slide and the outlook for nea...

What happens when Nvidia options meet the world of 24/7 crypto trading? Mark Longo welcomes Jake Sylvestre, founder of Hypercall, to explore the on-chain options exchange built on Hyperliquid—and its push to bring round-the-clock trading to equity and crypto derivatives. Jake explains how perpetual futures support delta hedging, why market makers are entering the space, and how Hypercall's liquidi...

CoreWeave keeps traders on edge while Amazon and Tesla help power a tech rebound. On this episode, we break down the day's busiest stock options, the contracts drawing the most attention and how those trades looked after the closing bell. Highlights include: • CoreWeave's volatile session and traders positioning for a rebound by Friday. • Amazon's rally following a Morgan Stanley upgrade. • Tesla'...

Stocks are bouncing back, but volatility isn't ready to settle down. On this episode, Mark Longo, Andrew "The Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi and Mike Tosaw break down the market rebound, lingering concerns about AI stocks and the options activity heating up ahead of earnings and the midterm elections. The crew explores Cleveland-Cliffs' earnings-fueled surge and the short-term call trading chasing furth...

Apple stands its ground as a brutal Friday selloff slams tech stocks. On this episode, we break down the busiest stock options, with Tesla and Nvidia leading the volume countdown, CoreWeave extending its painful weekly slide, and Apple rallying within striking distance of its all-time high. We examine the most active calls and puts in TSLA, NVDA, AAPL, MU, CRWV, INTC, META, AMZN and PLTR, includin...

VIX surges while we're recording, turning an already unsettled market into a wild ride for volatility traders. On this episode, Mark Longo and Russell Rhoads welcome Dr. Larissa Adamiec, Clinical Associate Professor at Purdue University, to unpack the sudden jump in market fear, shifting VIX futures prices and a rush of options activity. Are inflation concerns, rising Treasury yields and worries a...

Crude oil is rallying, gold is fighting to regain its safe-haven status, and equities are feeling the pressure. On this episode, we welcome Scott Bauer of Prosper Trading Academy to break down the clash across futures options markets as inflation concerns, geopolitical risk and the AI selloff shake up trading. We explore shifting put activity in S&P 500 options, a battered small-cap market and an...

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...

Crude oil climbs, silver tumbles, and inflation keeps futures traders focused on the Fed. On this episode, we welcome back Dan "The Man" Gramza of Gramza Capital Management to break down the biggest futures market movers—and explore why we might owe modern financial futures to the meats. We discuss the geopolitical risk premium driving crude oil and heating oil, the sharp selloff in silver, and th...

Could VIX perpetual futures change how traders access volatility? On this episode, Mark Longo and Dan Passarelli tackle your questions about VIX perps, individual stock volatility and what options prices really tell us ahead of earnings—with a little "bah, humbug" along the way. The discussion includes: • The buzz surrounding VIX perpetual futures and why the hosts distinguish speculation from an...

On this episode, we break down a rough day for tech stocks as Apple rallies against the selling pressure. Nvidia tops the options volume countdown, CoreWeave plunges, Micron extends its losses and SoFi hits a new annual low. We explore the busiest options in Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, CoreWeave, Micron, Intel, Meta and Amazon, including bearish positioning in CoreWeave and a possible rebound play in So...

Apple hits a new all-time high, and options traders pile into speculative bets on even more upside. On this episode, we break down the rush into Apple's $350 calls expiring the next day—and how the stock's retreat from its record leaves those buyers facing a steep climb. We also explore Nvidia's return to the top of the options volume rankings, Meta's continued rally, Micron's latest slide and a s...

The crypto pullback is spreading, but the options market still has plenty to say. On this episode, we break down the latest moves in Bitcoin, Ethereum and Hyperliquid's HYPE token, along with notable options trades in IBIT, MSTR and PURR. We explore a sizable IBIT call spread, the latest PURR activity as HYPE retreats, and how ETHA's reverse stock split complicates its options chain. We also check...

Chip stocks lose ground while Meta and Apple push higher. On this episode, we break down the day's busiest stock options, led by Nvidia, Tesla, Meta, Apple and Micron. Nvidia takes the top spot with an unusual wave of January put activity that could point to a trade positioned for a steep decline. Meanwhile, Meta rallies despite the social media reckoning discussed on the show, Micron tumbles, and...

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...

A major insider stock purchase puts GameStop back in the spotlight as its CEO buys roughly $10.5 million in shares. On this episode of The Hot Options Report, we break down GME's rally, its return to the most active options list and how its busiest expiring options fared at the close. Tesla overtakes Nvidia for the top spot on the options tape, while Palantir's rally delivers a strong finish for i...

Volatility spikes are giving traders little time to cash in—but that hasn't stopped someone from scooping up five-cent VIX lottery tickets. Mark Longo, Russell Rhoads and Scott Nations break down a whipsaw week for stocks, the brief return of demand for downside protection and the challenges of capturing gains when VIX rallies quickly fade. On this episode of Volatility Views, the panel debates wh...