Volatility Views

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS GREEN TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 25  - DOWN 4 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 25.25 - DOWN 2.2 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 108.2 - UP 4.4 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY ELECTION VOLATILITY OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FOR SEPTEMBER FROM OPTIONS CLEARIN...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: JON CHERRY, NORTHERN TRUST VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS RED TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 29  - UP .1 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 27.4 - DOWN .6 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 103.8 - UP 1.3 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY IS TRUMP'S COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS IMPACTING...

VOLATILITY VIEWS 416: IF THESE VOLATILITY TRADES WIN THEN WE ALL LOSE   HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS GREEN TO END THE WEEK MIAX PEARL EQUITIES LAUNCHES TODAY SPIKES: 28.9  - UP 2.4 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 28 - UP 1.5 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 102.5 - UP 3.5 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK...

VOLATILITY VIEWS 415: THE LOOMING SPECTER OF ELECTION VOLATILITY HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX CO-HOST: TOM JARCK, VOLATILITY PRODUCTS SPECIALIST, MIAX GUEST: LUKE RAHBARI, CEO, EQUITY ARMOR INVESTMENTS VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS SLIGHTLY RED TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 25.5  - DOWN 1.25 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 26.5 - DOWN 1.25 F...

Volatility Views 414: Talking VIX, SPIKES, VXX, UVXY and Even Some Whales HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS MIXED TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 27.75  - DOWN 5 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 27.75 - DOWN 4 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 116.75 - DOWN 7.75 FROM LAST SHOW EARNINGS DISCUSSION ON GME, CHWY, PTON, ORCL LOOKING AT TOP T...

VOLATILITY VIEWS 413: UNPRECEDENTED VOLATILITY HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: SHELLY BROWN, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS FIRMLY IN THE RED SPIKES: 32.75  - UP 8.25 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 31.75 - UP 7.25 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 124.5 - UP 7 FROM LAST SHOW MIAX AUGUST EQUITY OPTIONS VOLUME EARNINGS DISC...

VOLATILITY VIEWS 412: VOLATILITY WHACK-A-MOLE  HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: JIM CARROLL, TOROSO ADVISORS VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT THE FED HAS WASHED ITS HANDS OF INFLATION SO THE PARTY IS ON FOR THE MARKET! SPIKES: 24.5  - UP 1.35 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 24.5 - UP 2.25 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 117 - UP 3 FROM LAST SHOW MARKE...

VOLATILITY VIEWS 411: ELECTION VOLATILITY  - WORTH IT OR WASTE OF MONEY? HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: TOM JARCK, MIAX EXCHANGE VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS SLIGHTLY IN THE GREEN TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 23.15  - UP .15 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 22.5 - UP .5 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 114 - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW MGEX TO JOIN...

Volatility Views 410: Hedging the Apocalypse...or Starting It? - HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP - CO-HOSTS: MATT AND MIKE THOMPSON, MANAGING PARTNERS, THOMPSON CAPITAL - MIAX HOT SEAT: JIM CARROLL, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & PORTFOLIO MANAGER AT TOROSO ADVISORS Discussion Topics: - Insane VIX term structure. - The upcoming Nasdaq volatility future. - Apocalyptic VIX options hedges? - T...

VOLATILITY VIEWS 409: REVENGE OF THE VIKING HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: SHELLY BROWN, MIAX EXCHANGE VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT JOBS NUMBERS NOT BOOSTING THE MARKET TODAY SPIKES: 23.25  - DOWN 2.5 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 22.4 - DOWN 3.1 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 106 - DOWN 8.5 FROM LAST SHOW MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP JULY OPTIONS VOL...

VOLATILITY VIEWS 408: THE NITTY GRITTY OF IMPLIED VOLATILITY HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: BRIAN OVERBY, ALLY INVEST VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT ECONOMIC IMPLOSION WEIGHING ON THE MARKET WHILE STRONG TECH EARNINGS BOOSTING THE MARKET. SPIKES: 25.75  - DOWN 1.25 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 25.5 - DOWN 1.4 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 114...

VOLATILITY VIEWS 407: JUICY INVERSIONS AND GAPING CHASMS HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT DISCUSSING FINDINGS BY GOLDMAN SACHS THAT FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER THE DERIVATIVE IS MORE LIQUID AND POPULAR THAN THE UNDERLYING. WITH THE PROLIFERATION OF WEEKLY OPTIONS, AND INCREASED FOCUS ON USING OPTIONS TO TRADE CATALYSTS,...

VOLATILITY VIEWS 407: TIME FOR A VIX SCOOP?  HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: DAVID LINCOLN, VIX CRUSH VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT TALKING ABOUT THE MASSIVE BUMP IN VIX FUTURES TERM STRUCTURE AROUND THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS SPIKES: 25.25  - DOWN 3.25 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 26.25 - DOWN 1.25 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 115 - UP 3 FROM L...

VOLATILITY VIEWS 406: EARNINGS VOLATILITY PREVIEW - NFLX, ABT, BAC AND MORE HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT A STRANGE END TO A STRANGE WEEK STOCKS WERE POISED TO END LOWER BUT POSITIVE NEWS FROM GILEAD SEEMS TO BE REVERSING THE TREND SPIKES: 28.5...

Happy Fourth of July! What better way to celebrate than by flashing back to 2012 for a "Best Of" episode of Volatility Views. Enjoy and stay safe out there... Volatility Views 46: Volatility Discussion with the Godfather Volatility Review:  Slaughter of the VIX April future, with May poised for the same.  Credit Suisse released more creation units and TVIX crushed long positions - going from 13 to...

VOLATILITY VIEWS 405: THE DEATH OF TVIX HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: SHELLY BROWN, MIAX GUEST: RUSSELL RHOADS, EQ DERIVATIVES VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT THE VOLATILITY MARKET WAS TURNED ON ITS HEAD THIS WEEK CREDIT SUISSE GETS OUT OF THE  ETN BUSINESS - TVIX IS NO MORE BIGGEST VOLATILITY ETN GETS A COPYCAT WITHIN HOURS OF I...

VOLATILITY VIEWS 404: LAUNCHING NEW VOL PRODUCTS IN A PANDEMIC HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: TOM JARCK, VOLATILITY PRODUCTS SPECIALIST, MIAX GUESTS: MATT AND MIKE THOMPSON,  MANAGING PARTNERS, THOMPSON CAPITAL VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT A MIXED END TO ANOTHER STRANGE WEEK: A STRANGE END TO A STRANGE WEEK WHERE NEITHER BULLS...

VOLATILITY VIEWS 403: SCREAMING INDECISION HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: JIM CARROLL, TOROSO ADVISORS VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT THE RALLY TOOK A DARK TURN THIS WEEK: THE MARKET SEEMINGLY COLLECTIVELY AWAKENED TO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT POSED BY THE CORONAVIRUS. FED SPOOKS THE BULL: JEROME POWELL SAID WE HAVE "A LONG ROAD AHEAD"...

Volatility Views 402: The Death Knell For Volatility? HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: JOHN SMOLLEN, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT AN EXPLOSIVE END TO THE WEEK FINALLY MOVES US AWAY FROM THE 30 STRIKE: JOB NUMBERS BLOW THE DOORS OFF SPIKES: 24.5  - DOWN 5.5 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 24.25 - DOWN 5.5 FROM LAST...

Volatility Views 401: The Return of Volatility?   HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: RUSSELL RHOADS , EQ DERIVATIVES VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT CAN TRUMP/CHINA/TAIWAN DO WHAT A TRADE WAR AND A PANDEMIC COULD NOT - DERAIL THE BULL? A MIXED END TO A MOSTLY POSITIVE WEEK.  SPIKES: 30  - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 29.75 - DOWN...

Volatility Views 400: When it Comes to Vol We've Done it All    HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: TOM JARCK, VOLATILITY PRODUCTS SPECIALIST, MIAX VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT ANOTHER MIXED END TO A MIXED WEEK THE STREET CONTINUES HAVING A HARD TIME COMING TO GRIPS WITH THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT CHINESE CRACKDOWN ON HONG KONG WEIGHIN...

Volatility Views 399: Volatility Fun-Ness Abounds HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: HENRY SCHWARTZ, TRADE ALERT VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT A MIXED END TO A MIXED WEEK THE STREET HAVING A HARD TIME COMING TO GRIPS WITH THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENT - WEAK EARNINGS, DIRE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, GROWING ISSUES WITH CHINA.  YET THE BULL IS STIL...

Volatility Views 398: All is Right With the World Again? HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: TOM JARCK, VOLATILITY PRODUCTS SPECIALIST, MIAX  VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT NASDAQ WENT GREEN ON THE YEAR! THE MONTHLY REPORT ON THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION IN THE U.S. SHOWED THAT 20.5 MILLION JOBS WERE ELIMINATED LAST MONTH, AND THE UNEMPLO...

VOLATILITY VIEWS 397: Floor Traders vs. Volatility, Plus TSLA, AMZN, AAPL & More HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: DAVID LINCOLN, VIX CRUSH VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT APRIL WAS A GOOD MONTH FOR STOCKS MARKET RALLIED EARLIER IN THE WEEK OFF HOPE FOR GILLEAD'S CORONAVIRUS TREATMENT. NOW THAT RALLY IS FADING IN THE WAKE OF RENEWED...

VOLATILITY VIEWS 396:  THE CRUDE VOLATILITY WHIRLWIND HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT:   TOM JARCK, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP MIAX HOT SEAT:  SHELLY BROWN, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP GUEST CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT SO MUCH FOR THE CURE: MARKET RALLIED LAST WEEK OFF HOPE FOR GILE...