Mark Longo

Hot Options Report

Business EN ↓ 215 episodes

Welcome to The Hot Options Report - Your premier source for insight into the fast-moving options market. Each day we'll track down the products that are dominating the options chains and impacting your trading account. From Apple to VIX and everything in between, if it's lighting up the options tape then you'll find it on the Hot Options Report.

Author

Mark Longo

Category

Business

Podcast website

www.TheOptionsInsider.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

The Hot Options Report: 07-31-2025 31.07.2025

On this episode, we cover the notable options market activities for Thursday, July 31st. Topics include an overview of significant trading in VIX, SPY, SPX, IWM, QQQ, as well as individual stocks like Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Tesla, and Nvidia. The show also highlights the impact of recent tech earnings and market volatility. Special mentions include the Pro Trading Crate giveaway and upcom...

The Hot Options Report: 07-30-2025 30.07.2025

In this episode, key highlights include increased activity in VIX options, SPY options nearing their average daily volume, and notable trades in small caps (IWM) and Nasdaq (QQQ). The episode wraps up with in-depth analysis of individual stocks such as Microsoft, Meta, and Nvidia, examining their options activity amidst ongoing earnings announcements.  01:04 Welcome to The Hot Options Report 02:41...

The Hot Options Report: 07-29-2025 29.07.2025

In this episode of the Hot Options Report, Mark Longo dives into the latest trends and unusual activities in the options market as of Tuesday, July 29th. Key discussions include significant volume spikes in VIX options with over a million contracts, a detailed breakdown of active trades in SPY, S&P 500, small caps, and NASDAQ, and unusual large-volume trades in specific equities like Palantir, Alp...

The Hot Options Report: 07-28-2025 28.07.2025

This episode of The Hot Options Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the most active options in the market. Key highlights include insights into VIX options with 25,000 of the August 18 puts traded, SPY options with 728,000 of the 638 calls, and QQQ options with 372,000 of the 568 calls. Discussions also cover notable options activity in individual stocks such as Amazon, Alphabet, Open, SoF...

The Hot Options Report: 07-25-2025 25.07.2025

In this episode, the discussion focuses on the week's dominant options activities up to Friday, July 25th. The episode highlights notable low activity in VIX options due to seasonal quiet periods, other notable stock activities including SPY, IWM, Nasdaq, and several individual stocks like Robinhood, Alphabet, Apple, AMD, and Nvidia. Furthermore, there's an emphasis on Tesla's return to high tradi...

The Hot Options Report: 07-24-2025 24.07.2025

This episode of the Hot Options Report provides an in-depth review of the day's top options trading activity. The show highlights significant market activity for VIX, SPY, SPX, small caps, and NASDAQ. Listeners are informed about the most active options, including notable zero-day options and end-of-day summaries for various high-profile stocks such as Apple, Amazon, Intel, NVIDIA, and Tesla. Addi...

The Hot Option Report: 07-23-2025 23.07.2025

In this episode of the Hot Options Report, listeners receive a comprehensive breakdown of the day's most active options markets. The show covers key metrics and trading activity for VIX, SPY, SPX, IWM, and NASDAQ, highlighting the most notable contracts and market moves. The report also details the top 10 most active equity options, including MicroStrategy, Palantir, HIMS, AMD, Apple, Alphabet Cla...

The Hot Options Report: 07-22-2025 22.07.2025

In this episode of the Hot Options Report, listeners are provided an in-depth analysis of the fast-moving options market. The report covers various key performance metrics for leading options including VIX, SPY, SPX, IWM, and NASDAQ. For each, it discusses the trading volume and highlights the most active options contracts of the day. Noteworthy mentions include VIX's August 16 puts, SPY's 6/27 pu...

The Hot Options Report: 07-21-2025 21.07.2025

In this episode of the Hot Options Report, the host provides a detailed analysis of the day's trading activities across various options markets, including VIX, SPY, and ES. Key highlights include a noteworthy underperformance in VIX options and near-average activity in SPY and ES. The segment also delves into high-volume trading in small caps, NASDAQ, and several individual stocks such as GameStop...

The Hot Options Report: 07-18-2025 18.07.2025

On today's episode of The Hot Options Report , we break down the day's most active options flow and key market movers. We'll dive into the action on VIX, SPY, SPX, IWM, QQQ, NVDA, TSLA, MSTR, OPEN, HOOD, AAPL, COIN, AMD, and MARA, PLTR , giving you the essential insights from the options market. Tune in for a quick, focused recap of today's hottest trades! All investing involves risk. Brokerage se...

The Hot Options Report: 07-17-2025 17.07.2025

Talking today about VIX, SPY, SPX, IWM, QQQ, NVDA, TSLA, LCID, PLTR, OPEN, AAPL, AMD, HOOD, COIN, and AMZN. All investing involves risk. Brokerage services for US listed securities, options and bonds in a self-directed brokerage account are offered by Open to the Public Investing Inc, member FINRA & SIPC. Not investment advice. Options trading entails significant risk and is not appropriate for al...

The Hot Options Report: 07-16-2025 16.07.2025

Today we are looking at VIX, SPY, SPX, IWM, QQQ, NVDA, TSLA, AMD, RGTI, AAPL, HOOD, OPEN, PLTR, AMZN, MSTR, and CRCL. All investing involves risk. Brokerage services for US listed securities, options and bonds in a self-directed brokerage account are offered by Open to the Public Investing Inc, member FINRA & SIPC. Not investment advice. Options trading entails significant risk and is not appropri...

The Hot Options Report: 7-15-2025 15.07.2025

Talking VIX, SPY, SPX, IWM, QQQ, SOFI, AMD, AAPL, PLTR, TSLA, NVDA, SMCI, MSTR, BABA, GOOGL on this episode of The Hot Options Report. All investing involves risk. Brokerage services for US listed securities, options and bonds in a self-directed brokerage account are offered by Open to the Public Investing Inc, member FINRA & SIPC. Not investment advice. Options trading entails significant risk an...

The Hot Options Report: 7-14-2025 14.07.2025

Talking VIX, SPY, S, small caps, Qs, zero day, NEO, SOFI, AMZN, bitcoin, AMD, AAPL, PLTR, TSLA, NVDA on today's episode. All investing involves risk. Brokerage services for US listed securities, options and bonds in a self-directed brokerage account are offered by Open to the Public Investing Inc, member FINRA & SIPC. Not investment advice. Options trading entails significant risk and is not appro...

New Show Premiere: The Hot Options Report for 7-11-25 14.07.2025

What names were dominating the options market on Friday July 11th, 2025? Let's find out... All investing involves risk. Brokerage services for US listed securities, options and bonds in a self-directed brokerage account are offered by Open to the Public Investing Inc, member FINRA & SIPC. Not investment advice. Options trading entails significant risk and is not appropriate for all investors.  Cus...

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