Options Playbook Radio

On this episode, Brian first talks about last week's trade which was selling a short bullish put spread in the VIX. For this week's trade, Brian first looked at a strangle in the VIX before deciding to keep things simple with an OTM VIX call. The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it...

On this episode, Brian talks about selling a short bullish put spread in the VIX.  The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at  TheOptionsGuy@Invest. Ally. Com  or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.

On this episode, Mark and Brian "huddle up" to answer your questions about: The proper way to trade butterflies What to do with TWTR call spreads after the deal Does Meme stock call skew still exist? Our thoughts on the Nanos and much more...

On this episode, Brian reviews last week's Amazon (Ticker: AMZN)  butterfly trade. Then he decides to try to catch the massive Fed rally with an out-of-the-money call option in QQQ.  The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at  TheOptionsGuy@Invest. Ally. Com  or to the Opt...

On this episode, Brian reviews his calendar spread (aka time spread or horizontal spread) in Walt Disney Company (Ticker: DIS). Then he decides to have a little earnings fun with an Amazon (Ticker: AMZN)  butterfly trade.  The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at  TheOpt...

On this episode, Brian explains how to do a calendar spread (aka time spread or horizontal spread) in Walt Disney Company (Ticker: DIS). The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at  TheOptionsGuy@Invest. Ally. Com  or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.co...

On this episode, Brian and Mark huddle up to answer your questions about: When to roll on a skip strike butterfly How long you have to exercise options after the expiration date Why would a brokerage shy away from offering crypto Where to place your stop loss when doing a credit spread Our favorite starter options trade Thoughts on BITO as a trading vehicle for crypto Most profitable plays from th...

On this episode, Brian first discusses last week's figleaf trade in SPDR Gold Shares (Ticker: GLD). Then he decides to buck the current Fed-driven selloff with a long SPY call spread. The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at  TheOptionsGuy@Invest. Ally. Com  or to the Op...

On this episode, Brian first discusses last week's long call spread trade in Amazon (Ticker: AMZN). Then he explains how to do a figleaf in SPDR Gold Shares (Ticker: GLD). The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at  TheOptionsGuy@Invest. Ally. Com  or to the Options Inside...

On this episode, Brian discusses the upcoming stock splits in Google and Amazon. He also explains how you can do a long call spread in Amazon (Ticker: AMZN). The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at  TheOptionsGuy@Invest. Ally. Com  or to the Options Insider at Questions...

On this episode, Brian discusses how you could trade the VIX with a long call spread. The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at  TheOptionsGuy@Invest. Ally. Com  or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOver...

Enjoy this special "remastered" episode of OPR 100 Part 2. On this episode, Brian is joined by Dan Sheridan from Sheridan Options Mentoring. They discuss: A review of a TWTR iron condor paper trade What was the situation when the trade was put on? What does Dan think? Doing a spec trade What would Dan do? Should we have considered weekly options? What about gamma? Did we use the baseball bat for i...

On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's SPY straddle trade. Then he explained a Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) trade in SPY. The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at  TheOptionsGuy@Invest. Ally. Com  or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You...

Due to the current market volatility, is it time to do a long straddle? On this episode, Brian explains how to do a SPY straddle trade. The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at  TheOptionsGuy@Invest. Ally. Com  or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com...

On this 400th episode spectacular, Brian and Mark huddle up to answer your questions about: Covered calls on long equity / ETF positions The upcoming Nanos by Cboe Buying straddles What Delta is Premium and risk the Black Scholes model Options for day traders Options strategies And much more... The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that...

On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's butterfly trade in Amazon (Ticker: AMZN). For this week's trade, Brian does a short put spread in the SPX. The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at  TheOptionsGuy@Invest. Ally. Com  or to the Options Insider at Questions@...

On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's bear put spread trade in Apple (Ticker: AAPL). For this week's trade, Brian does a standard butterfly in Amazon (Ticker: AMZN). The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at  TheOptionsGuy@Invest. Ally. Com  or to the Options...

On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's long put spread in the S&P. For this week's trade, Brian does a bear put spread in Apple (Ticker: AAPL). The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at  TheOptionsGuy@Invest. Ally. Com  or to the Options Insider at Questions@Th...

On this episode, Brian first reviews last week's long straddle trade in Micron Technology (Ticker Symbol: MU). Then he looks at a long put spread in the S&P. The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at  TheOptionsGuy@Invest. Ally. Com  or to the Options Insider at Questions...

On this episode, Brian does a long straddle in Micron Technology (Ticker Symbol: MU). The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at  TheOptionsGuy@Invest. Ally. Com  or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOver...

Brian rings in the new year by breaking down your favorite episodes from 2021.  The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at  TheOptionsGuy@Invest. Ally. Com  or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.

What better way to celebrate the holiday season than by remastering one of the classic episodes of OPR? For this special episode, Brian is joined by: Mark "the Voice of Options" Longo Andrew "the Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi They discuss: Iron condor on AMZN Setting up the trade What did they decide? What happened after the paper trade?' Premium selling relative to earnings The zones, and when to avoi...

On this episode, Brian and Mark huddle up to answer your questions about: A Fig Leaf in SPY The Impact of Rates on the Price of Calls and Puts A Spread vs. An Outright Option Paper Trading a Split Wing Butterfly And much more... The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at ...

On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's FOMO long-term in-the-money call in Apple (Ticker Symbol: AAPL). Then he follows that up by exploring how a similar trade in Pfizer (Ticker: PFE) can help you reduce some of your pandemic risk.  The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send...

On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's double butterfly trade in SPX. For this week's trade, Brian does a FOMO long term Apple in the money call option. (Ticker Symbol: AAPL). The Options Playbook  is available at  OptionsPlaybook.com , or on  Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at  TheOptionsGuy@Invest. Ally. Com  or to the...