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The Option Block

The Option Block All-Star Panel breaks down the latest developments in the options market, analyzes unusual options activity, explains cutting-edge options strategies, answers listener questions and much more. Whether you're an active options trader or just getting started in the options market, The Option Block will keep you informed and entertained.

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Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

OB 984: Getting Face Punched! 25.03.2021

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT ON THIS EPISODE MARK, UNCLE MIKE AND THE GREASY MEATBALL BREAK DOWN: BITCOIN, RUSSELL 2000 AND VOLATILITY THE LATEST EARNINGS VOLATILITY IN RH, DRI, GRWG, PLAY UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY IN BILL, NUAN, NRG OPTIONS AS A STOCK REPLACEMENT STRATEGY THOUGHTS ON DEN...

OB 983: The Options Hawks 22.03.2021

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT ON THIS EPISODE MARK, UNCLE MIKE AND THE GREASY MEATBALL BREAK DOWN: THE LATEST EARNINGS VOLATILITY IN ADBE, GIS, KBH, DRI UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY IN FTCH, BILL, LB PROTECTING AGAINST WEEKEND RISK WITH FAR OTM PUT SPREADS AND MUCH MORE...

OB 982: Reviewing the Craziest Odd Block Trade of All Time 18.03.2021

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT ON THIS EPISODE MARK, UNCLE MIKE AND THE ROCK LOBSTER BREAK DOWN: THE LATEST EARNINGS VOLATILITY IN DG, FIVE, NKE, DRI UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY IN CLDX, DNN, QTT WHAT DOES VOLATILITY EVEN MEAN ANYMORE? DEBT SPREADS VS. CREDIT SPREADS AND MUCH MORE...

OB 981: Equalizing The Options Market 15.03.2021

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT ON THIS EPISODE MARK, UNCLE MIKE AND THE GREASY MEATBALL BREAK DOWN: THE LATEST EARNINGS VOLATILITY IN AMR, FIVE, NKE UNUSUAL OPTIONS ACTIVITY IN FTCH, VTRS WHEN IS IT AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO BUY "GARBAGE" OPTIONS ARE WE POISED FOR A RENAISSANCE OF MINI OPTION...

OB 980: Sadness, Regret and...Aluminum? 11.03.2021

In this episode Mark, Uncle Mike, and The Rock Lobster break down: - VIX, SPX, SPY - The latest earnings trading activity in ORCL, FOSL, JD - Unusual Options Activity in GE, CSTM and QEP - Your questions about VIX and GE - And much more...

OB 979: Take the Meme Stocks to Night Court 08.03.2021

In this episode Mark, Uncle Mike and The Greasy Meatball break down: - The latest trading activity in F, GME, AMZN, TSLA - Unusual Options Activity in AER, MDLZ and MAC - How to Pick An Online Broker - Your questions about TSLA options, bitcoin ETF, covered calls in EXPR - And much more...

OB 978: A Delicate Dance of Volatility 04.03.2021

On this episode Mark, Uncle Mike and The Rock Lobster break down: Surprising volatility and option flow flooding the market today Unusual Options Activity in: ITUB, YPF and VG Your questions about Uncle Mike's blue check mark, Wonder Year's crushes, Inverse ETFs, how to handle the delicate dance of options and much more...

OB 977: Will We Wonder About These Markets For Years? 01.03.2021

On this episode, Mark, Uncle Mike and The Greasy Meatball discuss: Can you guess that theme song? (hint...it's the Wonder Years) What's up with $VIX and these markets? What is Google trends data telling us about volatility interest right now? Unusual options activity review in LB, FTCH and NUAN What should you do to protect against weekend risk? Your questions about earnings calendars And much mor...

Option Block 976: When in Doubt, Get Out 25.02.2021

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MARKETS SEVERELY RED GAMESTOP IS BACK BABY! - MORE THAN TRIPLING IN PAST 24 HOURS TREASURIES AND THE BOND MARKET NOT LOOKING GOOD MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS INCLUDING TWTR, PLTR, AMC EARNINGS VOLATILITY INCLUDING PZZA...

OB 975: The Great Covid Unwind? 22.02.2021

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MARKETS ARE MIXED TODAY MONEY IS FLOWING OUT OF THE TECH STOCKS AND INTO THE COMMODITIES COULD THIS BE THE START OF THE UNWINDING OF THE COVID TRADE MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS INCLUDING BA, CCL EARNINGS VOLATILITY INC...

OB 974: Deep Freezes and Put Misperceptions 18.02.2021

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT VIX IS ON A HAIR TRIGGER THESE DAYS WHO IS SELLING BITCOIN RIGHT NOW MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS INCLUDING CCIV PAYMENT FOR ORDER FLOW REVENUE IN 2020, BY BROKER ODD BLOCK NRG PUT LOVE CSTM LITS PUTS REVIEW SAVE CALL P...

Options Rundown Special Edition 16.02.2021

This special recording is due to the lack of programming on Monday due to the President's Day holiday. Join Mark Longo as he discusses: volatility in the markets, the most active equity options for the day, a crypto rundown of bitcoin, ether, dogecoin and top cryptocurrencies, a nat gas and crude oil update, a highlight of the earnings announcements for the rest of this week, DNN (a stock that was...

Option Block 973: The Craziest Trade in Odd Block History? 11.02.2021

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS INCLUDING SNDL EARNINGS: KHC, UBER, ZNGA, DIS GOOGLE TRENDS IN OPTIONS ODD BLOCK CRAZIEST DNN TRADE QTT CALL LOVE REVIEW SAVE CALL PALOOZA MAIL BLOCK ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ABOUT HOUSING FU...

Option Block 972: Tesla and Bitcoin...Two Volatile Trades That Trade Great Together 08.02.2021

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS DEBATING THE GREAT UNION OF TSLA AND BITCOIN EARNINGS: HAS, CSCO, LYFT, MAT, TWTR, GM, KO, UA, UBER, ZNGA, PEP, DIS ODD BLOCK USB CALL LOVE REVIEW EGO CALL LOVE REVIEW SIRI CALL LOVE STRATEGY B...

Option Block 971: The Silver Short Squeeze that Wasn't 04.02.2021

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT DEMAND DERIVATIVES: ROBERT KRAUSE AND DON SCHLESINGER TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS THE SILVER SHORT SQUEEZE THAT WASN'T EARNINGS: EBAY, GRUB, YUM, PTON, SNAP, WWE ODD BLOCK BXMT CALL OVERWRITE REVIEW ZNGA CALL LOVE REVI...

Option Block 970: Hi Ho Silver Away! 01.02.2021

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS THE CURRENT SILVER SHORT SQUEEZE THE DOLLAR IS THE MOST CURRENT SHORT TRADE LATEST ON GME - WHY AREN'T THEY ISSUING MORE SHARES ODD BLOCK REVIEW STNE CALL OVERWRITES REVIEW MLCO LINE IN THE SAN...

Option Block 969: GME and the Maelstrom of Madness 28.01.2021

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS WHAT IS GOING ON IN GME, AMC EARNINGS IN AAPL, TSLA, FB VIX, VXX AND VOLATILITY ODD BLOCK REVIEW GPN CALL OVERWRITE REVIEW FOLD LINE IN THE SAND PUTS REVIEW RAD PUT LOVE MAIL BLOCK ANSWERING...

Option Block 968: YOLO Short Squeeze Madness in GME and BBBY 25.01.2021

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS TODAY SHORT SQUEEZE IN GME, BBBY, AMC PELOSI'S TSLA OPTIONS TRADE EARNINGS THIS WEEK IN MSFT, SBUX, BA, AAPL, TSLA ODD BLOCK MDLZ CALL LOVE SIRI HOT AND HEAVY M CALL LOVE STRATEGY BLOCK REVIEWI...

Option Block 967: We are all Sith Lords!!! 21.01.2021

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT DEMAND DERIVATIVES CO-HOSTS: ROBERT KRAUSE TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MARKETS MIXED TODAY AFTER MASSIVE INAUGURATION RALLY MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS BREAKING DOWN A LANDMARK STUDY ON REALIZED VOLATILITY ODD BLOCK ZNGA CALL LOVE F CALL OVERWRIT...

Option Block 966: TSLA Catastrophe Puts, VIX vs. RealVol and Much More 15.01.2021

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT DEMAND DERIVATIVES CO-HOSTS: DON SCHLESINGER & ROBERT KRAUSE TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MARKETS SLIGHTLY GREEN TO END THE WEEK MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS EXPLORING DIVERGENCE BETWEEN IMPLIED VOL & REALIZED VOL IN EQUITIES EARNINGS IN BLK, JPM,...

Option Block 965: Perfect Options Pairs 11.01.2021

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MARKETS SLIGHTLY RED TO START THE WEEK MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS BITCOIN AND TSLA COMPLEX DOWN TODAY RECORD 2020 YEAR FOR OPTIONS VOLUME - NUMBERS FROM OCC ODD BLOCK VIR PUT PALOOZA AMX CALL LOVE REVIEW - ANGI CALL PALO...

Option Block 964: Getting Real About Volatility 07.01.2021

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO-HOST: ROBERT KRAUSE, DEMAND DERIVATIVES CO-HOST: DON SCHLESINGER, DEMAND DERIVATIVES TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MARKETS GREEN YET AGAIN MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS 2020 FROM A HISTORICAL / REALIZED VOLATILITY PERSPECTIVE ODD BLOCK NUVA CALL L...

Option Block 963: 2020 Year-in-Review Spectacular 04.01.2021

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MARKETS SEVERELY RED TO START THE TRADING YEAR MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS EARNINGS IN BBBY, WBA, MU TAKEAWAYS FROM 2020 - TSLA, FB, AMZN, AAPL, NFLX, GOOGL, NIO, PLTR, AMD, EARNINGS, REMOTE WORK, GYMS ODD BLOCK THEME OF...

The Option Block 962: Bubble-licious Options Extravaganza 28.12.2020

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT CO-HOST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT NASDAQ HOT SEAT : SCOTT NATIONS, NATIONS INDEXES TRADING BLOCK SEGMENT MARKETS GREEN TO START THE FINAL TRADING WEEK MOST ACTIVE INDICES AND MOST ACTIVE OPTIONS TALKING VOLQ AND ASSET MANAGERS POPULAR ROBINHOOD NAMES (DKNG, PLTR) GETTING SMOKED MARGIN DEBT AN...

The Option Block Top 5 Episode Countdown 24.12.2020

We're taking a little break for the holidays. But fear not faithful listeners! The Option Block All-Star Panel has you covered with a breakdown of the Top 5 Episodes of 2020. So sit back, grab an eggnog and listen to our fearless leader (and The Options Overlord himself) break down the top episodes of the year. Enjoy!

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