This Week in Futures Options

TWIFO 181: The Highs and Lows of 2019 HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, MD OF DERIVATIVES LICENSING, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOTSEAT GUEST: RUSSELL RHOADS, HEAD OF DERIVATIVES RESEARCH, TABB GROUP WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS FOR THE YEAR? TOP 5  PALLADIUM: + 58% NASDAQ 100 EMINI: + 35.8% CLASS 3 MILK: +35.5% EURODOLLARS: 34.5% WTI: +31.5% EQUIT...

TWIFO 180: Metals Mysteries and Yield Curve Conundrums HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CME HOTSEAT GUEST: ERIK NORLAND - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR ECONOMIST WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK? RECENT CME RESEARCH METALS   QUESTION FROM MELTIM: Do you buy that metals only selloff when the calls are bid?   QUESTION FROM ELION : Any follow up data on t...

TWIFO 179: DIRECTIONALLY INTIMIDATING CRUDE AND AGS HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CME HOTSEAT GUEST: ADAM WEBB, FOUNDER OF MACROHEDGED WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK? WTI OPEC MEETING BEGINS - OPEC AND ALLIES AGREE TO DEEPEN OIL OUTPUT CUTS OPECWATCH TOOL - https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/energy/cme-opec-watch-tool.html THERE'S NO DREAMY UPSIDE T...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CME HOTSEAT GUEST: RUSSELL RHOADS, TABB GROUP WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK? RATES Eurodollars   FedWatch Tool - https://www.cmegroup.com/trading/interest-rates/countdown-to-fomc.html   WTI   HOW ARAMCO IPO WILL CHANGE OIL DYNAMICS by Blu Putnam   AGS CORN Demand helps turn corn market green, soybeans turn lower EQUI...

TWIFO 177:  HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, MD OF DERIVATIVES LICENSING, FTSE RUSSELL  GUEST: RICK ROSENTHAL - DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, FTSE RUSSELL INDICES - Cboe WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK? EQUITIES TRADE WAR OPTIMISM LIFTING MARKETS, CRUSHING VOLATILITY VIX: 13.75 - UP 1.35 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 95.75 - UP 6.75 FR...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, MD OF DERIVATIVES LICENSING, FTSE RUSSELL WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK? WTI POTENTIAL TRADE WAR END GIVES LIFT TO CRUDE THE RETURN OF GLOBAL DEMAND DRIVING UP PRICES CRUDE PRODUCTION SHIFTING TO SHORTER TERM? NAT GAS Ready For NatGas' Biggest Bull Market This Year? The biggest bull market of the...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, MD OF DERIVATIVES LICENSING, FTSE RUSSELL WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK? RATES FED CUTS RATES FOR THIRD TIME THIS YEAR FED CUT BY A QUARTER POINT WAS EXPECTED BY THE MARKET - FEDWATCH TOOL WAS AT 95% QUESTION FROM NEIL : What is fedwatch saying now about cut in Dec? QUESTION FROM NTILL: Did you g...

  TWIFO 174: Dairy Action And Mysterious Metals Skew HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CME HOT SEAT GUEST: RUSSELL RHOADS, TABB GROUP WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK? DAIRY MARKET ? EQUITIES MARKET BACK IN RALLY MODE.  VIX: 13.8 - DOWN .5PTS FROM LAST SHOW  VVIX: 86.5- DOWN 3 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 20.6 - DOWN .2 FROM LAST SHOW  RVX: 17.68 - ALMOST UNCHD...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CME HOT SEAT GUEST: SEAN SMITH, MD OF DERIVATIVES LICENSING, FTSE RUSSELL WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK? RATES Eurodollar EQUITIES   MARKET BACK IN RALLY MODE.  VIX 13.90 - DOWN 1.1PTS FROM LAST SHOW  VVIX: 92.5- DOWN 3.5 FROM LAST SHOW RVX: 17.75 - DOWN 4.15 FROM LAST WEEK   VIX/RVX SPREAD - 3.8 - NEARLY A POINT WID...

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group CME HOT SEAT GUEST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK? Seven Themes to Ponder as We Head for 2020 by Bluford Putnam   RATES EQUITIES   MARKET BACK IN RALLY MODE.  VIX BACK OVER A 20 HANDLE ON TUES - HIGH OF 20.30 on WEDS.  VIX 18 - UP 1 PT FROM LAST SHOW  VVIX: 100- UP 3.5 FROM LAST SHOW...

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group CO-HOST: Sean Smith, MD - Derivatives Licensing, FTSE Russell   CME HOT SEAT GUEST: Derek Sammann, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Commodities & Options Products at CME Group WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK? EQUITIES   VIX BACK OVER A 20 HANDLE ON WEDS. HIGH OF 21.40 on WEDS.  VIX 19.5 - UP 3. FROM LAST SHOW ...

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group   CO-HOST: Sean Smith, MD - Derivatives Licensing, FTSE Russell    CME HOT SEAT GUEST: Tim McCourt, MD - GLOBAL HEAD OF EQUITY PRODUCTS, CME Group   WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK? EQUITIES   IMPEACHMENT VOL PREMIUM IS IN THE AIR.  VIX 16.85 - UP 1.7 FROM LAST SHOW  VVIX: 101.5 - UP 1 FROM LAST SHOW RVX: 21 - UP 2.3 P...

HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CME HOT SEAT GUEST: RUSSELL RHOADS, TABB GROUP WHAT WERE THE TOP 10 CME OPTIONS ON FUTURES YEAR TO DATE/AUGUST? CRUDE OIL   A historic week for crude oil!  IRANIAN STRIKES DESTROYED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF SAUDI PRODUCTION - APPROX 5% OF GLOBAL OUTPUT.  AGS September Crop Report Shows Slight Yield Declines Both corn and soybean production down.   EQUIT...

HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST:  NICK HOWARD, BANTIX TECHNOLOGIES CME HOT SEAT GUEST:  ADAM WEBB, FOUNDER OF MACROHEDGED WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK? CRUDE OIL   Oil prices fall after OPEC+ talks, ECB rate cut AGS TRUMP TWEET MOVING AG MARKETS RAN INTO A LISTENER YESTERDAY WHO ASKED FOR MORE AG OPTIONS CONTENT ON THE SHOW.  SOYBEANS Ahead of trade talks, China...

HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CME HOT SEAT GUEST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, OPTION PIT WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK? TOP 5 - IT'S METALS WEEK! EQUITIES MARKETS BACK IN RALLY MODE AFTER A CRAZY WEEK  VIX 15.75 - DOWN 2.5 FROM LAST SHOW  VVIX: 95 - DOWN 6.5 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 25.3 - DOWN 1.7 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW  RVX: 20.2 - DOWN 1.2 PTS FROM LAST WEEK  VIX/RVX SPREAD - 4.5...

HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK? EQUITIES MARKETS BACK IN RALLY MODE AFTER A CRAZY LAST WEEK  VIX 18.25 - DOWN 2.5 FROM LAST SHOW  VVIX: 101.5 - DOWN 9 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 27 - DOWN 1.5 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW  RVX: 21.40 - UP 1.3 PTS FROM LAST WEEK  VIX/RVX SPREAD - 3.15 UNCHD FROM LAST WEEK WHAT'S GOING ON W...

HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS THIS WEEK? EQUITIES VIX 17 - UNCHD FROM LAST SHOW  VVIX: 100 - DOWN 3 FROM LAST SHOW VXX: 25.8 -  DOWN .7 POINTS FROM LAST SHOW  RVX: 20.1 - DOWN 4.1 PTS FROM LAST WEEK   VIX/RVX SPREAD - 3.1 WIDER BY .5 POINT FROM LAST WEEK Is Higher Volatility Making a Comeback? METALS Gold Option Volatility May Have Hit Bottom and Co...

HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL CME HOTSEAT GUEST: RICK ROSENTHAL - DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, FTSE RUSSELL INDICES - Cboe EQUITIES VIX  21.60 - UP 4 FROM LAST SHOW  VVIX: 113 -  UP 13 FROM LAST SHOW RVX: 24.25 - UP OVER 3.5 PTS FROM LAST WEEK VIX/RVX SPREAD - 2.65 - TIGHTER BY .35 POINT FROM LAST WEEK EARNINGS SEASON DRIVING MORE VOLUME IN MI...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CRUDE OIL Down 10% on the week coming into Thursday.  That followed a session in which the futures closed at $51.09 a barrel, the lowest level since Jan. 14. Futures fell as much as 5.8% Wednesday to seven-month lows after American crude stockpiles posted a surprise increase. The loss sent the resource tumbling into bear market territory. Having ex...

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, FTSE RUSSELL EQUITIES VIX  17.65 (13.90) - UP NEARLY 4.5 FROM LAST SHOW -  HIT A HIGH OF 15.44 EARLIER THIS WEEK VVIX: 106 (91.5) -  UP 21 FROM LAST SHOW RVX: 19.65 (17.15) - 15.80 -  UP 3.85  VIX/RVX SPREAD - 2 (3.25) - TIGHTER BY .75 (wider by half a point from last week) Earnings season driving more volume in micro e-mini fu...

TWIFO 161: Crude Skew and other Mysteries HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: NICK HOWARD, BANTIX TECHNOLOGIES CME HOTSEAT GUEST: ADAM WEBB, Founder of Macrohedged  CRUDE OIL Oil ends lower as support from storm-fueled, 11 million-barrel drop in U.S. crude supplies disappears Oil futures settled lower on Wednesday, as support from a storm-induced, 11 million-barrel drop in U.S....

TWIFO 160: All The Research You Could Ever Need HOST: MARK LONGO, OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CME HOTSEAT GUEST: ERIK NORLAND - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SENIOR ECONOMIST, CME GROUP FX Brexit: Pound Set For Volatile Fall after Calm Summer? Options traders see a calm summer but volatile fall for GBPUSD. Implied volatility is far below 2016 levels. Options skewness is negative, especially for this fall...

TWIFO 159: Pop-Tart Arbitrage And The Mysteries of the Options Liquidity Matrix. Russell Rhoads, Director of Derivatives Research at Tabb Group,  joins us to break down the latest findings from his Options Liquidity Matrix. Mark and Russell also discuss: - Is pop tart arbitrage the new frontier of trading? - Why is WTI call skew so weak? - What is going on with Gold volatility? - How does the expl...

Topics this week include: Equities Crud Oil/WTI Ags/Soybeans Metals/Gold     FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Question from Dazzne - Can you explain how the FedWatch tool actually works? Question from ELE3S - What does Sean think of the new micro futures Russell products? Are there more planned in the future? When does he expect options to be listed? Question from Omar - Does recent BTC spike make CME mor...

Topics this week include: Equities Russell/E-mini Crude Oil/WTI Metals/Gold     FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK #QuestionoftheWeek: Let's play a guessing game. Which of the following names has the highest 30-day REALIZED volatility? No cheating. What does your gut tell you? $TSLA #BITCOIN #CRUDEOIL #NASDAQ $QQQ #WTI $TSLA #BITCOIN #WTI #CRUDE OIL $QQQ