This Week in Futures Options

This episode discusses key trades and trends across various futures options markets. The host, Mark Longo, along with guest Scott Bauer from Prosper Trading Academy, delve into the week's major movers such as WTI crude oil, natural gas, and platinum. They also examine the volatility trends, trading strategies, and the impact of geopolitical events on these markets. Additionally, the episode covers...

In this episode of 'This Week in Futures Options,' Mark Longo and Russell Rhoads (Indiana University - Kelley School of Business) dive deep into the world of futures and options trading, specifically focusing on the metal markets like silver, gold, and platinum. The discussion highlights the recent significant moves in the precious metals sector, with silver showing a substantial uptrend. The conv...

This episode starts with the 'Movers and Shakers' report, highlighting significant trades at the CME Group. The report indicates a bias towards the green, with notable activity in heating oil, Bitcoin, and palladium among others. The episode also discusses trading volumes and price volatility in Nat Gas, particularly highlighting active contracts and skew trends. The show wraps up with insights in...

This episode delves into the latest trends and trading activities in the futures options market. The show highlights significant movers, both to the upside and downside, in various markets including energy, agriculture, metals, and foreign exchange. Key points discussed include a comprehensive 'Movers and Shakers' report, a focus on WTI Crude Oil trading dynamics, and a detailed breakdown of volat...

In this special 450th episode Mark Longo is joined by veteran guests Dan Gramza (Gramza Capital Management) and Nick Howard (Bantix Technologies and QuikStrike) to break down the complex world of futures options trading. The team dives into the movers and shakers in the futures options market, covering key sectors like gold, crude oil, and natural gas. They discuss the latest trends in these secto...

This episode provides an in-depth look at the latest trends in the futures options market. The show highlights top trades, hot products, and volatility changes. It features updates on significant movements in futures such as the E-mini S&P MidCap 400, Bitcoin, gold, NatGas, and oats on the light side, and healthcare sector, lean hogs, lumber, soybean oil, and corn on the dark side. The episode als...

This episode of 'This Week in Futures Options' features an in-depth discussion with Executive Director and Chief Economist Erik Norland from CME Group. Hosted by Mark Longo, the show dives into various financial markets, highlighting recent movements in futures options, interest rates, energy, metals, and the evolving landscape of cryptocurrencies. Key topics include the dramatic shifts in crude o...

In this episode host Mark Longo and guest Uncle Mike Tosaw from St. Charles Wealth Management discuss the latest developments in various trading markets. The show covers the explosive activity in natural gas, significant movements in gold and silver, and the volatile trends in the S&P 500 and Treasury notes amid recent tariff announcements. Uncle Mike offers insights into volatility impacts, tradi...

This episode of 'This Week in Futures Options' breaks down the latest trading activities in the futures options market, with a particular focus on volatile movements in commodities such as gold and oil. The host, Mark Longo, provides an in-depth analysis of market trends, options trading volumes, and the fluctuations in market volatility. He discusses the significant increases in metals volatility...

This episode of 'This Week in Futures Options' breaks down the latest trading activities in the futures options market, with a particular focus on volatile movements in commodities such as gold and oil. The host, Mark Longo, provides an in-depth analysis of market trends, options trading volumes, and the fluctuations in market volatility. He discusses the significant increases in metals volatility...

In this episode, host Mark Longo is joined by Dan Gramza from Gramza Capital Management to discuss the latest developments and trends in the futures options market. The show covers a range of topics including the state of the equity markets, volatility in the rates and metals markets, as well as the impact of geopolitical tensions and economic reports. Highlights include a deep dive into the unpre...

In this episode, host Mark Longo and guest Scott Bauer from Prosper Trading Academy dive into the week's dynamic market developments. They cover a volatile trading day with significant movements in the S&P and discuss strategies around zero-day options. The episode features detailed analysis of futures options markets, including equities, metals, and agricultural products. Highlights include deep...

In this episode of This Week in Futures Options, host Mark Longo is joined by Kevin Green from the Schwab Network to dissect the latest trends and trading activity in the futures options market. The discussion starts with a breakdown of significant movements in various asset classes, including corn, wheat, soybean oil, and WTI. Corn shows notable volume with heightened activity around May contract...

This episode of 'This Week in Futures Options' features Mark Longo and guest Dan Gramza from Gramza Capital Management. The discussion covers a variety of futures options markets, including equities, crude oil, and crypto. Key highlights include an in-depth analysis of the E-mini S&P 500 trades, the current market sentiment, and the put options trend in crude oil. Listeners are also introduced to...

We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including energy (nat gas), ags (live/feeder cattle), and much more. With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network

Host Mark Longo and guest Uncle Mike Tossaw discuss a variety of topics in the world of futures options. The main discussion focuses on precious metals, specifically silver and gold, where Uncle Mike rebuts recent criticisms suggesting that trading these is unwise. The episode also delves into the movers and shakers report featuring commodities, such as Kansas City wheat and class III milk futures...

This episode of 'This Week in Futures Options' delves into various futures markets, particularly precious metals like gold and silver, and energy commodities such as crude oil and natural gas.   The host, Mark Longo, is joined by special guest Brett Friedman from Winhall Risk Analytics.   They discuss notable market movements, including significant options activities in gold and crude oil, and the...

We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including metals (copper, gold, silver), energy (nat gas, WTI), and much more. With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management

We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including equities (E-mini S&P 500, Russell 2000), energy (crude oil, WTI), and much more. With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Scott Bauer, Prosper Trading Academy

We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including energy (nat gas), ags (SRW wheat), and much more. With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network  

We look back at the futures options markets in 2024 and at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including energy (nat gas, crude oil) and ags (lean hogs), metals (silver, gold) and much more. With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Carley Garner, DeCarley Trading  

We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets for this past week and discuss energy (nat gas, WTI), ags (soybeans, corn) and, more. With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And guest: Kevin Green, Senior Markets Correspondent - Schwab Network  

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Hot Seat: Derek Sammann, CME Group On this episode, Mark and Derek discuss: volume trends from 2024; 2024 contract numbers in metals, energy and ags; the trend toward short-duration options; how traders can incorporate CVOL into your trading; what to look forward to from CME Group options next year; and much more.

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for the past two weeks. We also look what were the top five movers and shakers for 2024.  

We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including metals (gold, silver), crypto (bitcoin), energy (crude oil), and much more. With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Brett Friedman, MD - Winhall Risk Analytics & OptionsMetrics Contributor