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’re back with another episode of The Option Block brought to you by Cboe Global Markets.

On this episode, we:

• Discuss the latest in the markets including the Fed, AI, and earnings
• Talk about the most active equity options for the day including INTC
• Look at earnings volatility in AAPL and INTC
• Examine the latest unusual options activity in PDD, BKR, and TKO
• Check out our latest polls about AI, SPX/SPY, NVDA and PDD
• Share what we are looking at for the end of the week/going into next week
• And much more

With your hosts:

• Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group
• "The Flowmaster" Henry Schwartz, Cboe Global Markets
• “Uncle” Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management

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Welcome to this episode of The Futures Rundown brought to you by T4 Futures and Options.

With your host Mark Longo and guest Brett Friedman of Winhall Risk Analytics and OptionMetrics.

The Trading Pit

What's catching our eyes in the futures markets this week:

• ags,
• dairy,
• uranium,
• lithium,
• coffee,
• crypto,
• gold,
• silver,
• ai - DeepSeek,
• and much more.

On this episode, Mark and Dan talk about:

• DeepSeek and its impact on the markets,
• What strategies Dan uses the most to trade,
• The fake ticker XYZ becoming an actual ticker for Block,
• Dan's typical holding period for straddles,
• Whether Dan will short straddles,
• and much more.

Brought to you by tastytrade.

• Guest Host: Greg Magadini, Amberdata
  

On this episode we discuss:

• The crypto markets over the past week
• Bitcoin and Ether volatility, skew, major options positioning
• Altcoins, IBIT options, MSTU, AERO and much more...

We’re back with another episode of The Option Block. On this episode, we:

• Discuss the latest in the markets including VIX, PTLO
• Talk about the most active equity options for the day including NVDA
• Examine the latest unusual options activity in IVZ, MPLX, BMBL
• Look at selling puts when the market is down
• Ask if DeepSeek is the canary in the coalmine for the end of the AI boom
• And much more

With your hosts:

• Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group
• "Uncle" Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management
• Andrew "The Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi, The Option Pit

On this episode Mark is joined by:

• Mark Sebastian, The Option Pit
• Russell Rhoads, Kelley School of Business - Indiana University
• Brian Overby, The Options Playbook

They discuss:

• The latest in the volatility markets in the US
• Interesting trading activity and developments in VIX, SVIX, UVIX, UVXY and VXX
• Whether Russell Rhoads is still doing his "secret" weekend UVIX trade after the 10-1 reverse split
• Their Crystal Ball predictions for VIX
• And much more...

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