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 [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.

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 you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.

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 [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.

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 [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.

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 [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.

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 [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.

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 [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.

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 [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. 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 avoid themCaveats, greeks, volatility, and other considerations
• And more

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 [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.