In this episode of the Advisors Option, Mark Longo and Matt Anderson (ORATS) delve into the world of options trading with a focus on tools and strategies for advisors. They discuss the impact of market volatility and the ongoing trade war on options trading volume, highlighting that March 2024 set a new record with 1.23 billion contracts. The episode also explores earnings season performance and strategies like put calendars for hedging portfolios. Additionally, they address listener questions on trade war impacts, concentrated equity exposure, and using tools for calculating hedges, wrapping up with a giveaway for a pro trading crate.   01:25 Welcome to The Advisor's Option 06:08 Market Recap: P&L Statement 14:53 Earnings Volatility Report 20:49 Options Trading Volume Insights 27:26 Pro Trading Crate Giveaway 28:49 Office Hours: Listener Questions 30:54 Discussing Trade War Impacts on Options Market 33:07 Strategies for Trading in Volatile Markets 35:41 Earnings Season Trading Insights 38:28 Common Misconceptions About Options 43:25 Using Options for Portfolio Hedging 53:01 Advising Clients with Concentrated Equity Positions 59:19 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Matt Amberson, ORATS   In this episode of The Advisor's Option, host Mark Longo and Matt Amberson discuss key trends in options trading, including the surge in long straddles, macro volatility impacts, and the record-setting options volume. The episode highlights the latest data on earnings volatility and significant macro events driving market movements. They also delve into trading strategies involving Nvidia’s upcoming earnings and Schwab’s 24-hour trading debut. Practical insights include the benefits of a new journaling tool and surprising backtest results, while answering listener questions about trading strategies and crypto assets.   01:25 Welcome to The Advisors Option 03:11 Meet the Hosts and Global Travels 06:11 Market Volatility and PNL Statement 17:40 Earnings Volatility Report 24:44 Options Market Trends and Insights 32:09 Expanded Pilot Program Overview 32:52 Options Trading 24/7: Pros and Cons 34:03 Audience Poll: 24/7 Options Trading 36:52 Tricks of the Trade: Practical Tips 37:22 Macro Events and Volatility 44:57 Office Hours: Answering Your Questions 46:00 Crypto Volatility and Market Trends 48:53 Backtesting Insights and Strategies 58:00 Final Thoughts and Resources

On this episode, 

• We share our thoughts on current market volatility as well as our thoughts on volatility for the coming year.
• We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market and our thoughts on the earnings seasons in 2025.
• We examine the options volume numbers for 2025 from OCC.
• We discuss whether it better to fade VXX by selling call spreads or buying straight OTM puts.
• We answer a question as to whether calls in SPY over time is as draining as buying puts.
• We explain what it means that calls are bid in the Russell 2000 right now and why that is so unprecedented.
• We talk about advisor-oriented options conferences.
• And much more.

With your hosts:

• Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group
• Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services

On this episode, 

• We share our thoughts on current market volatility
• We discuss how advisors should utilize 0dte options 
• We talk about TSPY, the first true daily options ETF 
• We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market.
• We answer a listener question about utilizing the options on IBIT
• And much more.

With your hosts:

• Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group
• Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services
• Si Katara - TappAlpha

On this episode, 

• We share our thoughts on current market volatility
• We discuss what the markets are telling us ahead of the election
• We talk hedging specific event risk
• We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market.
• We answer a listener question about trading binary options on the election
• And much more.

With your hosts:

• Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group
• Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services
• Zed Francis - Convexitas

On this episode, 

• We discuss large moves expected for the election and Friday's unemployment report
• We talk time vs. Greeks
• We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market.
• We share our thoughts on overall options volume trends
• What we see in the RIA space and outlook for retail adoption of options
• We answer listener questions about long straddles, leap options, and taking advantage of high skew stocks like meme stocks
• And much more.

With your hosts:

• Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group
• Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services

On this episode, 

• We discuss how to navigate current market complexities and trends in the macro trading environment.
• We talk about hedging with index options vs. ETFs and the recently approved Margin Enhancement Rule for "protected options"
• We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market.
• What we see in the RIA space and outlook for retail adoption of options
• And much more.

With your hosts:

• Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group
• Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services

And guest:

• Rob Hocking - Cboe Global Markets

On this episode, 

• We discuss how to navigate current market complexities. 
• We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market.
• We talk about what is going on with META heading into earnings. Is there a fire-sale going on?
• What is the proper way to hedge the weekend risk in your portfolio?
• And much more.

With your hosts:

• Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group
• Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services

On this episode, we discuss how to navigate current market complexities and we provide insights into today's market volatility. We look at how the earnings season is shaping up. We provide our thoughts on the current options volume trends. We discuss derivative strategies in ETFs that allow investors to chase stock returns while also protecting against a potential market downturn (or as the WSJ refers to these hot new funds - Boomer Candy for retirees). We talk about how "junk" VIX calls are hot again, and much more.

With your hosts:

• Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group
• Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services

And guest:

• Arnim Holzer - Global Macro Strategist, Easterly EAB Risk Solutions

 

We discuss our thoughts on the current market environment including skew in GME, AMC, NVDA, SPX and 0dte. We also look at how the earnings season is shaping up. In our Options 101 Segment, we talk about Buy & Hold 2.0. We also discuss whether it is a good time to purchase longer term protection clients with broad-based index portfolios, and much more.

With your hosts:

• Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group
• Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services

And guest:

• Philip Sun - Adaptive Investment Solutions