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 TK, AAPL
• Talk about the most active equity options for the day including BAC, SOFI, AAPL 
• Look at earnings volatility in BAC, JPM, C
• Examine the latest unusual options activity in TK, RGTI, GME
• 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
• Henry "The Flowmaster" Schwartz, Cboe Global Markets
• “Uncle” Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management
• Dan "The Black Hatted" Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring

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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 Dan Collins.

• What stands out as we look back on the futures markets in 2024?
• 2024 biggest gainers and losers in futures
• 2024 volume numbers
• 2024 highlights across asset classes

The Trading Pit

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

Futures Free For All 

Answering your futures questions:

• Explaining the controversy of CME Group filing to become an FCM

On this episode, Mark and Dan take a deep dive into skew:

• What do we mean by skew
• Origins of skew
• The skew graph
• Different types of skew
• Why is it important to understand skew
• Different trades to take advantage of different types of skew
• And, much more!

Brought to you by tastytrade.

On this episode we discuss:

• The crypto markets over the past week
• A brief history of bitcoin in honor of bitcoin's 16th birthday
• Bitcoin and Ether volatility, skew, major options positioning
• Altcoin volatility and skew
• 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
• Talk about the most active equity options for the day including DJT, AAPL
• Examine the latest unusual options activity in PTON
• Hedging strategies
• 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:

• Russell Rhoads - Indiana University
• Jim Carroll - Ballast Rock Private Wealth

They discuss:

• The latest in the volatility markets in the US
• Interesting trading activity and developments in VIX, SVIX, UVIX, UVXY and VXX
• The wild year that was volatility in 2024
• What a VIX Mix is
• Why the volatility surface is so eerily flat right now
• Their Crystal Ball predictions for VIX for next week and for year-end 2025 as well as how predictions worked out for 2024
• And much more...

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

With your host Mark Longo and guest Dana Samuelson, Founder and President of American Gold Exchange

The Trading Pit

• Looking at what is trading in the futures markets this week and discussing trades/trends in the precious metals markets in 2024, digital gold, and much more in gold and the futures markets.

On this episode, Mark and Dan look back at the options markets in 2024.

• What trades/trends stood out in 2024
• Options volume year in review
• VIX highs/lows for 2024

They also answer your questions including:

• Should I ever hedge my long-term holdings?
• Shouldn't the IV be the same when looking at the call and put for the same expiry/strike? 
• How do you get what percent move the market is pricing for the underlying?

And, much more!

Brought to you by tastytrade.

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

• Co-Host: Bill Ulivieri, Cenacle Capital

On this episode we discuss:

• The crypto markets over the past week
• Bitcoin and Ether volatility, skew, major options positioning
• Altcoin volatility and skew
• ETH vs. SOL in 2024
• Whether we could see assets bleed out of ETH and into other tokens and access this year
• If 2025 is the year of XRP in crypto
• Why does anyone buy SPX anymore when you can buy Doge that's up 250%? (lol)
• IBIT, BITO and SUI
• And much more...