This Week in Futures Options
Gold, crude oil, corn, soybeans and more - with so many tradeable products the futures options market is an intimidating place. How can you possibly keep track of the latest trading activity across so many different products? Don’t worry - we’ve got you covered. Welcome to This Week in Futures Options - the program designed to help active futures options traders stay on top of this ever-changing marketplace. Each week we’ll break down the top trades, hot products, volatility explosions and much more. Whether you’re an experienced veteran or a newcomer looking to separate the wheat from the lean hogs, This Week in Futures Options has the information you can’t find anywhere else...
Episodes
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 this past week including ags (class III milk, Chicago wheat, corn) and metals (silver).
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network
CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management
Mark and Dan discuss:
- The movers and shakers in the futures options markets this week
- The movers in CVOL this week
- The price action and the fundamentals in copper
- The puts lighting up the tape in silver
- The fixatation with crude oil right now
- And much more
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group
CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Scott Bauer, Prosper Trading Academy
Mark and Scott discuss:
- The action in nat gas
- Gold and silver moving in CVOL
- And much more
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network
CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Russell Rhoads, Kelley School of Business - Indiana University
Mark and Russell take a deep dive into metals (gold, silver, copper) this week as they are moving the futures options markets and the CVOL indexes this week.
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 this past week including energy (nat gas, WTI) and ags (live cattle, corn).
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network
CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management
Mark and Dan discuss:
- The movers and shakers in the futures options markets this week
- The movers in CVOL this week
- A rare detour into the world of FX this week with a deep dive into YEN/USD and the Nikkei
- All of the options activity in WTI
On this episode we are joined by:
- Rich Excell, Gies College of Business - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Mark and Rich use the QuikStrike and CVOL tools to discuss interesting options activity, volatility and skew changes in the following products:
- FX - MXN
- Rates - 3M SOFR
- Energy - Nat Gas
- and more...
On this episode we are joined by:
- Carley Garner, Senior Analyst and Broker, DeCarley Trading
Mark and Carley use the QuikStrike and CVOL tools to discuss interesting options activity, volatility and skew changes in the following products:
- Nat Gas
- Gold
- Silver
- E-mini Nasdaq 100
- and more...
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network
CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management
Mark and Dan discuss:
- What the CVOL indices tell us about volatility going forward
- All the action in bitcoin and ethereum
- Some small caps love for Russell 2000 and other equities
- The energy complex, especially natural gas
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network
CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management
Mark and Mike discuss the movers and shakers in futures options and CVOL movers this week including:
- Equities (Russell 2000)
- Energy (nat gas)
- Rates (2 year)
- Metals (silver)
- And much more
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network
CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Scott Bauer, Prosper Trading Academy
Mark and Scott discuss:
- Looking at CVOL movers this week
- Has the widowmaker in natgas returned?
- Breaking down all the crazy action and the "ugly chart" in natgas
- YOLO crypto
- Not surprising if we see a major breakout in the Russell 2000
- And much more
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network
CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Russell Rhoads, Kelley School of Business - Indiana University
Mark and Russell discuss:
- The movers & shakers in the futures options markets including energy (nat gas) and rates
- What does copper options activity mean for Chinese demand and the strength of the economy?
- Market reaction to the latest Fed announcement this week
- And much more
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network
CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management
Mark and Dan discuss:
- What the Fed Watch tool tells us about what's going on with rates going forward
- What the CVOL indices tell us about volatility going forward
- What is driving the massive explosion in Nat Gas options
- What is going on in the 10 Year and 3 M SOFR this week
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network
We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets for this past week including ags, energy and crypto.
On this episode we are joined by:
- Carley Garner, Senior Analyst and Broker, DeCarley Trading
Mark and Carley look back at 2023 and trend trades. They also discuss interesting options activity, volatility and skew changes in the following products:
- Bitcoin
- WTI
- Nat Gas
- Crude Oil
- and more...
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network
CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Russell Rhoads, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
We discuss the movers and shakers in the futures options markets including ags (lean hogs, soybean meal), equities (Russell 2000), crypto (bitcoin) and much more.
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network
CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management
We discuss the top 10 movers and shakers in the futures options markets for 2023. We discuss bitcoin, equities, metals, ags and much more on this episode of This Week in Futures Options.
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network
We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets for this past week as well as for the past year. We also look at our audience polls in futures options over the past year.
HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network
CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Russell Rhoads, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
We discuss the movers and shakers in the futures options markets including ags (SRW Wheat), energy (nat gas, crude oil, WTI), equities (Russell 2000), and much more.
Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group
Hot Seat: Derek Sammann, CME Group
On this episode, Mark and Derek discuss:
- the hot products, trends and developments in options at CME Group in 2023;
- the biggest surprise of the year;
- the product that saw the most growth in 2023;<...
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