This Week in Futures Options

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

May 8, 2025 15 mins
This episode provides an in-depth look at the latest trends in the futures options market. The show highlights top trades, hot products, and volatility changes. It features updates on significant movements in futures such as the E-mini S&P MidCap 400, Bitcoin, gold, NatGas, and oats on the light side, and healthcare sector, lean hogs, lumber, soybea...
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This episode of 'This Week in Futures Options' features an in-depth discussion with Executive Director and Chief Economist Erik Norland from CME Group. Hosted by Mark Longo, the show dives into various financial markets, highlighting recent movements in futures options, interest rates, energy, metals, and the evolving landscape of cryptocurrencies. ...
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In this episode host Mark Longo and guest Uncle Mike Tosaw from St. Charles Wealth Management discuss the latest developments in various trading markets. The show covers the explosive activity in natural gas, significant movements in gold and silver, and the volatile trends in the S&P 500 and Treasury notes amid recent tariff announcements. Uncle Mi...
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This episode of 'This Week in Futures Options' breaks down the latest trading activities in the futures options market, with a particular focus on volatile movements in commodities such as gold and oil. The host, Mark Longo, provides an in-depth analysis of market trends, options trading volumes, and the fluctuations in market volatility. He discusses the significant increases in metals vola...
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In this episode, host Mark Longo is joined by Dan Gramza from Gramza Capital Management to discuss the latest developments and trends in the futures options market. The show covers a range of topics including the state of the equity markets, volatility in the rates and metals markets, as well as the impact of geopolitical tensions and economic reports. Highlights include a deep dive into the...
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In this episode, host Mark Longo and guest Scott Bauer from Prosper Trading Academy dive into the week's dynamic market developments. They cover a volatile trading day with significant movements in the S&P and discuss strategies around zero-day options. The episode features detailed analysis of futures options markets, including equities, metals, and agricultural products. Highlights include...
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March 27, 2025 43 mins

In this episode of This Week in Futures Options, host Mark Longo is joined by Kevin Green from the Schwab Network to dissect the latest trends and trading activity in the futures options market. The discussion starts with a breakdown of significant movements in various asset classes, including corn, wheat, soybean oil, and WTI. Corn shows notable volume with heightened activity around May contracts, setting the stage for discussion...

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This episode of 'This Week in Futures Options' features Mark Longo and guest Dan Gramza from Gramza Capital Management. The discussion covers a variety of futures options markets, including equities, crude oil, and crypto. Key highlights include an in-depth analysis of the E-mini S&P 500 trades, the current market sentiment, and the put options trend in crude oil. Listeners are also introduc...
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March 13, 2025 38 mins

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), ags (live/feeder cattle), and much more.

With your host:

  • Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network
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Host Mark Longo and guest Uncle Mike Tossaw discuss a variety of topics in the world of futures options. The main discussion focuses on precious metals, specifically silver and gold, where Uncle Mike rebuts recent criticisms suggesting that trading these is unwise. The episode also delves into the movers and shakers report featuring commodities, such as Kansas City wheat and class III milk f...
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February 27, 2025 54 mins
This episode of 'This Week in Futures Options' delves into various futures markets, particularly precious metals like gold and silver, and energy commodities such as crude oil and natural gas.
 
The host, Mark Longo, is joined by special guest Brett Friedman from Winhall Risk Analytics.
 
They discuss notable market movements, including significant...
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February 20, 2025 62 mins

We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including metals (copper, gold, silver), energy (nat gas, WTI), and much more.

With your host:

  • Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network

And CME Hot Seat guest:

  • Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management
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We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including equities (E-mini S&P 500, Russell 2000), energy (crude oil, WTI), and much more.

With your host:

  • Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network

And CME Hot Seat guest:

  • Scott Bauer, Prosper Trading Academy
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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), ags (SRW wheat), and much more.

With your host:

  • Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network

 

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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

 

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January 23, 2025 45 mins

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

 

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Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group
Hot Seat:
Derek Sammann, CME Group

On this episode, Mark and Derek discuss:

  • volume trends from 2024;
  • 2024 contract numbers in metals, energy and ags;
  • the trend toward short-duration options;
  • h...
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January 2, 2025 44 mins

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 the past two weeks. We also look what were the top five movers and shakers for 2024.

 

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We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including metals (gold, silver), crypto (bitcoin), energy (crude oil), and much more.

With your host:

  • Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network

And CME Hot Seat guest:

  • Brett Friedman, MD - Winhall Risk Analytics & OptionsMetrics Contributor

 

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December 12, 2024 51 mins

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), rates (10 yr), metals (gold), ags (Chicago wheat), and much more.

With your host:

  • Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network

And CME Hot Seat guest:

  • Scott Bauer, Prosper Trading Academy
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