Options Boot Camp 382: Ways To Play the Oil Madness

Fall in, recruits! Mark Longo is back in the Chi-Town studio, braving the cold to get you into peak options trading shape. With the energy markets in a state of high alert and WTI futures seeing massive volume, your drill instructors are here to break down the complex world of oil.

In this week's Options Drills, Mark and Dan Passarelli explore:

• Going to the Source: The benefits of trading WTI and Brent futures for pure, one-to-one correlation.

• The USO Dilemma: A deep dive into the much-maligned US Oil Fund. We discuss the "Negative Oil" ghosts of 2020 and the impact of negative roll yield.

• Equity Surrogates: Using XLE (Energy Select Sector SPDR) and individual giants like Chevron (CVX) as portfolio proxies.

• The Volatility Play: How to view geopolitical crises through the lens of VIX, UVIX, and SVIX.

Whether you're looking to generate income or hedge against $100+ crude, this is your tactical briefing.