OPR 290: A Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Butterfly Today we will start by reviewing last week's long straddle in ROKU. Then we are doing a Charlie Brown Christmas tree butterfly strategy. You can learn more about this strategy on page 118 of The Options Playbook. The Options Playbook is available on OptionsPlaybook.com , or on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com , or to the Options Inside...
Dec 11, 2019•25 min•Ep. 290
Today we will do a rinse and repeat for another long straddle in ROKU. You can find more in The Options Playbook , which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com , or on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com , or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com ....
Dec 05, 2019•17 min•Ep. 289
OPR 288: THANKSGIVING HUDDLE PALOOZA On today's episode, Brian and Mark huddle up to answer your listener questions about: Adding more OPR episodes every week When to sell high call skew? When to trade ratio spreads? Should you ever be short units? How did Brian conceive of the Time Iron Butterfly strategy? and much more... You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on...
Nov 27, 2019•20 min
OPR 287: Facebook Pay Later Puts On today's episode, we explore ways to pay later for Facebook put options. We also explore some end-of-year strategies including backward collars and covered calls. You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com, or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.c...
Nov 20, 2019•20 min•Ep. 287
OPR 286: Time for a DIS Fig Leaf Trade On today's episode, we look back at the performance of last week's ROKU straddle trade. Then we celebrate the launch of Disney Plus with a fig leaf trade (or leveraged covered call) in DIS. You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com, or to the Options Insider a...
Nov 14, 2019•20 min•Ep. 286
OPR 285: Slinging High Noon Straddles On ROKU Today we kick things up a notch with "High Noon" straddles on perennial high-flyer ROKU. You can find more in The Options Playbook , which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com , or on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com , or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com ....
Nov 07, 2019•16 min•Ep. 285
OPR 284: BA Review Plus Getting Bullish In SPYToday we look back on the performance of our Boeing trade and then explore ways to get bullish in SPY using long calls. You can find more in The Options Playbook , which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com , or on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com , or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com ....
Oct 31, 2019•25 min•Ep. 284
OPR 283: Taking Flight Again With BA Iron Time Flies Today we will return to the well for another round of fun Iron Time Butterflies in Boeing. You can find more in The Options Playbook , which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com , or on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com , or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com ....
Oct 24, 2019•13 min•Ep. 283
OPR 282: Join the Streaming Wars With Roku Iron Butterflies Today we will explore trading iron butterflies in Roku...but with a time twist. You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com, or on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com, or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com.
Oct 17, 2019•17 min•Ep. 282
OPR 281: Trading Volatility With SPX Butterflies Today we will explore trading volatility using butterflies in SPX. You can find more in The Options Playbook , which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com , or on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com , or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com ....
Oct 10, 2019•15 min•Ep. 281
OPR 280: Lay Down Until The Urge Passes On today's episode, we answer your listener questions about strange calendar strategies, short-term options trading, after-hours options trading and more. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@invest.ally.com, or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com.
Oct 03, 2019•28 min•Ep. 280
OPR 279: Going Big Without Going Home in RokuOn today's episode, Brian explores a long straddle trade in Roku. However, to offset any volatility fears, he also adds a nearer-term short strangle against his long straddle position - effectively creating a time Iron Butterfly position. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode or a strategy that you'd like Brian to examine? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.com, or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsIn...
Sep 26, 2019•15 min•Ep. 279
On today's episode, we are answering your listener questions about trade adjustments, new versions of the playbook and the proper way to structure iron condors. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com, or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com.
Sep 18, 2019•17 min•Ep. 278
OPR 277: SPY Collars With A KickerOn today's episode, Brian is joined by Mark Longo to explore different ways to pay for protection in the popular SPY ETF. Are you sitting on gains in your portfolio or are you just concerned about a market downturn? Then this is the episode for you. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at the optionsguy@invest.ally.com, or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com.
Sep 11, 2019•19 min•Ep. 277
On today's episode, we are answering your listener questions about reverse calendars, funky diagonals and much more. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com, or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com.
Sep 05, 2019•27 min•Ep. 276
OPR 275: APPLYING OUR BOEING STRADDLE STRATEGY TO GE Why limit ourselves to Boeing straddles when we can apply that same strategy to other volatile stocks including General Electric? We break down that approach on this episode of Options Playbook Radio. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com, or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com.
Aug 28, 2019•19 min•Ep. 275
OPR 274: Huddling Up About Risk-Free Credit Spreads, Young Trader Education and More On this episode, Brian and Mark huddle up to answer your questions about: QUESTION Erik Norstedt: Just listened to the OPR 272 episode and had a question. When you say you want to "Do the entire trade at the midpoint for even" - what exactly do you mean? Thanks. QUESTION FROM Welch Kwong: Huge fan of your weekly podcast. I've asked a question before and you guys were extremely helpful with your response and expe...
Aug 22, 2019•31 min•Ep. 274
OPR 273: TRADING CATASTROPHE PUTS IN APPLE On this episode, we'll use our Playbook knowledge to protect against a catastrophe in Apple (ticker: AAPL) using puts. You can find more in The Options Playbook , which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com , in on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com , or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com ....
Aug 15, 2019•20 min•Ep. 273
OPR 272: HITCHING A BEARISH RIDE ON UBER On this episode, we will expand our playbook with a new strategy - selling a call spread to pay for an out of the money put in Uber (ticker: UBER). You can call it a bearish risk reversal with a call kicker to protect against extreme upside moves. You can find more in The Options Playbook , which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com , in on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Bri...
Aug 07, 2019•15 min•Ep. 272
OPR 271: Your Q's on SPX FLIES, AMZN Ratios, Put Sweet Spots and More It's time for Mark and Brian to answer your burning questions about: SPX Butterflies AMZN Ratio Spreads What is the Sweet Spot When Buying Puts? And Much More... You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is available on www.OptionsPlaybook.com as well as in the Amazon Kindle store. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send it to Theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com, or to questions@theoptionsinsid...
Aug 01, 2019•30 min•Ep. 271
OPR 270: SKIP STRIKE FLY BATTLE - AMZN vs GOOGLIt's time for the tech titans to face off in the battle of the Skip Strike Butterflies. Which will win - Amazon (ticker: AMZN) or Alphabet (ticker: GOOGL)? That's up to you. You can find more in The Options Playbook , which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com , in on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com , or to the Options Insider at q...
Jul 25, 2019•19 min•Ep. 270
OPR 269: BA Trade Review With A MSFT Condor KickerOver the past few weeks, we have done a few Boeing (ticker: BA) trades using different strategies. Let's look review those then let's throw in a a condor kicker in Microsoft (ticker: MSFT) around earnings for some extra fun. You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is available on www.OptionsPlaybook.com as well as in the Amazon Kindle store. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send it to Theoptionsguy@inves...
Jul 18, 2019•22 min•Ep. 269
OPR 268: BBBY Call Review With A Bonus BA Butterfly Last week we looked at buying call options around Bed, Bath and Beyond (ticker: BBBY) earnings. Let's review that trade. Then let's throw in a bonus long butterfly on Boeing (ticker: BA) for good measure. You can find more in The Options Playbook, which is always available on www.OptionsPlaybook.com as well as in the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian directly at theoptio...
Jul 11, 2019•11 min•Ep. 268
On this episode, let's discuss buying options in Bed, Bath and Beyond ahead of the earnings announcement scheduled for July 10. You can find more in The Options Playbook , which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com , in on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com , or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com ....
Jul 02, 2019•12 min
On Options Playbook Radio episode 264, we discussed a successful long straddle trade in Boeing. The next anticipated earnings announcement for Boeing is expected to be held on July 24. On this episode, let's discuss a long calendar spread in Boeing ahead of that announcement. You can find more in The Options Playbook , which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com , in on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at theopt...
Jun 27, 2019•16 min
On this episode of Options Playbook Radio, let's discuss an interesting way to trade around the fed announcement. Let's do a skip strike butterfly in the S&P 500. You can find more in The Options Playbook , which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com , in on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com , or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com ....
Jun 20, 2019•15 min
On this episode, we first looked at last week's trade in Apple. Then he discussed doing a long straddle in Boeing. You can find more in The Options Playbook , which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com , in on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com , or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com ....
Jun 13, 2019•17 min
Today we will look at protection strategies. In this episode we will do a long put spread in Apple. You can find more in The Options Playbook , which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com , in on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com , or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com ....
Jun 06, 2019•19 min
Today we will do a butterfly trade around Costco earnings, which are scheduled for after the close on Thursday, May 30. You can find more in The Options Playbook , which is always available on OptionsPlaybook.com , in on the Amazon Kindle edition. Do you have a question that you want answered on a future episode? Send them to Brian at theoptionsguy@invest.ally.com , or to the Options Insider at questions@theoptionsinsider.com ....
May 30, 2019•18 min
LISTENER QUESTIONS Question from Chickenluvr - Do you know if there is anyway you can tell if positions are being opened or closed intra day? Live options open interest? Question from Meravol - What are your thoughts about selling strangles at the 1std dev levels of a particular stock? Sort of like a bollinger band strangle? Thoughts on this technique? Is it me or are there new techniques for selling strangles all the time that always tend to blow out? Aren't you better off selling IC or IB due ...
May 23, 2019•27 min
