On this episode, Brian discusses how you could trade the VIX with a long call spread. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby....
Mar 17, 2022•18 min•Ep. 403
Enjoy this special "remastered" episode of OPR 100 Part 2. On this episode, Brian is joined by Dan Sheridan from Sheridan Options Mentoring. They discuss: A review of a TWTR iron condor paper trade What was the situation when the trade was put on? What does Dan think? Doing a spec trade What would Dan do? Should we have considered weekly options? What about gamma? Did we use the baseball bat for its intended purpose?...
Mar 10, 2022•27 min•Ep. 100
On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's SPY straddle trade. Then he explained a Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) trade in SPY. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby....
Mar 02, 2022•17 min•Ep. 402
Due to the current market volatility, is it time to do a long straddle? On this episode, Brian explains how to do a SPY straddle trade. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby....
Feb 23, 2022•13 min•Ep. 401
On this 400th episode spectacular, Brian and Mark huddle up to answer your questions about: Covered calls on long equity / ETF positions The upcoming Nanos by Cboe Buying straddles What Delta is Premium and risk the Black Scholes model Options for day traders Options strategies And much more... The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to t...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 400
On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's butterfly trade in Amazon (Ticker: AMZN). For this week's trade, Brian does a short put spread in the SPX. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby....
Feb 09, 2022•21 min•Ep. 399
On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's bear put spread trade in Apple (Ticker: AAPL). For this week's trade, Brian does a standard butterfly in Amazon (Ticker: AMZN). The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby....
Feb 02, 2022•17 min•Ep. 398
On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's long put spread in the S&P. For this week's trade, Brian does a bear put spread in Apple (Ticker: AAPL). The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby....
Jan 26, 2022•17 min•Ep. 397
On this episode, Brian first reviews last week's long straddle trade in Micron Technology (Ticker Symbol: MU). Then he looks at a long put spread in the S&P. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby....
Jan 19, 2022•27 min•Ep. 396
On this episode, Brian does a long straddle in Micron Technology (Ticker Symbol: MU). The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby....
Jan 12, 2022•21 min•Ep. 395
Brian rings in the new year by breaking down your favorite episodes from 2021. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby....
Jan 05, 2022•21 min
What better way to celebrate the holiday season than by remastering one of the classic episodes of OPR? For this special episode, Brian is joined by: Mark "the Voice of Options" Longo Andrew "the Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi They discuss: Iron condor on AMZN Setting up the trade What did they decide? What happened after the paper trade?' Premium selling relative to earnings The zones, and when to avoid themCaveats, greeks, volatility, and other considerations And more...
Dec 29, 2021•21 min•Ep. 100
On this episode, Brian and Mark huddle up to answer your questions about: A Fig Leaf in SPY The Impact of Rates on the Price of Calls and Puts A Spread vs. An Outright Option Paper Trading a Split Wing Butterfly And much more... The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also...
Dec 22, 2021•30 min•Ep. 394
On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's FOMO long-term in-the-money call in Apple (Ticker Symbol: AAPL). Then he follows that up by exploring how a similar trade in Pfizer (Ticker: PFE) can help you reduce some of your pandemic risk. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.co...
Dec 15, 2021•17 min•Ep. 393
On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's double butterfly trade in SPX. For this week's trade, Brian does a FOMO long term Apple in the money call option. (Ticker Symbol: AAPL). The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby....
Dec 08, 2021•24 min•Ep. 392
For the first time in the history of the show, Brian explains how to do a double butterfly in SPX. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.
Dec 02, 2021•18 min•Ep. 391
On this episode, Brian and Mark huddle up to answer your questions about: A renewed look at VIX - hedge or speculative tool? Is Ford still the floor for cheap options trading? Thoughts on crypto and BITO options. The 2021 Options Explosion. And much more... The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOpt...
Nov 24, 2021•32 min•Ep. 390
On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's trade which he did a skip strike butterfly in Coinbase (Ticker Symbol: COIN). For this week's trade, he gets a jump on Black Friday with a butterfly in Best Buy (Ticker: BBY). The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also fi...
Nov 19, 2021•15 min•Ep. 389
On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's long call trade in IWM, which is the ETF that tracks the Russell 2000. For this week's trade, he does a skip strike butterfly in Coinbase (Ticker Symbol: COIN). The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twi...
Nov 10, 2021•19 min•Ep. 388
On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's ratio butterfly trade in Amazon (Ticker: AMZN) after earnings. Then he suggests a long call trade in IWM, which is the ETF that tracks the Russell 2000. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at ...
Nov 04, 2021•23 min•Ep. 387
On this episode, Brian explores a ratio butterfly in Amazon (Ticker: AMZN) after earnings. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby....
Oct 27, 2021•21 min•Ep. 386
On this episode, Brian explores a skip strike butterfly in GOOGL pre earnings. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby....
Oct 20, 2021•11 min•Ep. 385
On this episode, Brian and Mark huddle up to answer your questions about: The best practices for taking off butterflies The most misunderstood options strategy ITM Puts vs. ATM Puts How volatility gets priced into an option The cheapest stock price you'd consider trading an option on And much more... The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com o...
Oct 13, 2021•41 min•Ep. 384
On this episode, Brian explores a "lottery ticket" trade in QQQ using a skip strike butterfly. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a questi...
Oct 06, 2021•19 min•Ep. 383
In this episode, Brian decides that it's time to mess with...the VIX! The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby....
Sep 29, 2021•18 min•Ep. 382
In this episode, Brian first discusses using a long call spread in the S&P 500. Then he looks back at the skip strike butterfly trade that he did in Coinbase (Ticker: COIN) last week. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby....
Sep 23, 2021•23 min•Ep. 381
In this episode, Brian first discusses the iron condor in the S&P 500 that he did last week. For this week's trade, he does a skip strike butterfly in Coinbase (Ticker: COIN). The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby....
Sep 15, 2021•16 min•Ep. 380
In this episode, Brian first looks at how last week's trade in which he did a butterfly in the Russell 2000 ETF (Ticker: IWM) worked out. Then Brian talks about doing an iron condor in the S&P 500. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @...
Sep 09, 2021•18 min•Ep. 379
In this episode, Brian discusses a butterfly in the Russell 2000 ETF (Ticker: IWM). The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby....
Sep 01, 2021•14 min•Ep. 378
In this episode, Brian returns with a SPX long call spread going into the Fed meeting this week. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon . Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at TheOptionsGuy@Invest.Ally.Com or to the Options Insider at Questions@TheOptionsInsider.com. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby....
Aug 25, 2021•18 min•Ep. 377