On this episode, Brian is looking for a dead cat bounce with a bullish call spread in the USO (United States Oil Fund). 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 13, 2022•14 min•Ep. 433
On this episode, Mark and Brian "huddle up" to answer your questions about: Credit Spreads Butterflies Trading as a Side Hustle Playing Hurricanes Using Options 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 find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby....
Oct 06, 2022•30 min•Ep. 432
On this episode, Brian first looks at a short call spread in Netflix (Ticker: NFLX) that he discussed on last week's episode. For this week's options trade, Brian decides to buck the selloff trend with an SPX 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 f...
Sep 29, 2022•18 min•Ep. 431
On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's options strategy as he did a long put spread in META (aka Facebook). For this week's options trade, Brian looks at a short call spread in Netflix (Ticker: NFLX). 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 Tw...
Sep 22, 2022•23 min•Ep. 430
On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's options strategy as he got a little bearish in the marketplace with a put butterfly in SPX. For this week's options trade, Brian looks at a long put spread in META (aka Facebook). 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 als...
Sep 14, 2022•18 min•Ep. 429
On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's options strategy in which he did a covered call trade in Amazon (Ticker: AMZN). For this week's options trade, Brian gets a little bearish in the marketplace with a put 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 ...
Sep 07, 2022•17 min•Ep. 428
On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's options trade in which he did an adjustment to a butterfly spread in the SPX. For this week's options trade, Brian does covered call trades 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 o...
Aug 31, 2022•22 min•Ep. 427
On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's options trade in which he sold a put option in Freeport McMoRan (Ticker: FCX). For this week's options trade, Brian does an adjustment in a butterfly spread 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...
Aug 24, 2022•18 min•Ep. 426
On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's speculative short put spread in Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Ticker: OXY). For this week, Brian sells a put option in Freeport McMoRan (Ticker: FCX). 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 a...
Aug 18, 2022•16 min•Ep. 425
On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's speculative short put spread in Coninbase (Ticker: COIN). For this week, Brian does a speculative short put spread in Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Ticker: OXY). 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 o...
Aug 10, 2022•15 min•Ep. 424
On this episode, Brian first looks at last week's butterfly trade in Amazon (Ticker: AMZN). For this week, Brian does a speculative short put spread 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....
Aug 04, 2022•17 min•Ep. 423
On this episode, Brian first reviews last week's trade where he did a FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) trade in Google. For this week's trade, Brian does a speculative bearish butterfly trade 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 Tw...
Jul 28, 2022•17 min•Ep. 422
On this episode, Brian first reviews last week's trade which was a long call spread in Google (aka Alphabet - Ticker: GOOGL). For this week's trade, Brian does a FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) trade in Google. He looks at how to participate in Google and have limited risk now that the stock has split. 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 t...
Jul 20, 2022•19 min•Ep. 421
On this episode, Brian explains what will happen to options after the Google (aka Alphabet - Ticker: GOOGL) stock split. 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....
Jul 13, 2022•19 min•Ep. 420
On this July 4th holiday episode Brian and Mark Huddle Up to answer your questions about: Where to sell puts in SPX right now? stock substitution vs. futures substitution calendars vs. diagonals when to close an Iron Condor for a profit and much more..
Jul 06, 2022•36 min•Ep. 419
On this episode, Brian first talks about last week's trade which was a long put spread in American Entertainment Holdings (Ticker: AMC). For this week's trade, Brian looks at a cash secured put 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 Bri...
Jun 29, 2022•18 min•Ep. 418
On this episode, Brian first talks about last week's trade which was a bearish butterfly in SPX. For this week's trade, Brian looks at a long put spread in American Entertainment Holdings (Ticker: AMC). 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 ...
Jun 22, 2022•14 min•Ep. 417
On this episode, Brian first talks about last week's trade which was selling a cash secured put spread in Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc. (OLLI). For this week's trade, Brian looks at a bearish 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 ...
Jun 16, 2022•21 min•Ep. 416
On this episode, Brian does a FOMO (fear of missing out) trade in Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings Inc. (OLLI). 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....
Jun 09, 2022•22 min•Ep. 415
On this episode, Mark and Brian "huddle up" to answer your questions about: SPY straddles Selling a put Is it all about a put frenzy or are people still buying OTM calls? How far out do you make your options trades? 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 ...
Jun 01, 2022•32 min•Ep. 414
On this episode, Brian first talks about last week's trade which was selling a short bullish put spread in the VIX. For this week's trade, Brian first looked at a strangle in the VIX before deciding to keep things simple with an OTM VIX call. 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...
May 25, 2022•20 min•Ep. 413
On this episode, Brian talks about selling a short bullish put spread in 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....
May 18, 2022•18 min•Ep. 412
On this episode, Mark and Brian "huddle up" to answer your questions about: The proper way to trade butterflies What to do with TWTR call spreads after the deal Does Meme stock call skew still exist? Our thoughts on the Nanos and much more...
May 11, 2022•37 min•Ep. 411
On this episode, Brian reviews last week's Amazon (Ticker: AMZN) butterfly trade. Then he decides to try to catch the massive Fed rally with an out-of-the-money call option in QQQ. 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....
May 04, 2022•17 min•Ep. 410
On this episode, Brian reviews his calendar spread (aka time spread or horizontal spread) in Walt Disney Company (Ticker: DIS). Then he decides to have a little earnings fun with an Amazon (Ticker: AMZN) butterfly 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 Br...
Apr 27, 2022•17 min•Ep. 409
On this episode, Brian explains how to do a calendar spread (aka time spread or horizontal spread) in Walt Disney Company (Ticker: DIS). 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....
Apr 20, 2022•17 min•Ep. 408
On this episode, Brian and Mark huddle up to answer your questions about: When to roll on a skip strike butterfly How long you have to exercise options after the expiration date Why would a brokerage shy away from offering crypto Where to place your stop loss when doing a credit spread Our favorite starter options trade Thoughts on BITO as a trading vehicle for crypto Most profitable plays from the Playbook And much more... The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com , or on Amazon ...
Apr 13, 2022•48 min•Ep. 407
On this episode, Brian first discusses last week's figleaf trade in SPDR Gold Shares (Ticker: GLD). Then he decides to buck the current Fed-driven selloff with a long SPY 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....
Apr 06, 2022•16 min•Ep. 406
On this episode, Brian first discusses last week's long call spread trade in Amazon (Ticker: AMZN). Then he explains how to do a figleaf in SPDR Gold Shares (Ticker: GLD). 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 31, 2022•18 min•Ep. 405
On this episode, Brian discusses the upcoming stock splits in Google and Amazon. He also explains how you can do a long call spread 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....
Mar 24, 2022•21 min•Ep. 404
