Matt and Mark have a great live episode of The Advisors Option from OIC 2025 where we get the buzz about: The raging debate about 0DTE equity options Should we be able to buy and sell stop loss orders? Why are options trading algos so predictable? What is going on with this options explosion? What is going on with the state of options education? and much more...
In this episode of the Advisors Option, Mark Longo and Matt Anderson (ORATS) delve into the world of options trading with a focus on tools and strategies for advisors. They discuss the impact of market volatility and the ongoing trade war on options trading volume, highlighting that March 2024 set a new record with 1.23 billion contracts. The episode also explores earnings season performance and strategies like put calendars for hedging portfolios. Additionally, they address listener questions o...
Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Matt Amberson, ORATS In this episode of The Advisor's Option, host Mark Longo and Matt Amberson discuss key trends in options trading, including the surge in long straddles, macro volatility impacts, and the record-setting options volume. The episode highlights the latest data on earnings volatility and significant macro events driving market movements. They also delve into trading strategies involving Nvidia’s upcoming earnings and Schw...
On this episode, We share our thoughts on current market volatility as well as our thoughts on volatility for the coming year. We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market and our thoughts on the earnings seasons in 2025. We examine the options volume numbers for 2025 from OCC. We discuss whether it better to fade VXX by selling call spreads or buying straight OTM puts. We answer a question as to whether calls in SPY over time is as draining as buying puts. We explain what ...
On this episode, We share our thoughts on current market volatility We discuss how advisors should utilize 0dte options We talk about TSPY, the first true daily options ETF We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market. We answer a listener question about utilizing the options on IBIT And much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services Si Katara - TappAlpha...
On this episode, We share our thoughts on current market volatility We discuss what the markets are telling us ahead of the election We talk hedging specific event risk We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market. We answer a listener question about trading binary options on the election And much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services Zed Francis - Convexitas...
On this episode, We discuss large moves expected for the election and Friday's unemployment report We talk time vs. Greeks We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market. We share our thoughts on overall options volume trends What we see in the RIA space and outlook for retail adoption of options We answer listener questions about long straddles, leap options, and taking advantage of high skew stocks like meme stocks And much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options In...
On this episode, We discuss how to navigate current market complexities and trends in the macro trading environment. We talk about hedging with index options vs. ETFs and the recently approved Margin Enhancement Rule for "protected options" We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market. What we see in the RIA space and outlook for retail adoption of options And much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group Matt Amberson - Option Research & Tech...
On this episode, We discuss how to navigate current market complexities. We look at how earnings season volatility is impacting this market. We talk about what is going on with META heading into earnings. Is there a fire-sale going on? What is the proper way to hedge the weekend risk in your portfolio? And much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services...
On this episode, we discuss how to navigate current market complexities and we provide insights into today's market volatility. We look at how the earnings season is shaping up. We provide our thoughts on the current options volume trends. We discuss derivative strategies in ETFs that allow investors to chase stock returns while also protecting against a potential market downturn (or as the WSJ refers to these hot new funds - Boomer Candy for retirees). We talk about how "junk" VIX calls are hot...
We discuss our thoughts on the current market environment including skew in GME, AMC, NVDA, SPX and 0dte. We also look at how the earnings season is shaping up. In our Options 101 Segment, we talk about Buy & Hold 2.0. We also discuss whether it is a good time to purchase longer term protection clients with broad-based index portfolios, and much more. With your hosts: Mark Longo - The Options Insider Media Group Matt Amberson - Option Research & Technology Services And guest: Philip Sun ...
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT IS VOLATILITY BACK HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP THE ZERO-SUM OPTIONS GAME MARCH OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM OIC HEDGING USING OTM PUT CALENDAR SPREADS AND MUCH MORE
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: NICK GRIEBENOW, SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT GENERATING INCOME IN HIGH RATE ENVIRONMENTS EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE FEBRUARY OPTIONS VOLUME THE GREAT VOL DEBATE - WHAT IS KEEPING VOL SO LOW? SELLING COVERED PUTS AND MUCH MORE
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: BILL ULIVIERI, CENACLE CAPITAL TAKEAWAYS FROM 2023 THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT INCL THE POST-BITCOIN APPROVAL MARKET THE ESSENTIAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS TOOLKIT FOR RECOVERING CRYPTOCURRENCY EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE DECEMBER OPTIONS VOLUME AND 2023 RECORD OPTIONS NUMBERS THOUGHTS ON CONTINUED RESILIENCE OF THE OPTIONS MARKET HOW ODTE OPTIONS HAVE EFFECTED ...
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: JOHN STEC, GLOBAL X THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT INCL THE RECENT BULL MARKET IN CRYPTO & RUMORS OF THE APPROVAL OF THE BTC SPOT ETF TRICKS OF THE TRADE: DISCUSSION OF ADVISORS AND DIGITAL ASSETS OCTOBER OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE THOUGHTS ON THE CONTINUED RESILIENCE OF THE OPTIONS MARKET AND MUCH MORE...
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP TOP 5 SCARIEST OPTIONS STRATEGIES/TRADES SCARIEST OPTIONS STRATEGY NAME BACKTEST VOLATILITY OF INTRADAY SPX OPTIONS FOR PAST 18 MONTHS AND MUCH MORE
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: MIKE TOSAW, ST. CHARLES WEALTH MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ANALYZING THE SURPRISING LACK OF IMPACT THE CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST IS HAVING ON VOLATILITY BASIC TRAINING: THE WHEEL STRATEGY SEPTEMBER OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE WHICH EXAM OFFERS THE BEST PREP FOR OPTIONS TRADING AND MUCH MORE...
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT JULY OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FROM OCC WHICH PRODUCT HAS HAD THE LARGEST OVERALL IMPACT ON THE OPTIONS MARKET? VIX, ODTE, WEEKLYS HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP OPTIONS 101: RISK REVERSAL REVIEW IS IT TIME TO RECONSIDER WRITING COVERED CALLS AT LEAST UNTIL VOLATILITY INCREASES...
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: ERIC COTT, COTT CONSULTING THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT 3000 VS 5000 IN SPX JUNE OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS WILL WE SEE LOWER VOLATILITY IN SECOND HALF OF YEAR THOUGHTS ON PAST/UPCOMING OPTIONS CONFERENCES EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE USING CALENDARS IN A LOW VOL ENVIRONMENT TO GET LONG FOR A SMALL OUTLAY AND FOR PUT CALENDARS TO HEDGE A PORTFOLIO IS THERE AN UPTI...
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT LOOK AT MAY OPTIONS VOLUME HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP IS IT TIME TO PURCHASE PORTFOLIO PROTECTION COMPARING SKEW ACROSS PRODUCTS THE SWEET SPOT FOR STOCK SUBSTITUTION STRATEGY CAN GARBAGE CALL/PUT CONCEPT BE APPLIED TO JUST ABOUT ANY EQUITY ARE BUTTERFLIES WORTH DOING WHEN VIX IS IN THE LOW TEENS OVERLAY TOOLS IN THE ORATS LIBRARY E...
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: BARRY MARTIN, SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT GENERATING INCOME IN HIGH RATE ENVIRONMENTS APRIL OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS DOWN THOUGHTS ON OPTIONS INDUSTRY CONFERENCE EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE WHAT IS THE BIGGEST SURPRISE ABOUT OPTIONS LEARNED FROM YEARS OF BACK TESTING...
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT HISTORIC MONTH FOR THE OPTIONS MARKET! HOW THE EARNINGS SEASON IS SHAPING UP OPTIONS 101: WHAT ARE ZERO DAY OPTIONS CONTRACTS AND THOUGHTS ON THEIR EXPANSION COLLARS AS THE HOLY GRAIL FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORS
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT OPTIONS 101: BUTTERFLY OVERVIEW THE ORATS PHILOSOPHY OF TRADING USING BACKTESTING, PAPER TRADING, EXECUTION TOOLS ADVISOR TAKEAWAYS FROM THE FIA BOCA CONFERENCE FEBRUARY OPTIONS VOLUME FROM OPTIONS CLEARING WHAT OUR INDICATORS ARE SHOWING ABOUT THE SPX, THE BANKING INDUSTRY AND THE MARKETS ADVISOR WHO STOLE MONEY FROM DEMENTIA PATIENTS...
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: KEN KWALIK, CARRICK LANE THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT INVESTING IN OPTIONS: PAST GROWTH AND 2023 POTENTIAL COLLATERALIZED PUT WRITING AND COVERED CALL WRITING JANUARY OPTIONS VOLUME FROM OPTIONS CLEARING
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT WHAT STANDS OUT FROM A MARKETS, VOLATILITY, OPTIONS AND ADVISORS PERSPECTIVE FROM LAST YEAR WHAT WERE THE MAJOR TRENDS/DEVELOPMENTS IN THE OPTIONS MARKET IN 2022 GOOGLE TRENDS 2023 CHECKUP 2022 WAS A RECORD YEAR FOR OPTIONS WILL 2023 BE AN ABOVE AVERAGE YEAR FOR OPTIONS TRADES EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE...
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: NICK GRIEBENOW, SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT THOUGHTS ON CORRELATION ACROSS ASSET CLASSES POSING CHALLENGES FOR ADVISORS PORTFOLIO OVERLAY REVIEW EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE WHY IT IS SO HARD TO MAKE MONEY WITH LONG PUTS AS A HEDGE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: ERIC COTT, COTT CONSULTING THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE HOT TOPICS FROM LATEST INDUSTRY CONFERENCES TOTAL OPTIONS VOLUME FOR SEPTEMBER HOW MEME STOCK TREND IMPACTED ADVISORS BITCOIN EXPOSURE IN BITO AND GRAYSCALE PRODUCTS
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: BILL ULIVIERI, CENACLE CAPITAL THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION OF CRYPTO AND ADVISORS TOTAL OPTIONS VOLUME FOR AUGUST SVIX AND ITS SUITABILITY FOR ADVISORS TO INCLUDE IN CLIENT PORTFOLIOS
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GUEST: MICHAEL OYSTER, OPTIONS SOLUTIONS THE BUZZ THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT ARE WE ENTERING A NEW VOLATILITY REGIME THE COVERED COMBO STRANGLE EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE OPTIONS 101 - THE COVERED CALL THE GO-TO OPTIONS STRATEGY FOR MOST FINANCIAL ADVISORS - WHAT IS IT PROS AND CONS THE COVERED CALL AS A DIVIDEND DOESN'T GET THE RESPECT THAT IT DESERVES THE BUZZ ...
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES THOUGHTS ON CURRENT MARKET ENVIRONMENT EARNINGS SEASON VOLATILITY UPDATE OCC MAY OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS HOW SHOULD ADVISORS APPROACH THESE MARKETS USING OPTIONS WHY ARE ZERO COST COLLARS CONSIDERED TO BE SUB OPTIMAL THOUGHTS ON STABLECOINS AND THEIR IMPACT ON CRYPTO ADOPTION BY ADVISORS THE ROLE ANNUITIES SHOULD PLAY IN CLIENT PORTFOLIOS THE ADVISOR ROLE IN 2022 WITH INCREASE IN RO...
