This week your TWIFO hosts discuss: Crude! Pop in IV, love affair with upside calls. WTI lights it up with the Nov 50 strike. Gold! Vol hits multi-year lows. People are paying the rent in gold Surprise product of the week: Lean hogs. 52 puts lighting up the tape. Skew is askew Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from Vegs: Futures have a 63% win rate. How do options compare? What profit percentage do options traders get? Question from Charlie: The economic calendar...
Oct 03, 2016•54 min
This week your TWIFO hosts discuss: Black gold, Texas tea. WTI Nov 50 calls leading the charge with nearly 11,000 trading on Friday WTI Dec 50 calls 22,000- fairly even trading throughout the week WTI Nov 47 calls and 40 puts nearly identical at 20,600 Crazy trade of the week - 6200 WTI Nov 69 calls traded on Friday Why aren't the weeklies getting more attention? Beans, beans, the musical fruit 82% of the volume happening in the Nov contracts, up almost 6% in OI Par (1,000) calls were lighting i...
Sep 26, 2016•46 min
Topics this week include: Gold WTI Soybeans Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from JJVay83 - I have a got a rookie question alert. Do the same Greeks apply to equity options and futures options? Are all Greeks the same? Question from Eric Schaeffer - I traditionally trade LEAPs on indices and individual names like Apple. Your shows including TWIFO and LSFO have intrigues me to dip my toes into the commodities markets. I have played around with the TWIO report on ...
Sep 19, 2016•46 min
This week your TWIFO hosts discuss: E-minis WTI OVX/OIV And more... Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from Liz Kat - Hey guys, thanks for my weekly dose of TWIFO. I saw this headline and while not strictly about options, I hoped you could give us your take on it. Seems like an interesting idea. Do we need it? Question from Sebastian - How do I tell what the actual volume of a product is? How do I use that volume stat in my trading To view the reports mentioned in...
Sep 12, 2016•55 min
Topics this week include: WTI Soybeans Gold Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Comment from Chris: This is strong hedging and perhaps a bullish indicator for WTI in my opinion. Question from DLK79: In TWIFO 17 you discussed the soybean skew coming back from the recent extremes, and a trade that was put on 10-12 weeks ago to attempt a profit from this. Was this strategy discussed in a previous episode when it was first put on? If so, do you know which episode specifically? ...
Sep 06, 2016•48 min
This week, your TWIFO hosts discuss: Crude Oil Soybeans Gold/Silver QuikSkew #TWIFO Pop Quiz: Gold/Silver ratio reached 80+ 4 times over 25 yrs. What is the lowest it's been? The final results were: 42% < 30 25% Between 30-40 17% Between 40-50 16% > 50 Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from Fred: Crude is trading above 3 moving averages. As long as it's above these levels, I think it's in an uptrend. If I wanted to buy a weekly call expiring Friday, would t...
Aug 29, 2016•57 min
This week your TWIFO hosts discuss: Soybeans! TWIFO Pop Quiz: Which product had the second highest options volume this week? The final results were: 14% Comex Gold 33% WTI 37% Soybeans 16% Natural Ga Crude Oil/WTI/USO Gold Natural Gas To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here . Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection drop down....
Aug 22, 2016•41 min
Today your TWIFO hosts discuss: Crude Oil Gold Rates Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from Jillz: Can I get COT reports on Quikstrike? Question from 7of9: Are beans still lining up nicely for risk reversals?
Aug 15, 2016•58 min
This week your TWIFO hosts discuss: Eurodollar WTI Soybeans Gold Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from Gin George: Why no volume in weekly WTI options? Question from Mickey Vale: Do you guys look at e-mini option skew? How does it stack up to SPY and SPX skew? Question from JJ Kay: Can you hit on VIX futures and options? Question from 777: Are you aware of any specific gold arb between Chinese gold derivatives and their U.S. equivalents? To view the reports ment...
Aug 08, 2016•55 min
Topics this week include: Crude Rates, 10-year Gold Silver Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from KC: Can you talk about the non precious metals, like copper? Question from Fred. Is it my imagination or do options traders trade more markets than futures traders do? Is that a good practice? Is it good to look for multiple markets when trading options? Should I expand my horizons? Question from 777: Regarding futures options trading volume, is there an increasing p...
Aug 01, 2016•48 min
Today, your TWIFO hosts discuss: Crude Soybeans Gold Silver Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from OZ22: Why do silver options do so much less volume than gold options? Question from Andy: Hey! The volatility skew for most equity options is called investment skew. Is there a name for the different skews of commodity options as well? To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here . Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection ...
Jul 25, 2016•44 min
This week the TWIFO hosts discuss: What's the story with crude? Why does the front contract trade so much with less than a week to expiration? Jumping back into silver, as skew comes back in Bias still toward calls Watching the narrative in gold What is the Fed up to? And more To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here . Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection drop down....
Jul 19, 2016•49 min
This week the TWIFO hosts discuss: Silver Non-farms Rates, 10-year Eurodollars Soybeans And more To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here . Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection drop down.
Jul 11, 2016•34 min
This week the TWIFO hosts discuss: How much has the world changed and yet remained the same since the last episode? What is going to happen to rates? Bonds, 10-year bonds Liquidity in Eurodollars What's happening in currencies? Striking oil The #crazytradeoftheweek And more... To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here . Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection drop down....
Jul 04, 2016•47 min
This Week in Futures Options 9: Brexit Breakdown Bonanza This week, Mark and Nick discuss: Brexit Pound sterling hits a 31-year low Everything down, except gold When/will the Fed move? Flight to quality To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here . Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection drop down....
Jun 24, 2016•31 min
Today's topics include: FOMC Treasuries Brexit Soybeans Gold To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here . Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection drop down.
Jun 20, 2016•38 min
Topics today include: FOMC FX: EUR/USD, GBP/USD Soybeans Gold Crude To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here . Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection drop down.
Jun 13, 2016•44 min
This week topics include: Non-Farms 2-year & 10-year Weekly Treasury Options Soybeans Crude In order to view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here . Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection drop down.
Jun 06, 2016•35 min
This week, Mark and Nick discuss: Treasury Futures Options Soybean Options Crude Oil Gold Here are the TWIFO reports for this week: Beans Crude 10-year TWIFO Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from Groose - Regarding Eurodollar futures options. Are there different quirks between the months?...
May 31, 2016•37 min
This week Mark and Nick discuss: A review of the last week in futures options How to navigate limit up/down markets in soybeans and other futures options products Paper trading tips for the soybean market Analyzing recent volatility skew distortions in soybeans Using collars and risk reverals to exploit recent movements in the soybean markets
May 20, 2016•40 min
In this episode, which was recorded on Friday, May 6, 2016, Mark and Nick discuss: WTI: June volume 55% of volume Volume up 4% over last week July 53 calls most active in July Open interest up 13% in July Aug 55 calls also active Skew creeping up across the board Why aren't weeklies trading in WTI? Gold June accounted for over 50% of volume this week OI up 5% this week Nat Gas June 1.85 puts Soybeans Soybeans up a bit toward end of the week Calls got beat up and puts are bid skew getting bid up ...
May 09, 2016•37 min
What happened in crude? It was a dance between the bulls andbears, but much of the action around the 35 strike, especially the35 puts. Here is a link to the report Mark and Nick discussed on theshow. An update on QuikSkew, but shhhh...it's a secret What's happening in gold? Here's the TWIFO gold report Risk reversal terminology: old school versus new school Treasuries, esp. the 10 year Soybeans . Yes, beans! Chinese futures otpions and some numbers that might giveregulators pause...
May 02, 2016•44 min
In this inaugural episode of This Week In Futures Options Mark and Nick Discuss: How to read the This Week In Futures Options special report that accompanies every new episode of the program. Download this week's report for WTI Crude Oil Options at: http://docs.quikstrike.net/bantix/TWiFO-042216-WTI.pdf They also explore unusual futures options trading activity in: Crude Oil Options 10YR Treasury Options Soybean Options and more...
Apr 26, 2016•40 min
In this Sneak Preview episode Options Insider Media Group Founder Mark S. Longo is joined by his new co-host Nick Howard, CEO, Bantix Technologies and the creator of QuikStrike. QuikStrike is the premier futures options analytics platform. Learn more at www.Bantix.com . In this episode Mark and Nick provide a sneak peak into the new TWIFO program - coming soon to the Options Insider Radio Network. They also break down unusual futures options trading activity in: Crude Oil Gold Soybeans and more....
Apr 26, 2016•38 min
