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This Week in Futures Options

The Options Insider Radio Networkwww.theoptionsinsider.com
Gold, crude oil, corn, soybeans and more - with so many tradeable products the futures options market is an intimidating place. How can you possibly keep track of the latest trading activity across so many different products? Don’t worry - we’ve got you covered. Welcome to This Week in Futures Options - the program designed to help active futures options traders stay on top of this ever-changing marketplace. Each week we’ll break down the top trades, hot products, volatility explosions and much more. Whether you’re an experienced veteran or a newcomer looking to separate the wheat from the lean hogs, This Week in Futures Options has the information you can’t find anywhere else...
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Episodes

TWIFO 404: Metals, FX and AC/DC

We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including metals (silver), FX, and much more. With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management

May 30, 202456 minEp. 404

TWIFO 403: An Equal and Opposite Week

We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including energy (nat gas, crude oil), and equities (E-mini Dow, E-mini S&P 500). With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management

May 24, 20241 hr 1 minEp. 403

TWIFO 402: Dr. Copper and Explosive Nat Gas

We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including metals (gold, copper), energy (nat gas), and equities (Russell 2000). With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Rich Excell, Gies School of Business - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

May 17, 20241 hr 1 minEp. 402

TWIFO 401: Head-Scratching Silver Puts and the Death of Volatility

We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including energy (nat gas, crude oil), metals (silver) and ags (Chicago wheat). With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Carley Garner, DeCarley Trading

May 09, 202455 minEp. 401

TWIFO 399: The Thief In the Night Makes His Escape

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including ags (class III milk, Chicago wheat, corn) and metals (silver).

Apr 25, 202437 minEp. 399

TWIFO 398: Let's Talk Metals, Crypto and Crude!

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management Mark and Dan discuss: The movers and shakers in the futures options markets this week The movers in CVOL this week The price action and the fundamentals in copper The puts lighting up the tape in silver The fixatation with crude oil right now And much more

Apr 18, 20241 hrEp. 398

TWIFO 397: Getting Shiny and Explosive

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Scott Bauer, Prosper Trading Academy Mark and Scott discuss: The action in nat gas Gold and silver moving in CVOL And much more

Apr 11, 202459 minEp. 397

TWIFO 396: It's All About the Metals Baby

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Russell Rhoads, Kelley School of Business - Indiana University Mark and Russell take a deep dive into metals (gold, silver, copper) this week as they are moving the futures options markets and the CVOL indexes this week.

Apr 04, 202456 minEp. 396

TWIFO 394: Our Man In Japan

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management Mark and Dan discuss: The movers and shakers in the futures options markets this week The movers in CVOL this week A rare detour into the world of FX this week with a deep dive into YEN/USD and the Nikkei All of the options activity in WTI

Mar 21, 20241 hr 3 minEp. 394

TWIFO 393: The Head-Scratching World of FX

On this episode we are joined by: Rich Excell, Gies College of Business - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Mark and Rich use the QuikStrike and CVOL tools to discuss interesting options activity, volatility and skew changes in the following products: FX - MXN Rates - 3M SOFR Energy - Nat Gas and more...

Mar 14, 20241 hrEp. 393

TWIFO 392: Chasing Gold, Stealing Silver and Losing Lithium

On this episode we are joined by: Carley Garner, Senior Analyst and Broker, DeCarley Trading Mark and Carley use the QuikStrike and CVOL tools to discuss interesting options activity, volatility and skew changes in the following products: Nat Gas Gold Silver E-mini Nasdaq 100 and more...

Mar 07, 202456 minEp. 392

TWIFO 391: Crazy Crypto Leap Day

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management Mark and Dan discuss: What the CVOL indices tell us about volatility going forward All the action in bitcoin and ethereum Some small caps love for Russell 2000 and other equities The energy complex, especially natural gas

Mar 01, 20241 hr 5 minEp. 391

TWIFO 390: Let's Talk About Silver, Small Caps and Nat Gas

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management Mark and Mike discuss the movers and shakers in futures options and CVOL movers this week including: Equities (Russell 2000) Energy (nat gas) Rates (2 year) Metals (silver) And much more

Feb 22, 202453 minEp. 390

TWIFO 389: Widowmaker NatGas, Yolo Crypto and Rampant RUT

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Scott Bauer, Prosper Trading Academy Mark and Scott discuss: Looking at CVOL movers this week Has the widowmaker in natgas returned? Breaking down all the crazy action and the "ugly chart" in natgas YOLO crypto Not surprising if we see a major breakout in the Russell 2000 And much more

Feb 16, 202450 minEp. 389

TWIFO 388: What Made the Cut this Week?

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Russell Rhoads, Kelley School of Business - Indiana University Mark and Russell discuss: The movers & shakers in the futures options markets including energy (nat gas) and rates What does copper options activity mean for Chinese demand and the strength of the economy? Market reaction to the latest Fed announcement this week And much more

Feb 09, 202458 minEp. 388

TWIFO 387: All About Gas and Rates

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management Mark and Dan discuss: What the Fed Watch tool tells us about what's going on with rates going forward What the CVOL indices tell us about volatility going forward What is driving the massive explosion in Nat Gas options What is going on in the 10 Year and 3 M SOFR this week

Feb 01, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 387

TWIFO 386: Nat Gas is Undeniable

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets for this past week including ags, energy and crypto.

Jan 25, 202444 minEp. 386

TWIFO 385: Crypto Crush, NatGas Normalization and $100 Crude?

On this episode we are joined by: Carley Garner, Senior Analyst and Broker, DeCarley Trading Mark and Carley look back at 2023 and trend trades. They also discuss interesting options activity, volatility and skew changes in the following products: Bitcoin WTI Nat Gas Crude Oil and more...

Jan 18, 202450 minEp. 385

TWIFO 384: Talking Crypto, Equities and Ags

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Russell Rhoads, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University We discuss the movers and shakers in the futures options markets including ags (lean hogs, soybean meal), equities (Russell 2000), crypto (bitcoin) and much more.

Jan 11, 20241 hr 2 minEp. 384

TWIFO 383: Looking Back on a Wild Year..

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management We discuss the top 10 movers and shakers in the futures options markets for 2023. We discuss bitcoin, equities, metals, ags and much more on this episode of This Week in Futures Options.

Jan 05, 20241 hr 3 minEp. 383

TWIFO 382: Futures Options Year-End Round Up

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets for this past week as well as for the past year. We also look at our audience polls in futures options over the past year.

Dec 21, 202339 minEp. 382

TWIFO 381: Explosive Equities, Apathetic Ags and Secret Energy Upside

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Russell Rhoads, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University We discuss the movers and shakers in the futures options markets including ags (SRW Wheat), energy (nat gas, crude oil, WTI), equities (Russell 2000), and much more.

Dec 14, 202358 minEp. 381

TWIFO 380: A Year Of Futures Options Sub-Stories

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Hot Seat: Derek Sammann, CME Group On this episode, Mark and Derek discuss: the hot products, trends and developments in options at CME Group in 2023; the biggest surprise of the year; the product that saw the most growth in 2023; the rise of 0dte options; short-duration contracts into nat gas; the future of CVOL indices and recommendations on how to incorporate them into your options trading; what to look forward to from CME Group options next y...

Dec 07, 202349 minEp. 380

TWIFO 379: Lets Talk About Metals, Energy and Ags

On this episode we are joined by: CARLEY GARNER, SENIOR ANALYST AND BROKER, DECARLEY TRADING Mark and Carley discuss interesting options activity, volatility and skew changes in the following products: Nat Gas WTI Silver Soybean Oil Corn Chicago Wheat and more...

Dec 01, 202356 minEp. 379

TWIFO 378: Small Caps Bust A Move

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network We discuss the movers and shakers in the futures options markets including equities, energy, and much more.

Nov 16, 202346 minEp. 378

TWIFO 376: Rip-Roaring Equities Dominate the Tape

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management We discuss the movers and shakers in the futures options markets including equities (E-Mini Nasdaq 100, E-Mini Russell 2000), metals (gold, silver), energy (natgas), and much more on this episode of This Week in Futures Options.

Nov 03, 20231 hr 2 minEp. 376

TWIFO 375: Is Halloween Spooking These Markets?

HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Scott Bauer, Prosper Trading Academy We discuss the movers and shakers in the futures options markets including equities, metals, energy, and much more.

Oct 27, 20231 hr 3 minEp. 375
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