Your drill instructors Mark Longo and Dan Passarelli (Market Taker Mentoring) look back at the Top 10 Episodes of 2025 to see what resonated most with traders during this historic year.
Options Boot Camp 370: More Trouble With Vertical Spreads
In this episode, we dive back into the trenches to tackle a recurring nightmare for retail traders: why “perfect” vertical spreads sometimes result in losses.
Options Boot Camp 369: What to Do When The Wheel Turns Against You
n this episode, we dive deep into the mechanics of the Wheel Strategy—one of the most popular frameworks for generating consistent options income.
Options Boot Camp 368: Butterfly Variants and Failed Call Spreads
In this episode, Brian Overby joins us to provide an in-depth tutorial on butterfly spread strategies.
Options Boot Camp 367: Predictions vs. AI vs Cranberry Sauce
This episode covers a variety of topics ranging from the importance of implied volatility and the concept of IV crush, to the future of premium selling in zero-day options, and the growing trend of prediction markets.
Options Boot Camp 366: Binary Madness and the Glory of the Running Man
We tackle the wild world of binary options and why the end-of-day close is so chaotic on this episode of Options Boot Camp.
Options Boot Camp 365: OBC vs. AI – The Next Battle…Plus More Fun With Prediction Markets
We discuss Cboe’s launch of the ‘Magnificent 10’ index options, OCC’s margin rule adjustments for zero-day options, and the increase in retail trading activity on this episode of Options Boot Camp.
Options Boot Camp 364: Let’s Get Exotic with Binaries Part 2: Kalshi, ForecastEX, Robinhood and More
You asked for it! Mark and Dan Passarelli go even deeper into prediction markets on this episode of Options Boot Camp talking Kalshi, ForecastEx, Robinhood, Polymarket, and more.
Options Boot Camp 363: Let’s Get Exotic with Binary Options – Part 1
We dive into the wild history (and weird promos) of Binary Options with Dan Passarelli on this episode of Options Boot Camp.
Options Boot Camp 362: Whistling Past the Graveyard
We dive into Options: Fundamentals or Technicals; Is the S&P 500 P/E ratio C-R-A-Z-Y?; What was the big VIX trade all about?; Warrants: The next big trading fad? and much more on this episode of Options Boot Camp.
Options Boot Camp 361: Warrants vs. Options – The Battle Continues
WTF ARE WARRANTS? Answering your questions on this episode of Options Boot Camp with Russell Rhoads and Dan Passarelli.
Options Boot Camp 360: The Iron Condors of Dr. Caligari!!
Are you an Iron Condor or an Iron Butterfly trader? On this episode of Options Boot Camp, Dan Passarelli reveals his strategy.



