Our thoughts on MSFT’s $67B deal to acquire ATVI and its impact on options and volatility on this episode of The Option Block.
OB 1064: Huge Meltdown Catalysts Floating About
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OPR 396: Time for a Bearish Trade in the S&P
On this episode, Brian first reviews last week’s long straddle trade in Micron Technology (Ticker Symbol: MU). Then he looks at a long put spread in the S&P.
OBC 170: Once More Unto The Earnings Breach
In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss the current MEME stocks being traded right now. They also take a deep dive into earnings trading and earnings volatility. They answer a listener question regarding last week’s episode on dividends, and much more…
VV 468: Volatility is Getting Spicy
“We’re going to have a pretty spicy VIX until we can find some capitulation from the ARKK funds.” – Mark Sebastian on this episode of Volatility Views.
TWIFO 283: 2021 Surprising Correlations, Trends, Data, NatGas and More
We take a deep dive into the the strongest positive and negative correlations in futures options in 2021 as well as since the start of the pandemic.
OB 1063: Red Markets, Jiggy Volatility and Cobra Kai
In this episode of The Option Block, we discuss the markets red to end the week as well as volatility being down.
OPR 395: Starting New Year with a Long Straddle in MU
On this episode, Brian does a long straddle in Micron Technology (Ticker Symbol: MU).
OBC 169: The Mysteries of Special Dividends
On this episode of Options Boot Camp, we talk about options and dividends: a refresher on what they are, options and special dividends, should you early exercise, examples, watching out for other contract adjustments, and much more…
TCR 138: Starting 2022 Red on the Crypto Screen
“Bitcoin is used as a store of value but it’s not a source of innovation. So look out for projects that make real innovation.” – Konstanin Anissimov, CEX.IO, on this episode of The Crypto Rundown.
OB 1062: The Options Bulldogs
“It’s a rough market for tech names. AMZN briefly flirted with being down year-over-year earlier today.” – Mark Sebastian on this episode of The Option Block.
VV 467: Top 10 Episodes of 2021 Extravaganza
We discuss our predictions at the beginning of 2021 for where VIX/SPIKES would be at the end of the year and we make predictions both for next week as well as for the end of the year on this episode of Volatility Views.
TWIFO 282: The 2022 Kickoff Show
In this episode, we discuss the top movers and shakers in futures options including small caps, dairy and much more.