TWIFO 176: Taking a Deep Dive into Nat Gas, Crude, Equities and more

• HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP
• CO-HOST: SEAN SMITH, MD OF DERIVATIVES LICENSING, FTSE RUSSELL

WHAT WERE THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS IN FUTURES OPTIONS THIS WEEK?

WTI

• POTENTIAL TRADE WAR END GIVES LIFT TO CRUDE
• THE RETURN OF GLOBAL DEMAND DRIVING UP PRICES

• CRUDE PRODUCTION SHIFTING TO SHORTER TERM?

NAT GAS

• Ready For NatGas' Biggest Bull Market This Year?
• The biggest bull market of the year in natural gas is shaping up, with huge stakes riding on an intense freeze forecast in the eastern two-thirds of the United States — the country’s most-closely watched heating market.

EQUITIES

• TRADE WAR OPTIMISM LIFTING MARKETS, CRUSHING VOLATILITY
• VIX 12.4 - DOWN 1
• VVIX: 89 - UP 1 FROM LAST SHOW
• RVX: 16.70 - DOWN .7 FROM LAST WEEK 
• VIX/RVX SPREAD - 4.3 - EVEN WIDER THAN LAST WEEK

FX

• EURODOLLAR OPTIONS

FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK

• QUESTION FROM LLJ: What are the tickers for the russell 2000 buywrite indices?
• QUESTION FROM YTI97: Are the puts in rut options more bid than the similar term puts in s&p?