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The Options Insider Radio Network
Volatility Views is the premier radio program for volatility traders. With leading industry guests and detailed analysis of volatility products, this program takes you inside the world of volatility trading like never before. If you are an experienced options trader looking to expand your understanding of volatility, or if you are simply curious about VIX and other volatility products, then this is the program for you.
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Nov 27, 2020 • 56min
Best of Volatility Views: Assassination Volatility
Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you're all enjoying your leftovers and Black Friday shopping deals. We didn't want to leave you hanging for your Volatility Views fix. But we thought we'd take things back to a simpler, pre-pandemic time for today's Holiday "Best Of" episode. So enjoy a return to the seemingly quiet days of January 2020 with Best of Volatility Views: Assassination Volatility.

Nov 20, 2020 • 1h 2min
Volatility Views 424: A Heavy Weight On Volatility
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP VOLATILITY HOT SEAT: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS MIXED RED TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 23.25 - DOWN .5 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 22.5 - DOWN .5 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 111.5 - DOWN 4.25 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY VOLATILITY IMPACTED DUE TO THE CONTESTED ELECTION AND COVID-19 EARNINGS VOLATILITY IN NVDA, BJ VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT UVXY AND VXX. CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK

Nov 13, 2020 • 1h 4min
Volatility Views 423: Earnings SlaughterFest and a Small Cap Surprise
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP MIAX HOT SEAT: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT MATRIX HOT SEAT: MATT AMBERSON, OPTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS GREEN TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 23.75 - DOWN 2.5 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 23 - DOWN 2.75 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 115.75 - UP 2.25 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY THE RUSSELL 2000 WHALE MIAX OCTOBER OPTIONS TRADING RESULTS EARNINGS VOLATILITY IN $DIS $HD $LOW $TGT VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ABOUT AVOIDING THE VOLATILITY OF THE EARNINGS SEASON. CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK

Nov 6, 2020 • 1h 8min
Volatility Views 422: The Volatility Crush of Volatility Crushes
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MATRIX CO-HOST: PAUL ANDERSON, CERULEAN TRADING VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS RED TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 26.25 - DOWN 12.75 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 25.75 - DOWN 12.75 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 113.5 - DOWN 36.5 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY LOOKING AT VOLATILITY IN 2020 VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ABOUT VOLATILITY AND THE ELECTION. CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK

Oct 30, 2020 • 1h 6min
Volatility Views 421: Is Anyone Buying Election Volatility?
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX CO-HOST: TOM JARCK, MIAX GUEST CO-HOST: BRIAN OVERBY, ALLY VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS RED TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 39 - UP 10.25 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 38.5 - UP 10.25 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 150 - UP 30.5 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY BREAKING DOWN A TON OF EARNINGS VOLATILITY IN FB, AAPL, AMZN, GOOGL, TWTR AND MORE VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ABOUT EXPECTED/IMPLIED OPTIONS MOVES CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK

Oct 23, 2020 • 1h 10min
Volatility Views 420: The Knife Edge of Volatility
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: PAT HENNESSY, IPS STRATEGIC CAPITAL VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS SLIGHTLY RED TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 28.75 - UP 2.65 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 28.25 - UP 1.5 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 119.5 - UP 3.5 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY ELECTION VOLATILITY EARNINGS VOLATILITY IN TSLA AND LUV VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ABOUT THE UVXY WHALE, VIX OPTIONS AND THE NEXT BIG VOL PRODUCT CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK

Oct 16, 2020 • 1h 2min
Volatility Views 419: Regrets from the UVXY Whale
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: JOHN SMOLLEN, MIAX EXCHANGE GROUP GUEST: JAMES MCDONALD, HERCULES INVESTMENTS VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS SLIGHTLY GREEN TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 26.10 - UP 1.1 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 26.75 - UP 1.45 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 116 - UP 8 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY MIAX SEPTEMBER OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS DISCUSSION WITH A SIZE UVXY OPTIONS TRADER VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL YOUR THOUGHTS ON UVXY AS A RELIABLE TRADING PRODUCT CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK

Oct 9, 2020 • 1h 1min
Volatility Views 418: The "Meafiest" Volatility Yet
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS GREEN TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 25 - DOWN 4 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 25.25 - DOWN 2.2 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 108.2 - UP 4.4 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY ELECTION VOLATILITY OPTIONS VOLUME NUMBERS FOR SEPTEMBER FROM OPTIONS CLEARING DPZ EARNINGS VOLATILITY GME VOLATILITY DUE TO MSFT PARTNERSHIP VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND CLOSING AUCTIONS LAST DAY OF OPTION EXPIRY THE VOL WHALE 50 CENT CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK

Oct 2, 2020 • 1h 2min
Volatility Views 417: Funky VIX, Juicy UVXY and Crazy BBBY
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT MIAX HOT SEAT: JON CHERRY, NORTHERN TRUST VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS RED TO END THE WEEK SPIKES: 29 - UP .1 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 27.4 - DOWN .6 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 103.8 - UP 1.3 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY IS TRUMP'S COVID-19 DIAGNOSIS IMPACTING VOLATILITY PREFERRED METHOD FOR TRADING S&P500 VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON THE BEST VIX CALENDAR OR VERTICAL STRATEGY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE ELECTION EVENT GOOD VIX PUT STRATS MONEY MANAGERS USING VOLATILITY AS A HEDGE FOR THEIR CLIENT'S PORTFOLIO CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK

Sep 25, 2020 • 60min
Volatility Views 416: If These Volatility Trades Win Then We All Lose
VOLATILITY VIEWS 416: IF THESE VOLATILITY TRADES WIN THEN WE ALL LOSE HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT VOLATILITY REVIEW SEGMENT MARKETS GREEN TO END THE WEEK MIAX PEARL EQUITIES LAUNCHES TODAY SPIKES: 28.9 - UP 2.4 FROM LAST SHOW VIX CASH: 28 - UP 1.5 FROM LAST SHOW VVIX: 102.5 - UP 3.5 FROM LAST SHOW LOOKING AT TOP TRADES OF THE WEEK IN VIX, SPIKES, VXX AND UVXY INTRADAY VOLATILITY IN APPLE HOW THE UPCOMING ELECTION IS IMPACTING THE VIX AND VOLATILITY VOLATILITY VOICEMAIL ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS ON UVXY, SVXY AND SPX PUT SKEW VS. VIX CALL SKEW CRYSTAL BALL WHERE WILL VIX/SPIKES BE NEXT WEEK