

Volatility Views
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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Feb 9, 2024 • 1h 2min
Volatility Views 570: Market Mania, Election Vol & The Anniversary of Volmageddon
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT GUEST HOST: STEVE SOSNICK, INTERACTIVE BROKERS BREAKING DOWN VOLATILITY PRODUCTS IN THE MARKETS THIS WEEK: VIX, VXX, VVIX, UVXY, SVIX, UVIX MARKET MANIA LIKE 1999 VIX PERFORMANCE DURING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CYCLES & THE OUTLIER IMPACTS OF 2008/2020 THE POPULAR CRYSTAL BALL - WHERE WILL VIX BE NEXT WEEK

Feb 2, 2024 • 58min
Volatility Views 569: Flushing the Volatility Toilet in the Golden Age for Dispersion
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT GUEST HOST: NOEL SMITH, CONVEX ASSET MANAGEMENT & TANIUS TECHNOLOGY BREAKING DOWN VOLATILITY PRODUCTS IN THE MARKETS THIS WEEK: VIX, VXX, VVIX, UVXY, SVIX, UVIX VOL'S RESPONSE TO THE FED FLUSHING THE VOLATILITY TOILET THE 0DTE DEBATE HOW EARNINGS SEASON IMPACTS DISPERSION TRADERS IS IT THE GOLDEN AGE FOR DISPERSION WHAT IS THE NEW DSPX INDEX AND DOES IT EVEN MATTER THE POPULAR CRYSTAL BALL - WHERE WILL VIX BE NEXT WEEK

Jan 26, 2024 • 1h 2min
Volatility Views 568: Shockingly Depressed VIX Futures Curve & Surprising Action in UVIX
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT GUEST HOST: SCOTT NATIONS, NATIONS INDEXES BREAKING DOWN VOLATILITY PRODUCTS IN THE MARKETS THIS WEEK: VIX, VXX, VVIX, UVXY, SVIX, UVIX, VOLI VIX FUTURES CURVE SHOCKINGLY DEPRESSED RIGHT NOW SVIX TEARING IT UP THIS YEAR AFTER CONCERN ABOUT IT'S RETURN 2 YEARS AGO DISCUSSING INVERSE VOLATILITY PRODUCTS WHAT IS YOUR PREFERRED WAY TO TRADE BROAD MARKET VOLATILITY THE POPULAR CRYSTAL BALL - WHERE WILL VIX BE NEXT WEEK

Jan 19, 2024 • 59min
Volatility Views 567: The Year Without Fear?
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT GUEST HOST: JIM CARROLL, BALLAST ROCK PRIVATE WEALTH BREAKING DOWN VOLATILITY PRODUCTS IN THE MARKETS THIS WEEK: VIX, VXX, VVIX, UVXY, SVIX, UVIX WAS 2023 THE YEAR WITHOUT FEAR? VIX VS. VOLI DEBATING THE VIX FEB 17 CALLS AGAIN IS IT BETTER OR WORSE FOR SVIX TO ADD VIX OPTIONS TO ITS HOLDINGS THE POPULAR CRYSTAL BALL - WHERE WILL VIX BE NEXT WEEK

Jan 12, 2024 • 60min
Volatility Views 566: Volatility Snow Day and the Return of 50 Cent?
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT BREAKING DOWN VOLATILITY PRODUCTS IN THE MARKETS THIS WEEK: VIX, VXX, VVIX, UVXY, SVIX, UVIX DISCUSSING THE FED AND RATE CUTS IN 2024 DOES THE 3 DAY MARKET HOLIDAY IMPACT OPTIONS CBOE'S RETURN TO CRYPTO WITH THE LAUNCH OF BITCOIN AND ETHER FUTURES TODAY IS 50 CENT BACK IN VIX THE POPULAR CRYSTAL BALL - WHERE WILL VIX BE NEXT WEEK

Jan 5, 2024 • 1h 3min
Volatility Views 565: Shooting Machine Guns and Smoking Crack
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT GUEST HOST: RUSSELL RHOADS, KELLEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS - INDIANA UNIVERSITY LOOKING BACK AT VOLATILITY IN 2023 TALKING ANNUAL VIX HIGH/LOW RANGES BREAKING DOWN VOLATILITY PRODUCTS IN THE MARKETS THIS WEEK: VIX, VXX, VVIX, UVXY, SVIX, UVIX VIX FUTURES VOLUME NUMBERS FOR DECEMBER 2023 THE POPULAR CRYSTAL BALL - WHERE WILL VIX BE NEXT WEEK

Dec 29, 2023 • 19min
Volatility Views Special: Did Anyone Win the 2023 Vol Prize?
Join Mark as he crunches the numbers to see who, if anyone, won the 2023 Vol Prize. He also peers into the future to see what you are predicting for the volatility market in 2024.

Dec 22, 2023 • 1h 5min
Volatility Views 564: Volatility Year In Review
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: ANDREW GIOVINAZZI, THE OPTION PIT GUEST HOST: MATT AMBERSON, ORATS VOLATILITY REVIEW FOR THE YEAR LOOKING BACK AT EARNINGS VOLATILITY FOR 2023 BREAKING DOWN VOLATILITY PRODUCTS IN THE MARKETS THIS WEEK: VIX, VXX, VVIX, UVXY, SVIX, UVIX REVIEWING THE RESULTS OF THE VOLATILITY VIEWS POLLS DURING 2023 THE POPULAR CRYSTAL BALL - WHERE WILL VIX BE NEXT WEEK AND AT THE END OF 2024

Dec 15, 2023 • 1h
Volatility Views 563: Hearing Volatility Voices In Our Heads
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT GUEST HOST: RUSSELL RHOADS, KELLEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS - INDIANA UNIVERSITY BREAKING DOWN VOLATILITY PRODUCTS IN THE MARKETS THIS WEEK: VIX, VXX, VVIX, UVXY, SVIX, UVIX THE POPULAR CRYSTAL BALL - WHERE WILL VIX BE NEXT WEEK

Dec 8, 2023 • 1h 2min
Volatility Views 562: Crypto Vol vs. Equity Vol Death Match
HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP CO-HOST: MARK SEBASTIAN, THE OPTION PIT GUEST HOST: GREG MAGADINI, AMBERDATA BREAKING DOWN VOLATILITY PRODUCTS IN THE MARKETS THIS WEEK: VIX, VXX, VVIX, UVXY, SVIX, UVIX THE SVIX DEBATE CONTINUES THE POPULAR CRYSTAL BALL - WHERE WILL VIX BE NEXT WEEK