This Week in Futures Options

Topics this week include: Crude Gold/Metals Indices Bitcoin Futures Options Feedback: Listeners have their say Question from GWCH - You buying that this cryptocurrency rally is based on the sharia law approval? Question from Kennedy -Soros is getting into Crypto. Time to sell? Comment from CTWills - The news of a 16th options exchange make me appreciate the predominantly centralized futures options market. With so many exchanges it's hard to even get a 10-lot spread off these days. Question from Taz41 - Can the strategy screener tool handle ratio spreads and iron condors? Thanks for the great show and so many great tools. Question from BLIO3T -Which products are the ones that you guys have the hardest time wrapping your heads around? For me, it's the hogs. No thanks. Comment from Tom Frank - Not sure I agree with your consensus that covered calls are better for novice options traders. Puts typically have higher implied volatility and should generate higher returns than covered calls over time and have a better risk/reward. The novices would probably appreciate the higher returns.

Special Guest Co-Host - Tracy Shuchart, @CHIGIRL Topics this week include: Crude/WTI Gold/Metals Futures Options Feedback/Volatility Flash Poll Which product/segment do you think will experience the most Volatility over the coming trading week (through the close on Friday 2/20) SPY SPX VIX WTI Crude Gold Bitcoin BTC GLD USO S&P500: SPY, SPX. VIX Gold: GLD, Come Crude Oil: WTI, USO Bitcoin: BTC Listener questions and comments: Question from Ken Aidan -I'm a crude swinger mostly trading short-term direction intraday in the futures. Are the options good for this use case or is that more for long term strategies? Question from Luke T. - Why does USO suck so badly? Not sure why anyone would trade this over the futures? Question from Thomas F. - I used to trade a lot of spy options but I've been lured over to the eMinis. Not sure why more people don't trade these things. What do you think it is that keeps people trading spy instead of eMini and what can be done to bring them to the dark side? Question from Mark Brant -I'm partial to selling 45d straddles. Does QS highlight the highest IV% straddles of the CME products? It would be cool to sell the richest straddles daily!...45d straddle decay is the universal sweet spot to avoid gamma risk, but only at IV extremes, and even then one can lose a little. SPAN margin is ideal for CME straddles. I will gladly pay for 45d straddle IV reports. Rich straddles are an edge! Question from GWCH: You buying that this cryptocurrency rally is based on the sharia law approval? Question from BLIO3T:Which products are the ones that you guys have the hardest time wrapping your heads around? For me it's the hogs. No thanks. Comment from Mark Brant:Long beans! Also NOB spread has no quit in it! Question from Kennedy: Soros is getting into Crypto. Time to sell?

Today's episode features special guest co-host Todd Colvin, Senior Vice President at Ambrosino Brothers. Topics this week include: Soybeans Corn Hogs Energy/Crude oil Rates Indices Metals/Gold

Topics this week include: WTI Gold Bitcoin Futures Options Feedback: The final options question of the week for 2017. Our Final #QOTW for 2017 is an easy one. Quite simply: what is your enduring market memory/event/trend/etc. of 2017? Have a suggestion of your own? We encourage you to choose "Other" and send in your thoughts. We'll share the interesting ones on the network. Happy New Year! Death of Volatility/VIX Rise of Bitcoin The Unstoppable Bull Other: Reply/DM w/ideas Comment from Olivewanabroker: The oats bull market. Very important.

Topics this week include: Crude/WTI Gold Indices Winners: Heating Oil, WTI Losers: Oats, KC Wheat Futures Options Feedback: Listeners have their say Question from Anders - Can we get some Ags on the TWIFO show this week? Question from Neil Brennan - Nick has ATM implieds for #crypto can he also interpolate skews?

Topics this week include: Oil/WTI Gold Bitcoin Winners: RBOB, Soybean Oil Losers: Oats, Wheat Futures Options Feedback: Options Flash Poll Which would you rather see first? Would you rather see Options finally listed on Bitcoin futures? Or would you prefer to have more Cryptocurrency futures (Litecoin, Ethereum, etc.) launched instead? Gimme Bitcoin Options More Crypto Futures Save Me from More Crypto Listener questions and comments: Question from HFL9 -Would you rather see options on bitcoin futures or more futures listed on more crypto products first? Question from RevTimTom - What's your favorite way to trade skew? Question from Da Cheese - Still waiting for my big dairy options rundown on the show. Luv ya! Question from Allen -Nick going to make a QuikStrike for crypto someday?

Topics this week include: EuroDollars Oil/WTI E-mini Metals/Gold Winners: E-mini Russell, Nasdaq E-mini Losers: Iron Ore, Soybean Meal Futures Option Feedback: Listeners have their say Question from NOZ3T: Is it possible to hedge some of these aggregate commodity ETFs with puts in their underlying itself - so hedge USO with WTI puts, Corn with corn puts - you get the idea? Question from Tom B.:Is it the same cost over time to buy calls in ags or metals where the premium is to the upside as it is to hedge the index with downside puts? Just trying to figure out my skews. Keep the show coming!

Topics this week include: Emini Energy/Oil Gold Bitcoin Winners: KC Wheat, Soybean Meal Losers: Lumber, Lean Hogs Futures Options Feedback: Listeners have their say Comment from MJobain - Tell Erik he needs to do some research on bitcoin volatility. Comment from Luis J -Good show. Caught it on podcast. Checked out the VIX/Yield curve chart on CME website. I have to admit that looks like nonsense to me. Question from Scott Somer -Which products are closest to their 52 week highs in implied volatility? Question from Phil Bremer -Does Nick have any thoughts on the inverse volatility craziness? Comment from Patricky -Any more research notes for the show? Question from Revert -What's historical AVG for Nat Gas skew? Is it typically bid to the calls?

Topics this week include: Metals/Gold Ags Oil Rates/VIX Futures Options Feedback: Options question of the week People are spooked about this market. Hedges are flying left and right. So the question remains: How are you hedging your portfolio right now? Metals: Gold, Silver, etc. VIX Calls / Volatility Index Puts (SPY, etc.) Bitcoin / Crypto Listener questions and comments: Comment from Scott Somer: Inverse leveraged commodity there are two, one on WTI DWT which ADV of 4.4 million shares, the other on Brent DBRT ADV of 600 shares. Both Triple Bear.

Topics this week include: eMini S&P WTI/Crude Gold Bitcoin Futures Options Feedback: What is on your mind? Question from Scott Somer‏: The question I have is, How is the call skew between the July 450 puts and the 550 calls in July Wheat? And how far does call skew get when the markets are in FULL WEATHER mode? Question from Chill Bill: Are there any inverse commodity volatility products?