Options Boot Camp

On this episode Mark and Dan respond to listener questions about last week's episode regarding stupids. They also discuss trading 0dte options, the next big event driving trading, using leaps in your options trading, and much more.

On this episode Mark and Dan discuss stupids. What are they and when would you use them? They also answer a listener question about cash settled options and much more.

On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss:

• Another strategy to make money on the LYFT after hours moves,
• How important NVDA earnings are to the market and your portfolio,
• Kalshi binaries,
• The overall level of skew across all equities,
• And much more

On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss:

• What can be done by an options trader when a stock makes a massive move after the close like Lyft did last night?  Can you make any options trades?
• What is a realistic annual profit expectation for an option trader?
• Both TSLA and AAPL are trading around $188. Which would you rather buy right now?
• And much more

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group
Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring
Guest: Jenny Andrews, tastylive

On this episode, Mark, Dan and Jenny discuss:

• Strategies that take advantage of a high call skew environment,
• WTH is a zebra spread,
• How important earnings season is to your options trading,
• Should you apply the lesson about not selling covered calls to short puts,
• And much more.

On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss:

• How it will impact your options trading if this low volatility regime persists for an extended period
• How you can tell if the market is over priced
• Potential of more same day options coming this year
• Being a covered call proponent
• Thoughts on the call skew we're seeing right now in many stocks
• Interest in learning more about garbage options
• WWE's Royal Rumble last weekend
  
• And much more

On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss:

• Which options strategy they anticipate using the most in 2024
• Will bitcoin close positive on the year
• Does SVIX adding VIX options into its holdings make them more or less likely to trade it
• What are our thoughts on playing the BTC ETF approval using options
• Is the massive volume in 0dte index options just a fad or does this mark a long-term change for the options market going forward
• And much more

On this episode Mark and Dan discuss tail risk. What is it? What are tail events and tail options?

On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss:

• What are the best market conditions for options trading
• Should we be strapping in for another 2021 meme stock run in 2024
• Why does no one talk about bi-directional butterfly trades
• And much more

On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss:

• • Big trades/trends that stood out in 2023
  • End of year options volume numbers from OCC
  • Was 2023 the death of volatility
  • VIX pick for 2024
  • How will 2024 election impact volatility
  • Will 0dte trend continue in 2024
  • What will be the contagion fear of 2024
  • And much more

Join Mark as he takes a look back at your surprising poll results on the hottest issues facing the options market in 2023. 

On this episode, Mark, Dan and Matt Amberson have the great covered call debate.  Does it make sense to keep selling calls in this environment? Does this environment make the wheel strategy less attractive right now too?

On this episode, Mark, Dan and Matt Amberson discuss what is dispersion trading and the launch of the new DSPX Index from Cboe Global Markets. They also talk about the new 17th options exchange in the US - the Member's Exchange. And, they suggest how to approach earnings season when trading options. 

On this episode, Mark and Dan's discuss having too many low risk/high reward trades and having too many low reward/high risk trades. They also discuss how to approach earnings season when trading options and much more.

On this episode, Mark and Dan's share an alternative to selling option premium - buying verticals.  They also discuss where VIX will close at the end of the year, and much more.

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group
Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring
tastytrade Hot Seat: Katie McGarrigle, tastylive

On this episode, Mark, Dan and Katie discuss:

• Should you trade futures options or equity options,
• Some basic differences between futures options and equity options,
• And much more.

This episode of Options Boot Camp is brought to you by tastytrade.

As Thanksgiving is celebrated in the US tomorrow, Mark and Dan  discuss the options strategies that they are most thankful for on this episode and much more.

This episode of Options Boot Camp is brought to you by tastytrade.

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group
Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring
tastytrade Hot Seat: Liz Dierking, tastylive

On this episode, Mark, Dan and Liz discuss:

• What is a jade lizard trade,
• What trading strategy you would recommend for new options traders,
• Does the pattern day trading rule apply to options or just stocks,
• Are put spreads in SPY really useless as a hedge,
• And much more.

This episode of Options Boot Camp is brought to you by tastytrade.

Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group
Co-Host: Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring
tastytrade Hot Seat: Jermal Chandler, tastylive

On this episode, Mark, Dan and Jermal discuss:

• How are people using 0dte options in their trading?
• When is the right time frame to buy an option in META or AAPL?
• How to decide whether to wheel out or just keep the stock?
• And much more.

This episode of Options Boot Camp is brought to you by tastytrade.

On this episode, Mark and Dan discuss:

• The top 5 most terrifying options trades of all time; 
• The scariest "sounding" options strategy name of all time; 
• Trading commodity options compared with stock options; 
• Whether 0DTE options increase intra-day volatility; 
• And much more.

This episode of Options Boot Camp is brought to you by tastytrade.