07/18/2024
TWIFO 410: Soaring Small Caps, Stagnating Silver, and Rudderless Rates We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including metals (silver, copper), equities (Russell 2000), rates (10-year) and much more. With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Mike Tosaw,
07/11/2024
TWIFO 409: A Wild Week In Ags and Equities We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including equities (small caps), ags (soybeans, lean hogs), energy (nat gas), and much more. With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Carley Gar
06/27/2024
TWIFO 408: MEME Stock Traders Invade the Metals!!! We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including energy (WTI, natgas), metals (silver, copper), and much more. With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Brett Friedman, MD - Winhall Ri
06/20/2024
TWIFO 407: Russell Recon and the Magnificent Seven We take a deep dive into the Russell Recon. Later we look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including energy (WTI), ags (Chicago wheat), metals (silver), and much more. With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network A
06/14/2024
TWIFO 406: Post-Fed Action in Rates, Metals, Nat Gas, Ags and More Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including: energy (natgas) ags (corn) metals (silver, gold) rates (10 yr) and much more
06/07/2024
TWIFO 405: The Wrong Thing At The Wrong Time We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including FX (euro), metals (gold, silver), energy (nat gas), and much more. With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Rich Excell, Gies School o
05/30/2024
TWIFO 404: Metals, FX and AC/DC We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including metals (silver), FX, and much more. With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management
05/24/2024
TWIFO 403: An Equal and Opposite Week We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including energy (nat gas, crude oil), and equities (E-mini Dow, E-mini S&P 500). With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Dan Gramza, Gramza Ca
05/17/2024
TWIFO 402: Dr. Copper and Explosive Nat Gas We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including metals (gold, copper), energy (nat gas), and equities (Russell 2000). With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Rich Excell, Gies Schoo
05/09/2024
TWIFO 401: Head-Scratching Silver Puts and the Death of Volatility We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including energy (nat gas, crude oil), metals (silver) and ags (Chicago wheat). With your host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network And CME Hot Seat guest: Carley Garner, DeCarley
05/03/2024
TWIFO 400: Live from the Options Industry Conference 2024 Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week.
04/25/2024
TWIFO 399: The Thief In the Night Makes His Escape HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including ags (class III milk, Chicago wheat, corn) and metals (silver).
04/19/2024
TWIFO 398: Let's Talk Metals, Crypto and Crude! HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management Mark and Dan discuss: The movers and shakers in the futures options markets this week The movers in CVOL this week The price action and the fundamentals in copper The puts lighting up the
04/12/2024
TWIFO 397: Getting Shiny and Explosive HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Scott Bauer, Prosper Trading Academy Mark and Scott discuss: The action in nat gas Gold and silver moving in CVOL And much more
04/04/2024
TWIFO 396: It's All About the Metals Baby HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Russell Rhoads, Kelley School of Business - Indiana University Mark and Russell take a deep dive into metals (gold, silver, copper) this week as they are moving the futures options markets and the CVOL indexes this week.
03/28/2024
TWIFO 395: Let's Talk About Nat Gas, Live Cattle, Corn and More HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network We look at the movers and shakers in the futures options markets and in the CVOL Indexes for this past week including energy (nat gas, WTI) and ags (live cattle, corn).
03/21/2024
TWIFO 394: Our Man In Japan HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management Mark and Dan discuss: The movers and shakers in the futures options markets this week The movers in CVOL this week A rare detour into the world of FX this week with a deep dive into YEN/US
03/15/2024
TWIFO 393: The Head-Scratching World of FX On this episode we are joined by: Rich Excell, Gies College of Business - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Mark and Rich use the QuikStrike and CVOL tools to discuss interesting options activity, volatility and skew changes in the following products: FX - MXN Rates - 3M SOFR Energy - Nat
03/07/2024
TWIFO 392: Chasing Gold, Stealing Silver and Losing Lithium On this episode we are joined by: Carley Garner, Senior Analyst and Broker, DeCarley Trading Mark and Carley use the QuikStrike and CVOL tools to discuss interesting options activity, volatility and skew changes in the following products: Nat Gas Gold Silver E-mini Nasdaq 100 and more...
03/01/2024
TWIFO 391: Crazy Crypto Leap Day HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management Mark and Dan discuss: What the CVOL indices tell us about volatility going forward All the action in bitcoin and ethereum Some small caps love for Russell 2000 and other equities The energ
02/22/2024
TWIFO 390: Let's Talk About Silver, Small Caps and Nat Gas HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management Mark and Mike discuss the movers and shakers in futures options and CVOL movers this week including: Equities (Russell 2000) Energy (nat gas) Rates (2 year) Metals (silver) And much mor
02/16/2024
TWIFO 389: Widowmaker NatGas, Yolo Crypto and Rampant RUT HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Scott Bauer, Prosper Trading Academy Mark and Scott discuss: Looking at CVOL movers this week Has the widowmaker in natgas returned? Breaking down all the crazy action and the "ugly chart" in natgas YOLO crypto Not surprising i
02/09/2024
TWIFO 388: What Made the Cut this Week? HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Russell Rhoads, Kelley School of Business - Indiana University Mark and Russell discuss: The movers & shakers in the futures options markets including energy (nat gas) and rates What does copper options activity mean for Chines
02/02/2024
TWIFO 387: All About Gas and Rates HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network CME GROUP HOT SEAT: Dan Gramza, Gramza Capital Management Mark and Dan discuss: What the Fed Watch tool tells us about what's going on with rates going forward What the CVOL indices tell us about volatility going forward What is driving the massi