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This Week in Futures Options

Gold, crude oil, corn, soybeans and more - with so many tradeable products the futures options market is an intimidating place. How can you possibly keep track of the latest trading activity across so many different products? Don’t worry - we’ve got you covered. Welcome to This Week in Futures Options - the program designed to help active futures options traders stay on top of this ever-changing marketplace. Each week we’ll break down the top trades, hot products, volatility explosions and much more. Whether you’re an experienced veteran or a newcomer looking to separate the wheat from the lean hogs, This Week in Futures Options has the information you can’t find anywhere else...
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Now displaying: May, 2017
May 30, 2017

Topics this week include: Crude/WTI and gold.

Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments

  • Question from Olivetrader1: During the last show you mentioned defending a straddle. That means buying futures as soon as we are trading under the put and selling futures as soon as they are trading above the call, or is there more room for execution.
  • Comment from FContangotrader: I cannot wait to start trading options on corn and Bitcoin.
  • Question from Bobter: Can you trade options outside of U.S. trading hours?
  • Question from LV56: I am mostly trading futures intra-day to scalp a few ticks - primarily S&P, crude and gold. I am interested in options but I do not see how to apply them to my trading style. Is there a way to use options for very short term intra-day tick scalping?
May 23, 2017

Today, Mark and Nick are joined by Matt Bradbard, Director of Alternative Investments, RCM Alternatives.

Topics this week include:

  • Crude Oil
  • Gold

Futures Options Feeback: Listener questions and comments

  • Question from Andy Sullivan - You guys buying this rally in WTI, or are the options telling a different story?
  • Question from Jingles6 - Dudes! You're missing out on the hot new commodity trend, Cryptos rule everything around us! A $10,000 investment in Gold in July 2010, is now worth $9,981. A $10,000 investment in BitCoin is now worth $201,553!
May 15, 2017

We're going back into the TWIFO archives to bring you a best of episode. This one was a fan favorite: How to Trade Commodity Volatility.

May 8, 2017

This week in the CME hot-seat we have special guest Dan Passarelli, Market Taker Mentoring.

Topics this week include:

  • WTI
  • What's the word on the street for futures traders?
  • Aggressive return to old skew?
  • Fed week came and went
  • Treasuries
  • Eurodollars

Futures Options Feedback/Weekend Flash Poll:

These are crazy times for all markets from commodities to equities and volatility. Which crazy level will we hit first?

  • VIX Below 9
  • SPX Above 2500
  • WTI Below 40
  • AAPL Above $160

Listener questions: What do you want to know?

  • Question from Paul - Mark, What is your take on the timing of an investment in silver right now? I just got out of the market and I am thinking of investing in silver - either the traditional options or an ETF that tracks physical bullion like SLV or SIVR. I am leaning towards SIVR for its lower expense ratio.
  • Question from Lawrence T. - You guys (I think it was Nick) talked about rent a while back. You should make that into a regular segment or report. Maybe who is paying the rent report?
  • Question from Charles Allenby - Can I not just do most of this stuff in my stock portfolio using USO, GLD and other ETFs? Do I really need to open a futures account?
May 1, 2017

Topics this week include:

  • WTI
  • Gold
  • Soybeans

Futures Options Feedback Listener questions and comments

  • Question from LlillyPod - What is up with Soybeans? Good collar territory again?
  • Comment from Tommi - I think WTI weeklies struggle because producers are focused on the longer portion of the curve.
  • Question from Neil Avere - Can you rundown Quikskew again. Still not really sure how to read it.
  • Comment from Stallon - Why so much concern about low crude volatility? We are just in a new volatility regime for crude right now. Just because crude Vol is low does not meant that selling it is not a winning trade. Seeing the same thing in broad equity volatility right now.

 

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