The Option Block 1512: Blood-Red Thursday Marks the End of an Era
Alphabet gets hammered, tech stocks tumble, and Trade Alert prepares for its final trading day. It's a Blood-Red Thursday with an extra dose...
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The Option Block 1511: Guppy Death and the Options Mason-Dixon Line
On this episode we break down the tech rebound, unusual options activity and the S&P 500's own "Mason-Dixon Line." Mark Longo, Andrew "The R...
The Option Block 1510: Cool Kids and Crazy Call Spreads
A massive semiconductor call spread runs into a tech selloff—and the timing gets painful fast. On this episode, Mark Longo, Mike Tosaw and H...
The Option Block 1509: Race Cars, Top Hats and Cleveland Cliffs..Oh My!
Stocks are bouncing back, but volatility isn't ready to settle down. On this episode, Mark Longo, Andrew "The Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi and M...
The Option Block 1508: It's All About Meat...and ETFs!!!
Unusual options activity in a Brazilian meat giant and the growing appetite for options-based ETFs serve up plenty to discuss on this episod...
The Option Block 1507: Walking the Razor's Edge of a Solar Storm
Unusual options activity in Canadian Solar and First Solar takes center stage as a quiet session for the major indexes gives way to busy tra...
The Option Block 1506: AI Bloodletting and the Ghost of Rodney Dangerfield
AI stocks take a beating, energy rallies and the S&P 500's sideways grind has Uncle Mike channeling Rodney Dangerfield's Caddyshack stockbro...
The Option Block 1505: Call Paloozas, Surprise Trillionaires, and Secret Plague
Unusual call activity lights up Pacific Biosciences and United Microelectronics as tech stocks climb and volatility retreats. Mark Longo, An...
The Option Block 1504: Bloody Red, Bullish Green and Wild FRMI Upside
Stocks turn from red to green during the show, but the unusual options activity offers plenty of its own surprises. Mark Longo, Henry Schwar...
The Option Block 1503: Magical Dwarves and Dubious Buybacks
Nvidia's stock buyback sparks a debate on The Option Block: is it a sensible use of cash, or a warning sign near the highs? Mark Longo, Andr...
The Option Block 1502: Wild Whipsaws and the Rise of the Options Manifold
A sharp intraday reversal sends Mark Longo, Mike Tosaw, and Cboe's Henry Schwartz scrambling to keep up with the options tape. They discuss...
The Option Block 1501: Another AI Face-Ripper
A powerful tech rally sends META, AMD, Intel, Nvidia and other major names surging as Mark Longo, Mike Tosaw and Andrew Giovinazzi examine w...
The Option Block 1500: We've Been Around the Block for 1500 Episodes
A milestone episode calls for a little nostalgia, a little market chaos, and plenty of options talk. On the 1500th episode of The Option Blo...
The Option Block 1499: PLAY-ing Around with Cheap Calls
Cheap calls are on the menu as Mark Longo, Andrew "The Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi, and Mike "Uncle Mike" Tosaw dive into unusual options activ...
The Option Block 1498: FLEX Mysteries, Cyber Attacks and Romanian AI
FLEX mysteries, cyber attacks and Romanian AI are lighting up the latest Option Block. On this episode, Mark Longo is joined by Uncle Mike T...
The Option Block 1497: Forget Nonfarms..It's All About Drones and Biotech Baby!
Forget nonfarms — the options market has plenty of other things to keep traders busy. On this episode of The Option Block , Mark Longo, Uncl...
The Option Block 1496: Drone Crazies & Legendary Drunkards
We're kicking off the week with drones, drunkards and plenty of unusual options action on this episode of The Option Block. Mark Longo is jo...
The Option Block 1495: Nvidia, Nuclear Reactors and the Death of Optimus Prime.
Nvidia delivers and the options market responds! On this episode of The Option Block, Mark Longo, Uncle Mike Tosaw and Henry "The Flowmaster...
The Option Block 1494: Radioactive HYPE...and Yurts!
On this episode of The Option Block , we're feeling the HYPE as we break down the latest action across the options markets. We discuss the r...
The Option Block 1493: Was There Something Fishy in MRNA Options?
On this episode of The Option Block, we dig into the wild action in Moderna (MRNA) following its massive biotech-fueled surge and ask the qu...