TWIFO 486: Widowmakers and Lethal Weapons
In this episode of This Week in Futures Options, host Mark Longo and guest Carly Garner discuss the week’s market movers, highlighting strong gains in precious metals like silver (+12.5%) and platinum (+8.78%) while noting declines in energy and agricultural commodities, especially natural gas (-5.97%). They shift to equity options, analyzing the post‑NVIDIA earnings fallout, the heavy bias toward zero‑day S&P and Nasdaq contracts, and the surge in large‑size puts and calls aimed at capturing yield. Garner warns that the market may be over‑leveraged on the upside with limited upside potential and suggests caution, even pointing to Treasury bonds as a safer yield alternative. The conversation also touches on unusual trading patterns, such as Monday‑expiring options gaining traction.
Episode 415 Option Trading Podcast February 20, 2026
In Episode 415 of The Weekly Option, host Eric discusses the concept of "inverting risk" by comparing debit and credit spreads, concluding that equal monetary risk makes them mathematically identical regardless of direction. He then reviews last week’s trades—covered call...
Episode 414 Option Trading Podcast February 13, 2026
In Episode 414 of The Weekly Option, host Eric reviews last week’s option trades on Open Door Technologies, Ocular Therapeutics, Ford Motor Company, and Bank of America, then presents four new trades for March expirations involving Cypher Mining, Core Scientific,...