This Week In Futures Options

This week your TWIFO hosts discuss: Crude Oil/WTI Gold Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from Bobby - I have noticed moved in the currencies lately. Is this increased volatility good for premium sellers in currency options? You can find all the cool reports Nick talks about on www.cme.com/twio.

This week your TWIFO hosts discuss: Gold Crude Oil/WTI Soybeans You can find all the cool reports Nick talks about on www.cme.com/twio.

Topics this week include: Crude Oil/WTI Gold & Silver Nat Gas FUTURES OPTIONS FEEDBACK Comment from JVich - How about coal for a surprise product? Seems to be doing more volume….? Question from N. Molansen - Why are there not options on stock futures?

Topics this week include: WTI Gold Corn! Futures options feedback: Listner questions and comments Question from TradeAlytics - Can you please confirm the last trade time for LOX6? Plus, symbology Question from Crude - Is the put/call ratio useful when trading crude? You can find all the cool reports Nick talks about on www.cme.com/twio.

Topics this week include: Gold WTI Soybeans Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Tweet from SellPuts - Is #Gold-pocalypse going to continue? Yes, particularly if the dollar index keeps moving towards 98 and above. Comment from Ben Green - OI Heat Maps: One of the best I've seen for visualization of open interest. Thank you! Question from TCal - I am a somewhat new oil options trader primarily in WTI. Over the last few months I have noticed that the majority of volume trades in the front month. This is particularly true in active weeks such as during the OPEC meeting. I have had success buying weekly options going into these events. But in these same active periods I have not seen the surge of activity in the weekly WTI that I expected. This is surprising given the similar interest in weeklies in most other option products. Is this a function of the large institutional presence in WTI options? Perhaps there is a nuance of the product that I am missing that is not conducive to weeklies?

This week your TWIFO hosts discuss: Crude! Pop in IV, love affair with upside calls. WTI lights it up with the Nov 50 strike. Gold! Vol hits multi-year lows. People are paying the rent in gold Surprise product of the week: Lean hogs. 52 puts lighting up the tape. Skew is askew Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from Vegs: Futures have a 63% win rate. How do options compare? What profit percentage do options traders get? Question from Charlie: The economic calendar has many clues as to what might happen. Being a futures trader, I know what to watch. Is there something similar for options traders? You can find all the cool reports Nick talks about on www.cme.com/twio.

This week your TWIFO hosts discuss: Black gold, Texas tea. WTI Nov 50 calls leading the charge with nearly 11,000 trading on Friday WTI Dec 50 calls 22,000- fairly even trading throughout the week WTI Nov 47 calls and 40 puts nearly identical at 20,600 Crazy trade of the week - 6200 WTI Nov 69 calls traded on Friday Why aren't the weeklies getting more attention? Beans, beans, the musical fruit 82% of the volume happening in the Nov contracts, up almost 6% in OI Par (1,000) calls were lighting it up Heavy trading this week in puts Surprise product of the week: Lean Hogs! Dec IV is up 4 points Even tie between Oct and Dec for expiration Oct 54 puts were the winner of the week OI up about 7.5% this week, on total volume of 70,000 contracts Want some charts? Here's what Nick shared: Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Comment from Ian Felder: I started in crude futures. Then moved to VIX futures, and am now in VOX options. Each time I trade a new market I feel like U see more

Topics this week include: Gold WTI Soybeans Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from JJVay83 - I have a got a rookie question alert. Do the same Greeks apply to equity options and futures options? Are all Greeks the same? Question from Eric Schaeffer - I traditionally trade LEAPs on indices and individual names like Apple. Your shows including TWIFO and LSFO have intrigues me to dip my toes into the commodities markets. I have played around with the TWIO report on CME. Thank you very much for all that free data. I am exploring longer term options on a variety of products, but I am having difficulty finding the right duration. I know there are weekly futures options, but do they also have the equivalent of LEAPs? If so, how far out do they trade, and what are they called? Is there a tab for them on the TWIO report? To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here. Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection dropdown.

This week your TWIFO hosts discuss: E-minis WTI OVX/OIV And more... Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from Liz Kat - Hey guys, thanks for my weekly dose of TWIFO. I saw this headline and while not strictly about options, I hoped you could give us your take on it. Seems like an interesting idea. Do we need it? Question from Sebastian - How do I tell what the actual volume of a product is? How do I use that volume stat in my trading To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here. Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection dropdown.

Topics this week include: WTI Soybeans Gold Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Comment from Chris: This is strong hedging and perhaps a bullish indicator for WTI in my opinion. Question from DLK79: In TWIFO 17 you discussed the soybean skew coming back from the recent extremes, and a trade that was put on 10-12 weeks ago to attempt a profit from this. Was this strategy discussed in a previous episode when it was first put on? If so, do you know which episode specifically? I am going through some of the earlier episodes and I have yet to find it. Question from Neal: What is up with silver? To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here. Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection drop down.

This week, your TWIFO hosts discuss: Crude Oil Soybeans Gold/Silver QuikSkew #TWIFO Pop Quiz: Gold/Silver ratio reached 80+ 4 times over 25 yrs. What is the lowest it's been? The final results were: 42% < 30 25% Between 30-40 17% Between 40-50 16% > 50 Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from Fred: Crude is trading above 3 moving averages. As long as it's above these levels, I think it's in an uptrend. If I wanted to buy a weekly call expiring Friday, would that be a good idea? Question from Chad: How about a quick overview of the QuikStrike features? To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here. Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection drop down.

This week your TWIFO hosts discuss: Soybeans! TWIFO Pop Quiz: Which product had the second highest options volume this week? The final results were: 14% Comex Gold 33% WTI 37% Soybeans 16% Natural Ga Crude Oil/WTI/USO Gold Natural Gas To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here. Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection drop down.

Today your TWIFO hosts discuss: Crude Oil Gold Rates Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from Jillz: Can I get COT reports on Quikstrike? Question from 7of9: Are beans still lining up nicely for risk reversals?

This week your TWIFO hosts discuss: Eurodollar WTI Soybeans Gold Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from Gin George: Why no volume in weekly WTI options? Question from Mickey Vale: Do you guys look at e-mini option skew? How does it stack up to SPY and SPX skew? Question from JJ Kay: Can you hit on VIX futures and options? Question from 777: Are you aware of any specific gold arb between Chinese gold derivatives and their U.S. equivalents? To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here. Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection drop down.

Topics this week include: Crude Rates, 10-year Gold Silver Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from KC: Can you talk about the non precious metals, like copper? Question from Fred. Is it my imagination or do options traders trade more markets than futures traders do? Is that a good practice? Is it good to look for multiple markets when trading options? Should I expand my horizons? Question from 777: Regarding futures options trading volume, is there an increasing percentage of trading done by small numbers of firms? Are spreads widening or tightening? To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here. Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection drop down.

Today, your TWIFO hosts discuss: Crude Soybeans Gold Silver Futures Options Feedback: Listener questions and comments Question from OZ22: Why do silver options do so much less volume than gold options? Question from Andy: Hey! The volatility skew for most equity options is called investment skew. Is there a name for the different skews of commodity options as well? To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here. Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection drop down.

This week the TWIFO hosts discuss: What's the story with crude? Why does the front contract trade so much with less than a week to expiration? Jumping back into silver, as skew comes back in Bias still toward calls Watching the narrative in gold What is the Fed up to? And more To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here. Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection drop down.

This week the TWIFO hosts discuss: Silver Non-farms Rates, 10-year Eurodollars Soybeans And more To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here. Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection drop down.

This week the TWIFO hosts discuss: How much has the world changed and yet remained the same since the last episode? What is going to happen to rates? Bonds, 10-year bonds Liquidity in Eurodollars What's happening in currencies? Striking oil The #crazytradeoftheweek And more... To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here. Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection drop down.

This Week in Futures Options 9: Brexit Breakdown Bonanza This week, Mark and Nick discuss: Brexit Pound sterling hits a 31-year low Everything down, except gold When/will the Fed move? Flight to quality To view the reports mentioned in this week's show, click here. Select 'Last Week' from the Display Settings/ Report Week selection drop down.