The commodity roller coaster kept traders busy this week as crude oil gave back much of its recent geopolitical premium, silver suffered another sharp selloff, and Nasdaq futures options lit up the tape following a volatile week for equities. On this episode of This Week in Futures Options, Mark Longo breaks down the biggest movers across the futures options landscape, including: Why silver volatility remains elevated despite a brutal correction Massive activity in WTI crude oil 65 puts as traders reposition Nasdaq 100 futures options reacting to earnings, inflation data and heavy market swings The biggest movers on the light side and dark side across CME markets Volatility, skew and unusual options activity across metals, energy and equity indexes What traders were buying and selling ahead of the America 250 holiday week

TWIFO 503: Silver Slumps, Crude Crashes and Nasdaq Chaos

This Week in Futures Options

# Full Transcript

**Podcast:** This Week in Futures Options

## Transcript

You're listening to the Options Insider Radio Network. For more quality options programs, visit www.theoptionsinsider.com or search for Options Insider Radio Network in your podcast provider of choice. Listeners can also access all of our programming through our mobile app available in iTunes and on Google Play.

Gold, crude oil, corn, soybeans and more. With so many tradable products, the Futures Options Market can be an intimidating place. How can you possibly keep track of the latest trading developments 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. This Week in Futures Options streams live so be sure to check out our live stream via the Mixler app. That's M-I-X-L-R. Or join our live chat room at Mixler.com slash options dash insider. Whether you're an experienced veteran or a newcomer looking to separate the wheat from the lean hogs, this week in Futures Options.

This Week in Futures Options has the information you can't find anywhere else. This Week in Futures Options is brought to you by CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse futures and options exchange. For more information and educational resources about Futures Options at CME Group, visit cmegroup.com slash options.

And now, get ready to break down the latest Futures Options trading activity. It's time for This Week in Futures Options. Alright, everybody, that music means we are back. It is time once again for a little bit of Twifo. Yes, it is time once again for This Week in Futures Options.

My name, of course, Mark Longo from the Options Insider Radio Network. Hope you're having a good trading week. Last trading week before the first half of the year comes to a close. And, of course, the trading week right before America 250.

We will be celebrating that, of course, next week with a no-show. I will be traveling, actually going abroad to, I will be, I believe, maybe in England or perhaps in Paris on the actual birthday itself. So, kind of an interesting time if I am in England. I might have to get into an argument with a Brit just for, just for old times' sake. But, that said, looking forward to a lot of fun. My name, of course, Mark Longo from the Options Insider Radio Network.

Reminding you to check out the full network, otherwise you're missing out on sister shows like the Futures Rundown and all the other fun we have going on out here on the network. Crypto Rundown, VolViews, the Option Block, which we just got off, which, spoiler alert, we talked about some silver there as well. All sorts of fun on the network. And, of course, if you want extra fun, you want to join us live, you want to be hearing this in your ear holes live righ...

TWIFO 503: Silver Slumps, Crude Crashes and Nasdaq Chaos

Transcript

Built for investment professionals

Every day you wait, your competitors are finding
edge in conversations you're not hearing.

TWIFO 503: Silver Slumps, Crude Crashes and Nasdaq Chaos

Transcript

Built for investment professionals

Every day you wait, your competitors are findingedge in conversations you're not hearing.

Every day you wait, your competitors are finding
edge in conversations you're not hearing.