@russellrhoads, @optionpit and @brianoverby join us to dig into the $VIX options tape, election risk and ways to trade the volatility curve on "Volatility Views 696: The Volatility Censors Strike Again!!!" Catch the full episode on your favorite podcast platform, including YouTube: youtu.be/bteUYYTCFlM And subscribe to the full Options Insider Radio Network on your favorite podcast platform: 🍎Apple: dms0xc.s.gy/mC77lX 🎧Spotify: dms0xc.s.gy/eBVJH2

$NVDA’s stock buyback put it at the top of the options tape, but its busiest calls still expired worthless. Listen to the NVDA clip below. Then catch the full episode of "The Hot Options Report: 09-28-2026. Massive NVDA Stock Buyback Shocks the Market" for the action in $TSLA, $META, $AAPL and more. It's available on your favorite podcast platform including YouTube: youtu.be/wT8hjF4JHnE And subscribe to the full Options Insider Radio Network on your favorite podcast platform: 🍎 Apple: dms0xc.s.gy/mC77lX 🎧Spotify: dms0xc.s.gy/eBVJH2 For even more unusual activity, options flow, and powerful scans from @QuikOptions, visit TheHotOptionsReport.com.

Is Nvidia’s buyback a smart use of cash at these levels? @optionvol and @MikeTosaw weigh in as we dig into unusual options activity in $AGI and $AMTX, plus a fresh adjustment to a $META collar. Listen to "The Option Block 1503: Magical Dwarves and Dubious Buybacks" on your favorite podcast platform including YouTube: youtu.be/TvcpTLFTsUM And subscribe to the full Options Insider Radio Network on your favorite podcast platform: 🍎Apple: dms0xc.s.gy/mC77lX 🎧Spotify: dms0xc.s.gy/eBVJH2

Question Of the Week: Is this $NVDA stock buyback the start of the next big AI uptrend or just a smokescreen to hide the turmoil in the AI market? Quite simply: Will $NVDA be higher or lower than the buyback price at the end of the year?

Flash Poll: Today's Hot $VIX option: Our old friend the Oct 20's trade >40,000 contracts for approx. $1. Are you a believe in VIX upside again or is this just more wasted money?

$TSLA led Friday’s options activity as the stock moved sharply during the session. Listen to the clip below and then check out the full episode of "The Hot Options Report: 09-25-2026. Tesla Takes the Top Spot as Apple Calls Pay Off" on your favorite podcast platform, including YouTube: youtu.be/Lr9-KtO6KBM And subscribe to the full Options Insider Radio Network on your favorite podcast platform: 🍎 Apple: dms0xc.s.gy/mC77lX 🎧Spotify: dms0xc.s.gy/eBVJH2 For even more unusual activity, options flow, and powerful scans from @QuikOptions, visit TheHotOptionsReport.com.

In this Equities Spotlight clip, @MikeTosaw weighs the market’s resilience as we dig into S&P and Nasdaq options activity. Listen to the clip, then catch the full episode of "TWIFO 515: Tech Explodes and Crude Sinks While the 10-Yr Yield Soars" for Treasury note put rolls, crude oil options and a surge in natural gas activity across @CMEGroup markets: youtu.be/TrPoeSxQIp8 Subscribe to the full Options Insider Radio Network: 🍎 Apple: dms0xc.s.gy/mC77lX 🎧 Spotify: dms0xc.s.gy/eBVJH2

The injury bug struck early this week with 2 members of the Gamma Bombs scoring 0 or even -1 pts. The Buccees claimed a victory by .96pts while we fall to 1-1 on the season along with @KGBULLANDBEAR. Producer Jean reigns supreme with the Queen lurking right behind. Nickelz and @BrianOverby are “in the hunt”. @RussellRhoads , @ScottNations, @carleygarner & @stardales are battling it out in the cellar. See you next week…

$META kept climbing today, with heavy action in its Friday calls. We also dig into the options activity in $INTC, $TSLA, $AAPL, $NVDA and more. Listen to the clip below and then check out the full episode of "The Hot Options Report: 09-24-2026. Meta’s Wild Run, Intel Rallies and Nvidia Leads the Tape" on your favorite podcast platform, including YouTube: youtu.be/63BAqNlWbg8 And subscribe to the full Options Insider Radio Network on your favorite podcast platform: 🍎 Apple: dms0xc.s.gy/mC77lX 🎧Spotify: dms0xc.s.gy/eBVJH2 For even more unusual activity, options flow, and powerful scans from @QuikOptions, visit TheHotOptionsReport.com.

On "The Option Block 1502: Wild Whipsaws and the Rise of the Options Manifold," @schwartz_nyc @Cboe digs into unusual calls in $U, $BBD, $CCC and $PZZA, while @MikeTosaw weighs what rising Treasury yields could mean for the market. Listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform including YouTube: youtu.be/7Om6SC-Uf7I And subscribe to the full Options Insider Radio Network on your favorite podcast platform: 🍎Apple: dms0xc.s.gy/mC77lX 🎧Spotify: dms0xc.s.gy/eBVJH2

"I've never had more contrarian bullishness for the equity market than i do right now." - @MikeTosaw now live on This Week in Futures Options. Show available later today on your favorite podcast platform.

Flash Poll: Quite a few products are lighting up the tape @CMEGroup this week. Which one should we DEFINITELY discuss on TWIFO today?

What's been moving and shaking the futures options markets at @CMEGroup this week? Check out the chart below and then listen to This Week in Futures Options live at 1:30pm CT. Show is available to everyone later today on your favorite podcast platform. Members can listen live at mixlr.com/options-insider Learn more about membership at theoptionsinsider.com/pro Subscribe to the full network on your favorite podcast platform including: 🍎Apple link: dms0xc.s.gy/mC77lX 🎧Spotify link: dms0xc.s.gy/eBVJH2

Today's hot $VIX option: Nov 17.5 puts trade 44k times for $1.45. Are you in for a little November downside?

When does an option really expire? The answer gets tricky when trading stops on one day and settlement happens on another. @Dan_Passarelli joins us to unpack the quirks of SPX, weeklies, 0DTE, and the growing expiration calendar on "Options Boot Camp 409: The Madness, Mystery and Mayhem of Expiration." Listen to the episode on your favorite podcast platform including YouTube: youtu.be/LDnFB3zrWqI And subscribe to the full Options Insider Radio Network on your favorite podcast platform: 🍎Apple: dms0xc.s.gy/mC77lX 🎧Spotify: dms0xc.s.gy/eBVJH2

A warm winter could reshape natural gas and heating oil, while cocoa, sugar and wheat face their own weather risks. Jim Roemer @ClimatePredict joins us to sort through the markets on "The Futures Rundown 92: Revenge of Super El Nino." Listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platform including YouTube: youtu.be/t7DeGc8Jb0Y And subscribe to the full Options Insider Radio Network on your favorite podcast platform: 🍎Apple: dms0xc.s.gy/mC77lX 🎧Spotify: dms0xc.s.gy/eBVJH2

$GRAB’s stock had a quiet session, but its FLEX options stole the show. We dig into the unusual activity, then runs through the busiest trades in $TSLA, $NVDA, $META and more. Listen to the clip below and then check out the full episode of "The Hot Options Report: 09-23-2026. GRAB Overtakes Tesla and Nvidia on the Options Tape" on your favorite podcast platform, including YouTube: youtu.be/wx7fxjuI3rM And subscribe to the full Options Insider Radio Network on your favorite podcast platform: 🍎 Apple: dms0xc.s.gy/mC77lX 🎧Spotify: dms0xc.s.gy/eBVJH2 For even more unusual activity, options flow, and powerful scans from @QuikOptions, visit TheHotOptionsReport.com.

"Even if you don't trade ags, Wheat is DEFINITELY the one ag product to watch over the next few months."- Jim Roemer @ClimatePredict now live on The Futures Rundown. Members can listen live at mixlr.com/options-insider. Learn more about membership at TheOptionsInsider.com/pro Show available later today on major podcast platforms.

$AAPL reached record territory before pulling back, while $NVDA led the options tape and $TSLA, $MU, $META, $INTC and $AMD kept the chains busy. We break down the day’s hottest contracts on "The Hot Options Report: 09-22-2026. Apple Sets a Record as Nvidia Tops the Tape." Listen to the clip below and then check out the full episode on your favorite podcast platform, including YouTube: youtu.be/G6K2of2x-4Q And subscribe to the full Options Insider Radio Network on your favorite podcast platform: 🍎 Apple: dms0xc.s.gy/mC77lX 🎧Spotify: dms0xc.s.gy/eBVJH2 For even more unusual activity, options flow, and powerful scans from @QuikOptions, visit TheHotOptionsReport.com.