Schaeffer’s Market Mashup

0DTE volume (and options trading volume in general) continues to grow at a spectacular pace Cboe Global Market's Henry Schwartz stops by for a primer on all things zero day to expiration options

Senior Market Strategist CMT Matthew Timpane rejoins the pod to discuss the trading group's recent string of big wins We dive into the mental makeup of a heater, the technical aspect that gets lost in it all, and much more! Click here to be a charter member of Schaeffer's In-the-Money Countdown!

OIC instructor Mark Benzaquen is back, and he's taking Patrick to school about protection Mark takes the temperature of retail traders in today's market (4:26), dives the world of protective puts (7:38), and common misconceptions from options traders (15:00). See if you can count how many pop culture references we made! And stay for the end to hear a great book recommendation!

Frequent guest Kevin Davitt, now head of Nasdaq's Index Options Content, returns to the booth after a two-year hiatus! Where else can you find an investing podcast that fits Rick Henderson, the Nasdaq-100, Geno Auriemma, Fed speculation, and Warren Zevon into 38 minutes?!

Seth Golden of the Finom Group is back to revisit his investing and life goals for 2023! We also chat about stock market jitters (3:15), technical analysis (14:49), and how crafting teaches investing lessons (29:00)

Friend of the Pod Jermal Chandler of tastylive is back to make sense of the market once more. He talks rising bond yields (5:46), trendy options strategies out there (12:00), the popularity of zero-day options, and much more! Click here to sign up for EWCB--$30 for one month!!! Click here to check out all that's new at tastylive!

Schaeffer's newest Senior Market Analyst Joe Hargett talks with Patrick about threading the needle between fun and informative content. With both writing and trading experience, Joe talks about reaching a younger generation of investors, how sentiment fuels his trading philosophy, and much more!

Seth Golden of the Finom Group stops for a fun episode to kick off 2023 We talk stock market bearishness (4:04), his investing resolutions for 2023 (15:00), and a January signal he can't ignore (25:47) We also dive into our own personal resolutions (18:30), (21:00). Bookmark these so we can be held accountable! Schaeffer's Lightning Trader Finom Group

Part 2 of our annual holiday market mashup mashup, the best moments on the pod from June to December. Table of contents: Mark Benzaquen of the OIC (2:20), Senior Market Strategist Matthew Timpane (4:47), Benzinga's Mark Putrino (8:30), Bryan Sapp (10:11), Jim Carroll of Toroso Investments (12:22), Seth Golden of The Finom Group (16:17), tastytrade's Tim Knight (18:41), Chris Prybal (23:09), and Henry Schwartz of Cboe Global Markets (26:29) Schaeffer's Top 2023 Picks Weekly Options Countdown

It's our second annual Market Mashup mashup! Part one features the best moments of the podcast from January to May. Featuring: Senior Market Strategist Chris Prybal (2:47), Cboe Global Markets' Matt Moran (5:42), tastytrade's Tony Battista (8:00), CMT's Tyler Wood (11:00), Katie Schaeffer (16:00), Tradier's Lex Luthringshausen (20:38), Cboe's Arianne Adams (23:00), tastytrade's Jermal Chandler (26:00), and Options Solutions' Michael Oyster (28:10) Click here to sign up for Weekly Options Countdown for only $30!

Cboe Global Markets' Henry Schwartz on options volume trends in the last 24 months, and where it could go in 2023 Click here for a $10 free trial to our Playbook of the Week! Click here to learn more about Cboe Global Markets

Senior Market Strategist Chris Prybal chops it up with Patrick about his latest Stock of the Week (2:44), the future of the EV sector (10:57), corporate social responsibility (16:51), and other market events he's watching (22:00) Click here to get Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week for a $10 trial! Got a question or topic you want us to unpack? You can email us at pmartin@sir-inc.com, or cprybal@sir-inc.com 

No guest today, just a potpourri of stock market stories Patrick has been keeping tabs on. Seriously, we're all over the place: Big Tech earnings, the best stocks of November, lithium in EV's, the coolest tickers on Wall Street, even Kroger, Cincinnati Bengals, and the World Cup Click here to get Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week for a $10 trial!    

Thrilled to bring tastytrade and SlopeofHope writer Tim Knight on the podcast! Tim talks about his career charting (4:50), how to keep analysis simple (13:18), his outlook on the market (24:47), and much much more! You can check out Tim's work at tasty here, or SlopeofHope.com  Click here to sign up for Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week 

Friend of the pod Seth Golden, Chief Market Strategist at Finom Group Seth talks the impact of yield curve inversions (5:45), the volatility regime we're in now (8:12), options trends he's seeing for the rest of 2022 (14:45), and more! Click here to check out Seth and Finom Group  Click here to order Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week

Sometimes, the title says it all! Jim Carroll, Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager at Toroso Investments, stops by for a wide-ranging discussion. Jim talks developing trader psychology, misconceptions about VIX products (8:06), helpful terms when scrolling social media (12:22), and macro conversations he's had with clients (21:00) Jim also dishes on his favorite restaurants in the Lowcountry, and a jazz playlist for newbies! Click here to sign up for Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week Be sure to check out Toroso Investments

Schaeffer's Senior Market Strategist Bryan Sapp, CFA, joins Patrick for a fun, to-the-point episode. Bryan chats about a fertilizer stock he's watching (4:00), how he scored a 100% profit on a Merck call (7:40), applying contrarianism to options trading (10:00), plus, his life as a poker player and how it relates to options trading (13:30) Click this link for a special offer for Expiration Week Countdown! Want to chat with Bryan every Monday morning and get his take on your trading ideas? Click here to join: https://store.schaeffersresearch.com/offers/2207/plbk-2995-12-plus-12

Benzinga's Lead Educator Mark Putrino, CMT, joins the pod to discuss his new role, (1:40) common mistakes rookie traders make starting out (5:00), the current state of the options industry (16:00), and more! Both Connecticut natives, Patrick and Mark also have fun with the UConn men's basketball team, lobster rolls, and their favorite golf courses in the Nutmeg State! To check out Mark's Trading School, click here! To sign up for Schaeffer's Vertical Options Trader, click here!

Schaeffer's Senior Market Strategist CMT Matthew Timpane makes his long-awaited pod debut! Matthew schools Patrick on a recently successful put option (1:56), how to stay afloat with options (7:58), his research philosophy (12:00), thoughts on Twitter (20:07), Bitcoin (26:48), hockey, and more!  

OCC Principal and OIC Instructor Mark Benzaquen joins Market Mashup for a very educational rundown of options strategies Mark shows Patrick how options help risk mitigation (10:33), what 'verticals' can do for a portfolio, (18:45), and offers advice on staying in the market right now (26:31) Plus, Mark details what's new at OCC/OIC and his top five drummers of all-time!

Michael Oyster CFA, CAIA, Chief Investment Officer at Options Solutions joins the pod! Michael and Patrick discuss the Time Magazine Cover fallacy (5:13), why you shouldn't expect 10-12% returns anymore (9:15), the new volatility regime (13:10), and the similarities between athletics and investing (19:18) To sign up for Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week, Click here! Check out Options Solutions here!  

FTOP Jermal Chandler of tastytrade is back. With the stock market crumbling beneath their feet, Patrick and Jermal try to make some sense of it all. They talk options volume (4:20), advice to retail traders suddenly in the red (8:35), bear market strategies (12:37), and some optimism amidst the carnage (17:07) tastytrade is hitting the road! Click the link for more info on the Bad Trader Tour To sign up for Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week, Click here

Market Mashup is back! After a month off, Patrick returns with Arianne Adams, Head of Derivatives and Global Client Services, at Cboe Global Markets, and David Harap, Portfolio Manager at Norcap Investment Management They discuss how weeklies can help navigate broad-market choppiness (8:48), whether more 'control' is better (20:15), and how Cboe's newest offering helps manage risk compared to other contracts (21:55) To learn more about Cboe's newest products, click here! To sign up for Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week, Click here

Tradier's Senior V.P. of Business Lex Luthringshausen stops by to talk the current investing ecosystem (6:50), implied volatility trends (11:50), options strategies that account for volatility (15:50), and some big moves coming up for Tradier (21:54) Click here to out Lex and Tradier's content! Click here to access Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week

It's International Women's Month, but this episode is long overdue. Patrick is joined by Schaeffer's COO Katie Schaeffer and Co-Managing Editor Emma Duncan.  Katie and Emma have a frank discussion on the challenges they've faced in corporate America and Wall Street (6:20), confronting stigmas with the stock market and women (10:45), their role models (29:13), and how an equity-driven workplace brings different leadership to the table (38:00) Click here to access Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week

Did you ever want to learn about technical analysis? Well there's a pod for that! Tyler Wood, Managing Director of Global Business Development at Chartered Market Technician (CMT) Association joins the Market Mashup. Patrick and Tyler chop it up about investor tools and processes (8:00), some real-world applications (18:07), his mentors and early influencers (30:19), and the future of technical analysis (34:49) Click here to check out Tyler's Fill the Gap: The Official Podcast of the CMT Association Click here to sign up for Schaeffer's free Chart of the Week

tastytrade's Tony Battista returns to unpack the recent earnings season (2:32), explain why covered calls are the move in this new market environment (6:32), reflect on seasonality and randomness (9:21), and talk ex-dividends (15:00) Oh and he has a Super Bowl prediction! Supplemental links:  Click here to sign up for Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week Tony on IRA Trading  

Cboe's Matt Moran and Joe Cusick of Calamos Investments join a roundtable to discuss the topic of Accelerating Growth in 40 Act Funds' Use of Options Topics include: the use of options through 40 Act Funds (4:41), reasons for options growth through mutual funds and ETFs (5:44), how options generate income and dampen portfolio volatility (8:06), the sustainability of it all (16:24), and their relevance in this current crazy market (21:04). To sign up for Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week, click here! Corresponding links from our friends to consider Morningstar on Alternative Funds (including Options Trading Funds)  Performance Analysis of Options-Based Equity Mutual Funds, CEFs, and ETFs: An Update  The VIX Index and Volatility-Based Global Indexes and Trading Instruments - A Guide to Investment and Trading Features Global Option-Writing Strategies to Reduce Risk and Enhance Income Historical Performance of Put-Writing Strategies  

The Market Mashup is back! To kick off the new year, Schaeffer's Senior Market Strategist joins the pod to talk about virtually everything.  We highlight his daily research routine (8:51), sentiment indicators for options traders (13:04), our New Years resolutions (19:23), and a few snapshots of what to look for in 2022 (24:12)

Part 2 of our Holiday Medley features our best moments of the second half of 2022 Cboe's Rob Hocking (1:33), tastytrade's Tony Battista (4:51), Chris Prybal (6:23), Todd Salamone (9:32), Adam Warner (14:26), tastytrade's Jermal Chandler (16:30), Steve Sears (19:38), and Cboe's roundtable (23:40) Schaeffer's Top 2022 Stock Picks https://ads.schaeffersresearch.com/top22/

To close out 2021, we compiled a highlight reel of the Mashup's best moments. Part 1 covers January 2021 to May 2021. Part 2 will air next week. A huge, heartfelt thank you to every guest that took time to hop on and talk about options trading this year. And a huge thank you to everyone that took the time to listen. Your support means the world! Table of Contents Chris Prybal: (2:37), Tony Battista of tastytrade: (5:55), Cboe's Henry Schwartz (8:02), Adam Warner (12:30), Cboe Global Markets (14:13), Don Fishback (17:14), Bond Yields (21:50), VIX Roundtable (25:11), Leigh Drogen (28:00), Adam Warner (29:11) Jermal Chandler (33:27)

Patrick is joined by Cboe's Rob Hocking and Michael Izhaky to discuss Nanos, the first-of-its-kind, one-multiplier option for retail investors. They discuss the "big picture" behind Nanos (4:14), the basics of options trading (10:32), and the important mindset to have when trading options (20:22) For more information on Nanos, visit www.cboe.com/nanos, or reach out to nanos@cboe.com To sign up for Schaeffer's Getting Started With Options program, click here.

"VIX's Uncle and options trading icon Steve Sears joins the pod to talk investing principles (5:58), the psychology of options trading (11:55), the current market climate (22:40), and his lesson for retail traders (31:45) Plus, some funny broker stories, including the origins of the term "Fear Gauge"! Be sure to check out Steve's website OptionsSolutions.com Schaeffer's '8 Stocks to Sell' report can be accessed by clicking here.    

Fan-favorite Jermal Chandler returns to plug his new featured show on tasty: Engineering the Trade. Jermal and Patrick discuss the seasonality trends (6:00), how to play bond movement (9:08), bracing for a potential energy crisis (13:30), and what to expect as we wrap up 2021 (18:30)

Vixologist and Mets lifer Adam Warner returns to put the September selloff in context (3:00). Adam breaks down how Fed tapering could impact the VIX (6:25), potential storylines to end 2021 (11:45), and how options traders can take advantage of seasonality. (14:00)

Schaeffer's Senior V.P. of Research Todd Salamone makes his podcast debut to talk about his SQ June call that scored subscribers a 100% profit in under two months. Todd discusses the various trade drivers he saw (6:01), how he chooses indicators (15:50), what to watch for in the broader tech space (23:27), and some musings on his trade management style (26:21) Weekend Trader: https://store.schaeffersresearch.com/offers/2104/wkend-199-12-plus-12  Monday Morning Outlook: https://store.schaeffersresearch.com/products-services/free-tools-services/schaeffers-monday-morning-outlook?_ga=2.134432753.1689491285.1629048937-1565374935.1594232752 

Market Mashup is back with Cboe! Patrick is joined by Bruce Bond, co-founder and CEO of Innovator Capital Management, and Bill O'Keefe, Director of Derivatives Sales at Cboe Global Markets Bill and Bruce discuss what makes defined outcome ETFs different from standard options (1:27), their evolution the last three years (6:02), how FLEX options can benefit investors (11:15), and the ways defined outcome strategies help in the current market environment (16:37)

Chris Prybal, who previously scored a huge win with his GME trade before meme madness, is back! He talks with Patrick about his recent AMD call option that scored subscribers a 201% return in just under a month. Chris talks the semiconductor sector (2:46), AMD drivers (8:02), reading macro headlines (14:22), the feeling you get when you nail a big trade (17:51), the similarities between golf and options trading (19:55), and a little British Open preview (27:21) To sign up for our 40th anniversary special report, click the link below https://ads.schaeffersresearch.com/40ann/?code=IM21G40ANN  To sign up for Event Trader (first 30 days for $4!), click the link below https://store.schaeffersresearch.com/lead-gen/event-4-99-mab?code=IM21FA233 

tastytrade's Tony Battista returns to the Market Mashup! A trilogy rivaling Star Wars in its popularity. Patrick & Tony talk meme stocks (4:06), options volume (6:30), options 101 (9:30), learning the Greeks (16:05), and the future of crypto (20:05).   Be sure to check out tastytrade.com and tastyworks.com, as well as schaeffersresearch.com to subscribe to our market newsletters And for added material, Tony dives deeper into call strategies here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErZTBJxZn8M&t=108s 

Schaeffer's Market Mashup is back, and so is Cboe Global Markets! Cboe's Henry Schwartz and Robert Hocking join Patrick to discuss the biggest mistakes options traders make when starting out. We learn the lessons they'd give to their past self (1:33), Rob's top five mistakes he sees options traders make (4:11), Henry's own list (7:16), the broader surge in market participation from retail traders (15:00), and how to further educate yourself (19:25).     

Fan-favorite Jermal Chandler is back, with a new title! The tastytrade on-air talent joins Patrick to discuss what he's watching this summer (7:59), i-n-f-l-a-t-i-o-n, (11:40), how to handle volatility spikes as a retail trader (16:40), applying contrarianism to today's SPAC/NFT fads (21:37), and the exciting developments over at tastytrade.com (25:00) Schaeffer's Summer 2021 Special Report (free!) https://store.schaeffersresearch.com/docs/default-source/special-reports/sum2021.pdf?sfvrsn=d2b5ffb4_2  tastytrade's Shows https://www.tastytrade.com/shows/the-leap https://www.tastytrade.com/shows/options-jive  

The "fear gauge" VIX had a roller-coaster week, so along came Adam Warner for a quick-hitter episode about the Cboe Volatility Index He clarifies what "fear gauge" really means (3:25), why these spikes keep happening (5:45), how to read a VIX chart (8:20), and how to react to the next breakout (10:15)  

Market Mashup is back, and Christopher Uhl is here to talk 10-Minute Trading Podcast Chris chats with Patrick about what led to starting 10-Minute Trading (12:13), the new tracking metric he's found success with (17:40), and how to use investment social media effectively (22:10)

Entrepreneur extraordinaire Leigh Drogen, founder and CEO of Estimize Inc, stops by the pod for a wide-ranging chat Leigh and Patrick chart the origins and inspirations behind Estimize, what so many get wrong about earnings trends (6:30), Bitcoin (11:45), Cathie Wood (17:24), and much more!

On the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic hitting Wall Street, Patrick is joined by Joe Tigay, Portfolio Manager, Equity Armor Investments and Cboe's Senior Options Institute Instructor, Kevin Davitt to chat about the last year, and what's to come. Using as many as Opening Day baseball puns possible, they talk bull/bear market cycles (3:40), the utility of VIX hedges, (16:10) and what could spook investors in 2021(25:09).

Patrick hosts a roundtable featuring Jane Street's Institutional Sales and Options Specialist Dave Kovtun, Cboe Global Markets' VP Multi-Asset Product Development Dennis O'Callahan. and EMEA Derivatives Sales David Litchfield. The topic? The all-so relevant rise in bond yields. They discuss how investors can hedge risk tied to volatility and interest rates (5:50), what it means for corporate bonds (10:30), and what it all means for investor sentiment (16:32)  

Patrick is joined by author, analyst, and options trader extraordinaire Don Fishback to discuss his work on options valuation and probability over the years. Don shares how contrarianism fueled his probability models (8:53), how they can apply to current events like the Reddit craze (15:50), and their role in options valuation (24:02). And between all of those gems, there are stories about founder and CEO Bernie Schaeffer, some horse-racing talk, and much more!

Patrick is joined by Cboe's Rick Rosenthal and Arin Risk Advisors' Joe DeSipio to talk all things RUT and small-caps.  They dive into small-cap's ascension and relation to economic expansion (6:00), its role in inflationary measures (10:05), and options strategies/products to employ in the small-cap market (19:38).

Patrick is joined by finance author, trader and avid New York sports fan Adam Warner They chop it up over the VIX/VXX's recent movement (9:05), the role of social media in retail investing (18:45), and whether a market correction is upon us (21:50) And in between, plenty of Julius Randle, Lenny Dykstra, and Mets talk!

Cboe Global Markets' Head of Product Intelligence Henry Schwartz returns for the third time to discuss post-election volatility (4:58), how options traders are reacting (10:28), and advice for the retail crowd just getting into options (18:15).

Tony Battista of Tastytrade and Tastyworks returns to unpack all of the Reddit-fueled retail madness Patrick and Tony chop it up about how options traders can navigate this new terrain (3:50), a golf analogy for the Reddit craze (12:40), and whether this new normal is here to stay (15:45). He also has a grim outlook on the Bears (Chicago, not options), an underrated pizza state, and cryptocurrency at Tasty!