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A tactical playbook for serious retail traders. Hosted by seasoned options professionals, this podcast delivers institutional-level insights on automated options trading with defined risk strategies and capital precision. Each episode is engineered for clarity and impact, covering everything from trade setup to allocation and risk control. You'll hear the logic behind every move, the rules behind consistent returns, and the mechanics professionals use to sidestep the costly mistakes most ret ...
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It's not always easy to take the measure of a market, whether you've been trading for a day or a decade. On this segment we look under the hood—options probabilities, volatility, trading strategies, futures, you name it—so your trading mechanics are built to manage more winners.
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The Option Alpha Podcast

Kirk Du Plessis

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At Option Alpha we are devoted to empowering traders with simple, powerful tools supported by world-class research and education. For far too long the options industry has been fragmented, lagging, and unnecessarily complex. By developing industry-first automation technology, enhancing data and information accessibility, and nurturing our thriving community at every level, Option Alpha is changing the way people trade options forever. We’re more than just a software company; we’re leading a ...
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Best Served

Jensen Cummings

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Acknowledging and celebrating our Unsung Hospitality Heroes. We value WHY and WHO before what and how in the industry. It's too easy to get caught up in the minutia of what we do and how we do it. Join Chef Jensen Cummings as he talks to industry leaders about the people that have been there through the trials and triumphs of their lives and careers. From childhood guides to ass kicking mentors to the team members in the trenches making it all happen. Help us celebrate these rockstars!
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The Market Measures focuses on "Demystifying Denominators". Mike and Jermal explain how numbers can mislead without proper context. When evaluating market moves like the 1987 crash (22% drop), context matters significantly. A similar percentage move today would represent a nearly 9,000-point Dow drop or 1,200-point E-mini move.Comparing strategies …
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S&P futures surged 45 handles, extending gains that began after yesterday's FOMC meeting. Nasdaq jumped 260+ points while Russell led indices with a 24-point gain. VIX showed minimal movement despite the rally, confirming market strength signaled yesterday when volatility declined even during market pullbacks.Tech stocks drove the advance with semi…
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The market measure segment focused on beta-weighted delta as a portfolio risk assessment tool. Research indicates that low correlation products (0.3-0.6 correlation to SPY) may underestimate actual risk exposure during market volatility spikes. When volatility increases, correlations between stocks typically jump from 0.6 to 0.9, potentially increa…
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The market displayed mixed activity, with the S&P 500 (SPX) up six points and the NASDAQ (COMP) gaining 48, while the Russell 2000 (RUT) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell slightly. Discussions revolved around strategies for hedging defined risk trades, with emphasis on adjusting positions based on market volatility. The speakers explored…
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The market measure segment addressed strategy for breached option strikes, showing that rolling untested sides outperforms both closing positions immediately (36% win rate) or holding to expiration (73% win rate). Rolling can increase win rates to 78% while reducing delta exposure and adding credit, though at the cost of maximum profit potential.…
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In this episode of "Confirm and Send," the discussion centers around trading strategies, particularly in volatile markets. Tom highlights the challenges of managing defined risk trades compared to undefined risk trades, emphasizing the difficulty of defending positions when volatility is low. He also discusses strategies for handling losing scalps,…
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The S&P futures traded up 30 handles at $55.62, just below session highs of $56.65. Nasdaq climbed $123, with both indices showing strength throughout the morning. Russell gained $8 while the Dow lagged, down $17 after weakness yesterday.VIX futures rolled to the new front month, trading at $18.29, down $0.15 and sitting at session lows. Bonds rema…
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Tom and Tony examined how significant stock rallies affect options sellers, focusing on Palantir (PLTR) and Robinhood (HOOD), which gained 109% and 195% respectively in 2025.Selling naked 20-delta calls in these stocks produced win rates of 56% for PLTR and 45% for HOOD, but with substantial maximum losses (10x and 8x the credit received). When bal…
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Sosnoff and Battista discuss market conditions, with indices mostly positive except for the Russell, and volatility showing slight movement. Sosnoff mentions taking short positions to scalp the market.In viewer questions, they clarify that in-the-money short calls at expiration aren't automatically assigned, as buyers can submit "do not exercise" i…
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The segment explored three methods for adjusting troubled short put positions: adding a far out-of-money put wing with a short call spread to reduce buying power requirements, selling calls against the position to flatten delta exposure, and rolling out in-the-money puts to future months to maintain directional exposure while collecting additional …
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In this episode, Tom and Tony discuss current market trends, including a rise in major indices and volatility's decline. They analyze the implications of VIX fluctuations on buying power, noting a potential increase of up to 50% if the VIX were to double. The conversation shifts to trading strategies, specifically the merits of using poor man's cov…
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