The Option Block All-Star Panel breaks down the latest developments in the options market, analyzes unusual options activity, explains cutting-edge options strategies, answers listener questions and much more. Whether you're an active options trader or just getting started in the options market, The Option Block will keep you informed and entertained.
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The Option Block 1432: Canada Hates Hockey...IRBT Demise and More
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The Option Block: Holiday Havoc, iRobot Reversals, and Year-End RMDs The All-Star Panel is back to wrap up the year! Host Mark Longo, Uncle Mike Tosaw, and The Rock Lobster Andrew Giovinazzi dive into a festive but frantic market to break down the latest unusual activity and essential year-end strategies. The Trading Block: Market Sentiment: How th…
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The Option Block 1431: Silver Thieves, Options Records and Suspicious DJT Trades
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The Option Block: Silver Thieves, Options Records & Suspicious DJT Trades The All-Star Panel convenes for the final Thursday of 2025! Host Mark Longo is joined by Henry "The Flowmaster" Schwartz (Cboe) and "Uncle" Mike Tosaw (St. Charles Wealth Management) to break down a wild year-end session. The Trading Block The 15 Billion Milestone: Henry Schw…
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The Option Block 1430: Greedy Pigs of VIX Puts & The Sultans of Options Trading
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Mark Longo, Uncle Mike Tosaw (St. Charles Wealth Management), and Andrew 'The Rock Lobster' Giovinazzi (The Option Pit) break down the final full trading week of 2025. This high-stakes episode covers the shocking conclusion to the '80s Trivia Challenge, explosive VIX and index flow, and a crucial year-end Tax Strategy discussion. The '80s Trivia Ch…
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The Option Block 1429: Mag 10, Oracle's Plunge Post-Fed and the Santa Rally
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On this crucial post-Fed episode, hosts Mark Longo, Uncle Mike Tosaw (St. Charles Wealth Management) and Henry 'The Flowmaster' Schwartz (Cboe) deliver expert options trading analysis and strategy. The team breaks down the dramatic Oracle (ORCL) plunge, the latest VIX and index (SPX, SPY, QQQ) volatility, and Henry Schwartz's insights into unusual …
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The Option Block 1428: Battling Twitter Goons while Hunting Polymetallic Nodules
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Today, The Option Block dives into the most important topics for active traders: options trading strategies and detailed market analysis. Host Mark Longo, joined by co-hosts Uncle Mike Tosaw (St. Charles Wealth Management) and Andrew Giovinazzi (The Option Pit), focuses on VIX trends and how to profit from a changing volatility landscape. We break …
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The Option Block 1427: META Pain and Werewolf Parties
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In this episode of The Option Block, host Mark Longo (The Options Insider Media Group) and our expert panel deliver a crucial breakdown of the current options market trends. We dive deep into analyzing unusual options activity, dissecting key index volumes across VIX, SPX, IWM, and QQQ. Our discussion features insights from Uncle Mike Tosaw (St. Ch…
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The Option Block 1426: Roomba Bets, Fort Knox Calls, and VIX is Back in the Teens!
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In this episode of the Option Block, the hosts bring you deep into the world of options markets, analyzing recent unusual trading activities and examining how these moves might play out. Mark Longo and co-hosts Uncle Mike Tosaw from St. Charles Wealth Management and Andrew Giovinazzi from The Option Pit discuss significant movements in the VIX, SPY…
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The Option Block 1425: The Cabal's Comeback and the Meat-Packing Trade
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HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider CO-HOST: Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management CO-HOST: Andrew Giovinazzi, The Option Pit In this episode, we cover a wide range of topics, including unusual activities in the options market, such as trades in JBS NV (a Brazilian meat processing company), B2Gold Corp, and Ecopetrol. Additionally, we discuss…
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The Option Block 1424: Cocaine-fueled Crazy Markets!
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HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider CO-HOST: Henry Schwartz, Cboe Global Markets CO-HOST: Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management In this episode, the hosts tackle volatile market movements, significant options trades, and market strategies. The discussion spans from fresh options activity in under-the-radar stocks like Garrett Motion and Topgo…
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The Option Block 1423: Globetrotting and Slinging Manly Rebar
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HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider CO-HOST: Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management CO-HOST: Andrew Giovinazzi, The Option Pit In this episode, the panel discusses the current state of the options market. They also look at unusual options activity in CMC and QGEN. Uncle Mike Tosaw provides a Strategy Block focusing on the importance of respons…
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The Option Block 1422: Bitdeer and Blockers and Blood-Red Markets
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HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider CO-HOST: Henry Schwartz, Cboe Global Markets CO-HOST: Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management Topics discussed on this episode include unusual market activity in Bitdeer, Lucid, and RGTI and the impact of recent earnings reports on market movements. The episode also covers the new VIX decomposition tool from …
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The Option Block 1421: Shutdown Rallies, MEME Earnings and Crazy Collars
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HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider CO-HOST: Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management CO-HOST: Andrew Giovinazzi, The Option Pit In this episode, the hosts discuss a variety of topics impacting the options market. Key discussions include the government shutdown and its effects, market analysis, strategy insights, listener questions, and notable …
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The Option Block 1420: A Wild Day In A Historic Options Market
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HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider CO-HOST: Henry Schwartz, Cboe CO-HOST: Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management This episode covers the impact of current market conditions, the continued rise in options trading volume, and specific case studies on individual stocks like Gap, Inc. and Aida Inc. Special attention is given to trading strategies…
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The Option Block 1419: "Springtime For Hitler" Market Rally
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HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group CO-HOST: Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management CO-HOST: Andrew Giovinazzi, The Option Pit This week, the All-Star panel is stunned by the Big Tech and AI momentum that's pushing stocks to absurd levels. Andrew "Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi uses an analogy from The Producers to describe the ridiculou…
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The Option Block 1418: Bullets...The Ultimate Hedge!!
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HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group CO-HOST: Henry Schwartz, Cboe Global Markets CO-HOST: Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management This episode dives into the latest trends and activities in the options market, featuring key discussions on AI spending by companies like Meta and Microsoft and its effects on their stock prices. The hos…
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The Option Block 1417: Relentless AI and Bitcoin Optimism
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HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group CO-HOST: Andrew Giovinazzi, The Option Pit CO-HOST: Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management In this episode of The Option Block, host Mark Longo and his co-hosts discuss the current market rally and the impact of AI announcements, especially Qualcomm's recent surge. The team dives into unusual opt…
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The Option Block 1416: Stone-Cold Options Trading in BYND, UUUU and More
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HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group CO-HOST: Henry Schwartz, Cboe Global Markets CO-HOST: Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management In this episode, host Mark Longo and his co-hosts, including "Uncle" Mike Tosaw and Henry "The Flowmaster" Schwartz explore the latest trends and trades in the options market. The show covers everything f…
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The Option Block 1415: The Battle for Options Virgins
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Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: "Uncle" Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management Co-Host: Andrew "The Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi, The Option Pit This episode covers various options trading strategies, including discussions on unusual options activity in stocks like Canan Inc. and American Battery Technology Company. The ho…
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The Option Block 1414: "Intensining" Activity in Treacherous Markets
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Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Henry Schwartz, Cboe Global Markets Co-Host: Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management This episode discusses the upsurge in options trading volume driven by current market volatility and significant movements in metals like silver and gold. The hosts analyze unusual options activity in AMD…
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The Option Block 1413: Hunting for Clues in a Dumb Market
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Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group Co-Host: Andrew Giovinazzi, The Option Pit Co-Host: Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management In this episode of the Option Block, we break down the market's latest moves on a 'manic Monday.' We provide analysis on today's market activity including bond market closures, unusual options activity, and…
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The Option Block 1412: Salad Lovers and Exhausted Bulls
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Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network Co-Hosts: Henry Schwartz, Cboe Global Markets & Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management In this episode of The Option Block, the hosts delve into the latest trends and unusual activities in the options market. The show starts by discussing key market movements, analyzing the impact of the govern…
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HOST: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Media Group CO-HOSTS: Andrew Giovinazzi, The Option Pit & Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management In this episode, the team breaks down the options market, including unusual activity alerts, market analysis, trading strategies, and listener questions. They discuss the latest on tech stocks like AMD, Oracle, a…
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The Option Block 1410: Shutdown Shrugs and Revenge of the WOLF
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Host: Mark Longo, The Options Insider Radio Network Co-Hosts: Henry Schwartz, Cboe & Mike Tosaw, St. Charles Wealth Management In this episode, the hosts discuss the latest happenings in the options market amid the government's second day of shutdown. The highlights include a record-breaking September with 1.4 billion contracts traded, marking a 45…
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The Option Block 1409: Lithium, Cement, and the $400K Ouch
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In this episode, Mark along with "Uncle" Mike Tosaw from St. Charles Wealth Management, and Henry "The Flowmaster" Schwartz from Cboe discuss the latest trends and trading activity in the options market. Key topics include the options activity in VIX, SPX, and individual stocks like Oracle and AMD. The episode also delves into unusual options trade…
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The Option Block 1408: Blue Horseshoe Loves The Sweet Science of Options
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In this episode, Mark Longo, along with "Uncle" Mike Tosaw and Andrew "The Rock Lobster" Giovinazzi, delves into various aspects of the options market. The episode covers unusual activity in stocks like Goodyear and Smurfit, NVDA's surprising market moves despite heavy spending, and broader market dynamics including all-time highs in S&P and precio…
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