"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.    

Schaeffer's Stock Market Podcast

Schaeffer‘s Market Mashup: A Chat with the VIX‘s Uncle, Steve Sears

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)

Schaeffer‘s Market Mashup: tastytrade‘s Jermal Chandler on Bonds, Energy, and Supply Chains

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 Market Mashup: The VIX and September Seasonality

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 

Schaeffer's Market Mashup: Todd Salamone's Winning SQ Call Option

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)

Schaeffer's Market Mashup: Understanding Defined Outcome ETFs

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   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 

Schaeffer's Market Mashup: Chris Prybal's Winning AMD Trade

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 

tastytrade's Tony Battista on Meme Stocks, Crypto, and Options 101

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).     

The Top 5 Mistakes Options Traders Make

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  

Schaeffer's Market Mashup: tastytrade's Jermal Chandler

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)  

Schaffer's Market Mashup: Adam Warner and the VIX in 20 Minutes

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)

Schaeffer's Market Mashup: Christopher Uhl and 10-Minute Trading

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!

Schaeffer's Market Mashup: Earnings Trends with Estimize's Leigh Drogen

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).

Schaeffer's Market Mashup: Covid-19 One Year Later -- 365 Days of Volatility

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)  

Schaeffer's Market Mashup: Bond Yields, Volatility, and How to Profit

A quick rundown of recent stock market and financial news