This episode of the Hot Options Report is an early edition, hosted by Mark Longo. The show covers the day's market activity, which is in the red, with the S&P 500 down and the VIX up. The host goes through the most active options in various indices and single-name stocks, including VIX, SPY, SPX, IWM, QQQ, and popular names like Robinhood, Amazon, Alibaba, AMD, MicroStrategy, Apple, Palantir, Open, Tesla, and Nvidia. The host also talks about how active the market has been, with many options contracts expiring today.

• 0:00: Show introduction

• 2:40: Market overview: S&P and other indices are down; VIX is up.

• 3:57: VIX activity analysis, including the top hot option.

• 5:10: SPY activity and the hottest options contracts.

• 6:27: SPX activity and the hot options in the index.

• 7:39: IWM (small caps) activity and the top put option.

• 9:30: QQQ (Nasdaq) activity and the prevalence of zero-day options.

• 10:30: Single-name stock analysis begins.

• 10:52: #10 Robinhood (HOOD) options activity.

• 12:00: #9 Amazon (AMZN) options activity.

• 13:00: #8 Alibaba (BABA) options activity.

• 14:04: #7 AMD options activity, noting high average daily volume.

• 15:38: #6 MicroStrategy (MSTR) options activity.

• 17:34: #5 Apple (AAPL) options activity.

• 18:32: #4 Palantir (PLTR) options activity.

• 19:54: #3 Open (OPEN) options activity.

• 21:05: #2 Tesla (TSLA) options activity, including a potential conversion reversal.

• 22:15: #1 Nvidia (NVDA) options activity, taking the top spot.

• 23:18: Closing remarks

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In this episode of Volatility Views, hosts Mark Longo, Russell Rhoads, and Mark Sebastian discuss the unusual market behavior of a Friday sell-off after a week of bullish momentum. They analyze the reasons behind the market's sudden shift to the red, including a surprising reaction to recent Fed commentary and pre-holiday weekend risk management. The show delves into the VIX and VIX futures curve, highlighting unusual calendar spreads and a large-volume trade in out-of-the-money October calls. The hosts also review volatility ETPs like SVIX, UVIX, and UVXY, noting the "air pocket" between futures and cash that benefits inverse volatility products. The show concludes with their "Crystal Ball" predictions for the following week's VIX level.

• 2:02: The Volatility Review

• 2:15: Market sell-off and VIX pop

• 3:50: Mark Sebastian's market commentary

• 7:46: Russell Rhoads market commentary

• 11:59: VIX futures curve analysis

• 13:58: Russell Rhoads analysis of the back end of the curve

• 16:30: VIX options trading

• 18:50: Russell's Weekly Rundown of specific trades

• 22:56: Discussion of the "I Can't Drive 55" trades (wild out-of-the-money calls)

• 24:28: Most active VIX options for the week

• 30:57: Mark Sebastian's key takeaways from VIX options activity

• 32:00: Inverse Volatility ETFs (SVIX and VYLD)

• 34:55: UVIX and UVXY analysis

• 37:25: The Crystal Ball segment (VIX predictions)

• 40:50: Russell and Mark's final thoughts