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The Brew Ep. 495 — Trader’s Workshop — A Deep Dive Into the Collar Trade
Mark and Lex build a live collar on Micron, comparing a 30-day structure against a 400-day version to show how elevated implied volatility and the logarithmic nature of returns skew a zero-cost collar's upside far beyond its downside protection.
The Brew Ep. 493 — Trader’s Workshop — SpaceX’s Unlock Day and a Steady Bid in the Market
Jason and Lex dig into SpaceX's 90-day post-IPO share unlock and why heavy retail demand may be blunting its usual price impact, plus a broader conversation about why grinding, chaotic, two-way markets are actually more fun to trade than a straight one-directional run.
The Brew Ep. 492 — Reviewing Options AI
John Foley, co-founder and CEO of Options AI, joins Lex to explain the platform's new brokerage partnership with Tradier, why running a broker-dealer was pulling focus away from product development, and how existing customers get a full year of commission-free trading as part of the transition.
The Brew Ep. 490 — Trader’s Workshop — Viewer Mail on Quant Pricing and Market Structure
Jason, Mark, and Lex tackle a batch of viewer questions on what quant researchers actually do once options pricing models are well established, whether retail traders have any real edge on the liquidity-taking side, and how falling barriers to entry have reshaped options market structure.
The Brew Ep. 489 | Sandi West Unveils SPDR Academy
Sandi West returns to walk through options trading on the new crypto ETFs, IBIT, GBTC, and ARKK, plus a look at how income ETFs like MSTY, BITO, and CONY generate their outsized monthly dividends by selling options premium.is actually considering ahead of the announcement.
Traders Edge Ep. 158 — What Did The FOMC Minutes Tell Us About Interest Rates And Stocks?
On Nvidia earnings day, Jim and Bobby bring on geopolitical analyst Albert Marco to weigh whether Big Tech has become a de facto safe haven, walk through Nvidia's beat-but-mixed results live, and dig into gold's climb toward a $7,800 long-term target.
Traders Edge Ep. 158 — What Did The FOMC Minutes Tell Us About Interest Rates And Stocks?
Jim and Bobby welcome Jared Johnson of the Catalyst Plus Fund to break down how he uses put spreads and options collars to acquire stocks he wants at a discount, plus a candid conversation about downside protection, fund taxation, and lessons from three decades of bear markets.
Traders Edge Ep. 157 — Volatility, Risk & Opportunity With David Meyers
David Meyers of VXY Hedge joins Jim and Bobby to explain how his fund profits from structural volatility-ETP decay while staying hedged against tail-risk spikes, setting up a spirited, well-argued debate with Bobby over whether Bitcoin functions as a pyramid scheme.
Traders Edge Ep. 156 — Is The Stock Market Recovery For Real? Gold, Yields & The Next Move
Jim and Bobby bring on Path Trading Partners' Mike Arnold to map out percent-B buy triggers across the S&P, Nasdaq, and Russell, walk through live stop-in trade examples in URA and LPLA, and dig into the gold-and-yen intervention thesis pushing silver and gold miners higher.