In this episode, Mark Longo, Henry Schwartz (Cboe) and Mike Tosaw (St. Charles Wealth Management) hosts delve into current market trends, unusual options activity, and listener questions. They discuss VIX movement, the resurgence of gold, and controversial trades ahead of the tariff announcement. New options products, such as the S&P Equal Weighted 500 Index options, are introduced, and there's an examination of activity in Vertex Pharmaceuticals, NeoGenomics, Eldorado Gold Corp, and Dynatrace. The hosts also review audience poll results on zero-day options trading and the viability of certain puts in Apple and Nvidia.

00:00 Introduction to Options Insider Radio Network

01:18 Meet the Hosts and Sponsors

03:16 Market Overview and Trading Block

05:41 Volatility and Market Trends

13:13 Gold and Precious Metals Discussion

15:43 Options Market Activity

30:55 Unusual Options Activity in Vertex Pharmaceuticals

33:48 Biotech and Option Flow Insights

34:51 NeoGenomics Inc: A Rough Year

37:21 Gold's Impressive Run

43:13 Dynatrace Inc: Tech Observability

47:01 Mail Block: Listener Questions

57:56 Around the Block: Market Watch

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