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*Breaking Down Option Flows with the Vanna-Charmer* *Trader Chats | December 2nd, 2023* *Sign Up for our FREE Options Trading Webinar* https://options-insight.com/monthly-webinar/ *Subscribe below to get access to our full daily Trade Ideas ↴* *Free Month of Options Insight* https://options-insight.com/products/ *Want to start with the free stuff?* *Sign up to get Imran's regular insights emailed directly to your inbox↴* https://options-insight.com/blog/ *Want to take your learning even further and get direct time with Imran, all to yourself?* *Book your One-On-One With Imran Right Now! ↴* https://www.options-insight.com/one-on-one/ ↓↓↓ *Filmed on Nov 30th, 2023* *Trader Chats* returns with another special guest that we are extremely excited to speak with *Cem Karsan*. Cem Karsan is founder and senior managing partner of Kai Volatility Advisors. He is responsible for firm-wide management, as well as being head of research and risk management. Join Cem and Imran, founder of Options Insight, in this episode of *Trader Chats*, for a fantastic conversation looking into Cem's fantastic approach. We hope you benefit from and enjoy the conversation. Please give us your feedback and comments! *Cem's Links:* Twitter | https://twitter.com/jam_croissant Website |  https://www.kaivolatility.com/ #technicalanalysis #demark #hedgefunds #howtotrade #tradelikeapro #tradelifestyle #learnhowtotrade #protraders #protrading #sentimental   #sentimenttrading #trading #optionstrading   #optionsinsight #macrooptions #sp500     #spx #qqq #volatility #vol #stocks #stonks #macro #volatility #commodities #oil #dollar #usd #thefed #rates #ratehike #alphatrader #theartoftrading #traderchats Get daily actionable macro trade ideas with Options Insight's Macro Options Daily and weekly portfolio construction with Options Insight's Macro Options Overlay. Subscribe to the Options Insight channel for cross-asset summaries and tips about using options overlay strategies to mitigate risk and maximize returns! Keep up with options and volatility dynamics on Options Insight socials! https://twitter.com/options_insight https://www.options-insight.com/ DISCLAIMER OPTIONS INSIGHT CONTENT is presented for educational purposes only. The information presented by OPTIONS INSIGHT should NOT be construed as investment advice. Always consult a licensed investment professional before making important investment decisions. The opinions expressed by OPTIONS INSIGHT are those of its founder Imran Lakha who shall NOT be liable for losses resulting from investment decisions based on information or viewpoints presented by Options Insight. *Breaking Down Option Flows with the Vanna-Charmer* *Trader Chats | December 2nd, 2023* https://youtu.be/pVTu8awALQg 00:00 Welcome Back to Trader Chats 00:55 Intro to Cem 03:10 Trading Experiences 07:10 Second-Order Effects in Options 13:05 Systematic Vol Supply 21:50 Unstable Equilibrium 25:05 0DTEs 34:15 Red Flags & Risks 42:45 Big Picture for Options 53:30 Roadmap into 2024

Correlation vs Causation with Weston Nakamura Trader Chats | October 13th, 2023 Sign Up for our FREE Options Trading Webinar https://options-insight.com/monthly-webinar/ Subscribe below to get access to our full daily Trade Ideas ↴ Free Month of Options Insight https://options-insight.com/products/ Want to start with the free stuff? Sign up to get Imran's regular insights emailed directly to your inbox↴ https://options-insight.com/blog/ Want to take your learning even further and get direct time with Imran, all to yourself? Book your One-On-One With Imran Right Now! ↴ https://www.options-insight.com/one-on-one/ ↓↓↓ Filmed on October 13th, 2023 Trader Chats returns with another special guest that we are extremely excited to speak with *Weston Nakamura. Weston is the Host of Across The Spread podcast. He is a former derivatives trader/sales @ Goldman & Jefferies. Also, original markets content production for Real Vision & Blockworks. Join Weston and Imran, founder of Options Insight, in this episode of *Trader Chats*, for a fantastic conversation looking into Weston's fantastic approach. We hope you benefit from and enjoy the conversation. Please give us your feedback and comments! Nakamura's Links: Twitter | https://twitter.com/acrossthespread Website |  https://acrossthespread.com/ #technicalanalysis #demark #hedgefunds #howtotrade #tradelikeapro #tradelifestyle #learnhowtotrade #protraders #protrading #sentimental   #sentimenttrading #trading #optionstrading   #optionsinsight #macrooptions #sp500     #spx #qqq #volatility #vol #stocks #stonks #macro #volatility #commodities #oil #dollar #usd #thefed #rates #ratehike #alphatrader #theartoftrading #traderchats Get daily actionable macro trade ideas with Options Insight's Macro Options Daily and weekly portfolio construction with Options Insight's Macro Options Overlay. Subscribe to the Options Insight channel for cross-asset summaries and tips about using options overlay strategies to mitigate risk and maximize returns! Keep up with options and volatility dynamics on Options Insight socials! https://twitter.com/options_insight https://www.options-insight.com/ DISCLAIMER OPTIONS INSIGHT CONTENT is presented for educational purposes only. The information presented by OPTIONS INSIGHT should NOT be construed as investment advice. Always consult a licensed investment professional before making important investment decisions. The opinions expressed by OPTIONS INSIGHT are those of its founder Imran Lakha who shall NOT be liable for losses resulting from investment decisions based on information or viewpoints presented by Options Insight. Correlation vs Causation with Weston Nakamura Trader Chats | October 13th, 2023 https://youtu.be/7T82YcrksGw 00:00 Welcome Back to Trader Chats 00:45 Intro to Weston 06:45 Weston's Content  18:00 BOJ & Yen 33:00 China's Economy 39:00 Best Trades & Volatility 49:00 Launch Across the Spread

Building Tools for the Modern Investor with Tian Yang Trader Chats | September 21st, 2023 Sign Up for our FREE Options Trading Webinar https://options-insight.com/monthly-webinar/ Subscribe below to get access to our full daily Trade Ideas ↴ Free Month of Options Insight https://options-insight.com/products/ Want to start with the free stuff? Sign up to get Imran's regular insights emailed directly to your inbox↴ https://options-insight.com/blog/ Want to take your learning even further and get direct time with Imran, all to yourself? Book your One-On-One With Imran Right Now! ↴ https://www.options-insight.com/one-on-one/ ↓↓↓ Filmed on Monday, September 21st, 2023 Trader Chats returns with another special guest that we are extremely excited to speak with Tian Yang. Tian Yang is Head of Research at Variant Perception, a macroeconomic research group catering to hedge funds, banks and family offices. Tian's work focuses on using proprietary leading indicators to generate actionable (and often contrarian) investment ideas.  Prior to joining Variant Perception in 2014, Tian worked as an equity derivatives trader for Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he was jointly responsible for building out the delta one global index business.  Join Tian and Imran, founder of Options Insight, in this episode of *Trader Chats*, for a fantastic conversation looking into Variant Perception's fantastic approach. We hope you benefit from and enjoy the conversation. Please give us your feedback and comments! Variant Perception's Links: Twitter | https://twitter.com/VrntPerception Website |  https://www.variantperception.com/ #technicalanalysis #demark #hedgefunds #howtotrade #tradelikeapro #tradelifestyle #learnhowtotrade #protraders #protrading #sentimental   #sentimenttrading #trading #optionstrading   #optionsinsight #macrooptions #sp500     #spx #qqq #volatility #vol #stocks #stonks #macro #volatility #commodities #oil #dollar #usd #thefed #rates #ratehike #alphatrader #theartoftrading #traderchats Get daily actionable macro trade ideas with Options Insight's Macro Options Daily and weekly portfolio construction with Options Insight's Macro Options Overlay. Subscribe to the Options Insight channel for cross-asset summaries and tips about using options overlay strategies to mitigate risk and maximize returns! Keep up with options and volatility dynamics on Options Insight socials! https://twitter.com/options_insight https://www.options-insight.com/ DISCLAIMER OPTIONS INSIGHT CONTENT is presented for educational purposes only. The information presented by OPTIONS INSIGHT should NOT be construed as investment advice. Always consult a licensed investment professional before making important investment decisions. The opinions expressed by OPTIONS INSIGHT are those of its founder Imran Lakha who shall NOT be liable for losses resulting from investment decisions based on information or viewpoints presented by Options Insight. Building Tools for the Modern Investor with Tian Yang Trader Chats | September 21st, 2023 https://youtu.be/A79oJ_O9nCs 00:00 Welcome Back to Trader Chats 00:30 Intro to Tian 02:25 Intro to Variant Perception 06:00 Tactical Approach 19:45 The Capital Cycle 26:10 Leading Indicators 30:20 Human Overlay 34:00 Future Plans 35:20 Top Books

Pro Trader Tommy Thornton Shares His Market Wisdom | Professional Trader Interview Trader Chats | June 30, 2023   Act fast to save your seat to Option Insight's Free, Live Webinar coming up on July 11, 2023, at 11am ET. Imran will be breaking down some of his recent trades and answering your burning questions* *Register now before seats run out ↴ https://www.options-insight.com/monthly-webinar/   Want to learn everything about options that Imran has picked up over his 20+ year career trading options? Sign up now for the last options course you'll ever need!↴ https://www.options-insight.com/bootcamp-q2-2023/   Want to take your learning even further and get direct time with Imran, all to yourself? *Book your One-On-One With Imran Right Now!↴ https://www.options-insight.com/one-on-one/   Subscribe below to get access to our full daily Trade Ideas↴ Free Month of Options Insight when you use the code: RV2023 at checkout: https://options-insight.com/products/   Want to start with the basics? Sign up to get Imran's regular insights emailed directly to your inbox↴ https://options-insight.com/blog/   ↓↓↓ Recorded on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 Trader Chats returns with another special guest that we are extremely excited to speak with - Tommy Thornton. Tommy is a highly respected trader that was a former portfolio manager, senior trader, and technical analyst with Level Global Investors and Galileo Capital. Tommy has written a daily market note for a select group of hedge fund managers for years and now has offered it to all investors with Hedge Fund Telemetry. His long-term focus on sentiment indicators borders on the obsessive. Join Tommy and Imran Lakha, founder of Options Insight, In this episode of Trader Chats, for a fantastic conversation looking into Tommy Thornton's fantastic approach to being a professional trader. We hope you benefit from and enjoy the conversation. Please give us your feedback and comments!   Tommy's Links: Twitter | https://twitter.com/TommyThornton Hedge Fund Telemetry | https://www.hedgefundtelemetry.com/   Get daily actionable macro trade ideas with Options Insight's Macro Options Daily and weekly portfolio construction with Options Insight's Macro Options Overlay. Subscribe to the Options Insight channel for cross-asset summaries and tips about using options overlay strategies to mitigate risk and maximize returns!   Keep up with options and volatility dynamics on Options Insight socials! https://twitter.com/options_insight https://www.youtube.com/c/OptionsInsight https://www.options-insight.com/   DISCLAIMER OPTIONS INSIGHT CONTENT is presented for educational purposes only. The information presented by OPTIONS INSIGHT should NOT be construed as investment advice. Always consult a licensed investment professional before making important investment decisions. The opinions expressed by OPTIONS INSIGHT are those of its founder Imran Lakha who shall NOT be liable for losses resulting from investment decisions based on information or viewpoints presented by Options Insight.   Hedge Fund Telemetry with Tommy Thornton | Professional Trader Interview Trader Chats | June 30, 2023 https://youtu.be/3BkwO2TDuMg

Trading Sentiment with Jared Dillian Trader Chats | May 26, 2023 Reserve your seat for Options Insight's Options Trading Bootcamp on August 5 - 6. Seats are limited, so act fast before they run out!: https://www.options-insight.com/bootcamp-q2-2023/ Get a Free Month of Options Insight Right Now when you use the code RV2023 at checkout: Options Insight Products | https://options-insight.com/products/ ↓↓↓ Trader Chats returns with another very special guest, Jared Dillian. Jared is a highly respected trader that relies on sentiment to dictate his trading decisions. But much more than merely a trader, Jared is also a DJ, professional speaker, and author of Street Freak (2016), All the Evil of This World (2016), and his newest release, Those Bastards (2023). [LINKS BELOW↓] Jared also writes his daily newsletter, The Daily Dirtnap - a market newsletter for professional investors where Jared uses his years of experience in markets to help everyone learn about "markets, life, and the great mysteries of metaphysics and spirituality." In this Trader Chat, join Jared and Imran Lakha, founder of Options Insight, for a fantastic conversation looking into Jared's world of sentiment trading. We hope you benefit from and enjoy the conversation 🙏 Recorded on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Jared's Books: Those Bastards | https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C12DFPYS/ All the Evils of This World | https://www.amazon.com/Evil-This-World-Jared-Dillian/dp/1630640085/ Street Freak: https://www.amazon.com/Street-Freak-Memoir-Money-Madness/dp/1511319771 Jared's Newsletter: The Daily Dirtnap | https://dailydirtnap.com/   Get daily actionable macro trade ideas with Options Insight's Macro Options Daily and weekly portfolio construction with Options Insight's Macro Options Overlay. Subscribe to the Options Insight channel for cross-asset summaries and tips about using options overlay strategies to mitigate risk and maximize returns! Keep up with options and volatility dynamics on Options Insight socials! https://twitter.com/options_insight https://www.youtube.com/c/OptionsInsight https://www.options-insight.com/ DISCLAIMER OPTIONS INSIGHT CONTENT is presented for educational purposes only. The information presented by OPTIONS INSIGHT should NOT be construed as investment advice. Always consult a licensed investment professional before making important investment decisions. The opinions expressed by OPTIONS INSIGHT are those of its founder Imran Lakha who shall NOT be liable for losses resulting from investment decisions based on information or viewpoints presented by Options Insight.   Trading Sentiment with Jared Dillian Trader Chats | May 26, 2023 https://youtu.be/BwHI21Z61Ws

The Art of Trading with Brent Donnelly Trader Chats | April 13, 2023   Reserve your seat for Options Insight's Options Trading Bootcamp on April 29 - 30. Seats are limited so act fast before they run out! https://www.options-insight.com/bootcamp-purchase/   Get a Free Month of Options Insight Right Now when you use the code RV2023 at checkout https://options-insight.com/products/   ↓↓↓   Trader Chats returns with a very special guest, Brent Donnelly. Brent is a highly respected trader and author of Alpha Trader (2021) and The Art of Currency Trading (2019) and the current President of Spectra Markets. Spectra Markets is where retail and institutional traders and investors go for smart, independent, and original financial markets content. Brent joins Imran Lakha, founder of Options Insight, for a fantastic conversation where the sheer breadth of knowledge and experience is hard to replicate anywhere else. We hope you benefit from and enjoy the conversation 🙏 Please give us your feedback and comments! Recorded on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.   Brent's Books: Alpha Trader: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B095MF9JRW/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B095MF9JRW&linkId=0ac52bc1f78a40e05dc00a856680c1f8   The Art of Currency Trading: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1119583551/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1119583551&linkCode=as2&tag=brentdonnelly-20&linkId=ab819eb51221c74dcaa0761607edb4ea   Get daily actionable macro trade ideas with Options Insight's Macro Options Daily and weekly portfolio construction with Options Insight's Macro Options Overlay. Subscribe to the Options Insight channel for cross-asset summaries and tips about using options overlay strategies to mitigate risk and maximize returns! Keep up with options and volatility dynamics on Options Insight socials! https://twitter.com/options_insight https://www.youtube.com/c/OptionsInsight https://www.options-insight.com/   DISCLAIMER OPTIONS INSIGHT CONTENT is presented for educational purposes only. The information presented by OPTIONS INSIGHT should NOT be construed as investment advice. Always consult a licensed investment professional before making important investment decisions. The opinions expressed by OPTIONS INSIGHT are those of its founder Imran Lakha who shall NOT be liable for losses resulting from investment decisions based on information or viewpoints presented by Options Insight. The Art of Trading with Brent Donnelly Trader Chats | April 13, 2023 https://youtu.be/wD4uLjxBXpo

After an incredible Q3 Roundtable that warned the bottom was not in yet, the Macro Avengers are back! Special guests Darius Dale (42Macro), Tony Greer (TGMacro), and Brent Kochuba (Spotgamma) join Imran Lakha, founder of Options Insight, for another special edition of Trader Chats for our Q4 Roundtable discussion.   The topic of the day….will 2022 end with a melt up or melt down?   Core topics discussed include: • Current rate hikes priced into the market and what they mean for stocks. • Is Fed pause or pivot in sight? • How high can yield still go? • Tracking the Net Liquidity Function • Current thoughts on the energy trade • What's next for the dollar and the yen? • Equity volatility vs. FX & bond volatility • Depressed SPX skew • Will CTA's being forced back into the market cause a melt up? • The pain trade into year end. The sheers breadth of knowledge and experience on this panel is hard to replicate anywhere else, we hope that listeners and viewers will benefit and enjoy the conversation.   Recorded on Tuesday, October 25, 2022.   DISCLAIMER OPTIONS INSIGHT CONTENT is presented for educational purposes only. The information presented by OPTIONS INSIGHT should NOT be construed as investment advice. Always consult a licensed investment professional before making important investment decisions. The opinions expressed by OPTIONS INSIGHT are those of its founder Imran Lakha who shall NOT be liable for losses resulting from investment decisions based on information or viewpoints presented by Options Insight.

After an incredible Q2 Roundtable that sounded the alarm on risk assets back in April, we are back with a star studded line up.   Special guests Darius Dale (42Macro), Brent Kochube (Spotgamma), Tony Greer (TGMacro) and Andres Steno Larsen (RVDB and Blockworks Macro Trading Floor) join Imran Lakha, founder of Options Insight, for another special edition Q3 Roundtable discussion.   The topic of the day….is the bottom in yet?   Core topics discussed include:- Recent market reaction to the removal of FED forward guidance and data dependance going forward.   Commodity outlook and whether inflation will make a comeback and the risk that poses for bond markets. How far can the equity rally run, what are the drivers and when is selling likely to resume. Does the dollar rally continue as we head towards a global recession with ECB cornered and BoJ sticking to YCC. Finally, when the FED does finally pivot, what do you buy with both hands?   The sheers breadth of knowledge and experience on this panel is hard to replicate anywhere else on YouTube, we hope that listeners and viewers will benefit and enjoy the conversation.   Please give us you feedback and comments!   DISCLAIMER OPTIONS INSIGHT CONTENT is presented for educational purposes only. The information presented by OPTIONS INSIGHT should NOT be construed as investment advice. Always consult a licensed investment professional before making important investment decisions. The opinions expressed by OPTIONS INSIGHT are those of its founder Imran Lakha who shall NOT be liable for losses resulting from investment decisions based on information or viewpoints presented by Options Insight.

In this episode Imran Lakha, founder of Options Insight, talks to Tony Greer, founder of TGMacro. Tony is a 30-year veteran of the financial markets with a career focussed on the commodity sector.  After a successful career working at some high profile institutions including Goldman Sachs, Tony now runs his own research company where he writes the well respected daily newsletter “The Morning Navigator” which helps his clients steer safely through various macro markets. Having been a big advocate of the long commodity trade, especially energy, they discuss Tony’s approach to markets, from observing daily price action, trend following and risk management.  Drawing on his many decades of experience, Tony gives his most memorable moments and lessons learned which have shaped the trader that he is today.  Imran quizzes Tony on position sizing and portfolio diversification and whether specialising in a certain sector or asset class is preferable to a cross asset but more systematic trading style. They discuss motivations for providing training and mentoring in the trading arena and what still drives the passion for being active in markets after 3 decades.  To learn more about OPTIONS INSIGHT please visit www.options-insight.com or email [email protected]   NONE OF THE MATERIAL IN THIS PODCAST SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS INVESTMENT ADVISE, IT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. ALWAYS CONSULT A REGISTERED INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL BEFORE MAKING INVESTMENT DECISIONS. THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON TRADER CHATS ARE THOSE OF THE PARTICIPANTS AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THOSE OF THE HOST. OPTIONS INSIGHT OR IMRAN LAKHA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FROM LOSSES RESULTING FROM INVESTMENT DECISIONS BASED ON INFORMATION OR VIEWPOINTS PRESENTED ON TRADER CHATS.

In this episode Imran Lakha, founder of OPTIONS INSIGHT, talks to Simon Harris, a veteran single stock options trader with many years in institutional trading experience.   Simon has worked for some of the leading institutions in the world of investment banking such as Credit Suisse, Citibank and Nomura.  Having run single stock options desks at this elite level, Simon is acutely aware of the risks and opportunities that lurk in the equity derivatives space.   In this conversation they discuss how Simon thinks about idea generation and his thoughts on how the landscape has changed since the meme stock craze of buying far out the money call options which was so prevalent in 2021.   Unlike index options, which is Imran’s speciality, single stocks events such as earnings can have major impacts on prices and Simon shares his insights on how he has played these type of events in the past.   With such long careers in banking, they have both seen their fair amount of volatility and they share some of the “war stories” that have stuck with them.   To learn more about OPTIONS INSIGHT please visit www.options-insight.com or email [email protected]   NONE OF THE MATERIAL IN THIS PODCAST SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS INVESTMENT ADVISE, IT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. ALWAYS CONSULT A REGISTERED INVESTMENT PROFESSIONAL BEFORE MAKING INVESTMENT DECISIONS. THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON TRADER CHATS ARE THOSE OF THE PARTICIPANTS AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THOSE OF THE HOST. OPTIONS INSIGHT OR IMRAN LAKHA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FROM LOSSES RESULTING FROM INVESTMENT DECISIONS BASED ON INFORMATION OR VIEWPOINTS PRESENTED ON TRADER CHATS.