Episodes
On this episode, Brian talks about an SPX butterfly trade. 
Published 09/09/24
Published 09/09/24
We are pleased to welcome back Brian Overby and his popular Options Playbook Radio program.  On this episode, Brian talks about his VIX modified butterfly trade. 
Published 08/30/24
The Options Guy - aka Brian Overby - joins Mark in the Southern Studio at OIC 2024 to discuss: Skip strike butterfly adjustments Skip strikes vs. Fig Leaves 0 DTE options 24hr trading in stocks and options and much more...
Published 05/15/24
We are pleased to welcome back Brian Overby and his popular Options Playbook Radio program.  On this episode, Mark and Brian answer your listener questions including: their thoughts on options trading holding up in 2023 their feelings on the pattern day trading policy trading VIX calls/spreads vs. VIX puts/spreads whether Chicago is still the mecca for trading options and much more.
Published 01/02/24
For this week's trade, Brian gets speculative with the United States Oil ETF (Ticker: USO).  The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.
Published 02/28/23
On this rare live Huddle episode, Mark and Brian answer your pressing questions about:  0 DTE trading in Apple and Meta The mysterious Super Bowl indicator Ratio put spreads "Covered" straddles Stock repair trades and much more...
Published 02/21/23
Brian begins this episode by looking at last's weeks trade which was a long call in SNAP. For this week's trade, he looks at a long call spread in Booking Holdings (Ticker: BKNG). The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.
Published 02/14/23
Brian begins this episode by looking at last's weeks trade which was a Christmas tree butterfly in Apple (Ticker: AAPL). For this week's trade, he looks at a long call in SNAP. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.
Published 02/07/23
For this week's trade, Brian looks at a Christmas tree butterfly in Apple (Ticker: AAPL). The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.
Published 02/02/23
Brian and Mark huddle up to answer your options questions, including: Is it worth it to sell puts in 0 DTE options Why aren't there same day options for single stocks What are we looking forward to in the market this year What will be the hot options strategy for 2023 How far out do we go when selling a put in a single name stock as a way to buy the stock at a lower level And much more...
Published 01/25/23
Brian begins this episode by looking at last's weeks trade which was an iron condor in Delta Airlines (Ticker: DAL). For this week's trade, he does a FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) trade in Delta Airlines (Ticker: DAL). The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find...
Published 01/19/23
Brian begins this episode by looking at last's weeks trade which was a SPX put butterfly trade. For this week's trade, he looks at an iron condor in Delta Airlines (Ticker: DAL). The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.
Published 01/12/23
Brian begins this first episode of the new year by discussing the markets. Then he looks at a SPX put butterfly trade. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.
Published 01/04/23
On this year-end show, Mark looks at the top Options Playbook Radio episodes of 2022. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.
Published 12/29/22
Brian and Mark huddle up to answer your options questions, including: Your most used options strategy in 2022 Favorite strategy to use with 0 DTE SPX options Will daily options expand to products like Apple or Meta Why does Brian like the Fig Leaf strategy Was it a good year for SPY put traders Trading resolutions for the new year With options should you trade what you know and speculate on what you don't And much more...
Published 12/21/22
On today's show, Brian reviews last week's trade of using options for year-end maintenance on your portfolio with a covered call in Amazon (Ticker: AMZN). Then he discusses getting bullish in SPX. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at...
Published 12/15/22
On today's show, Brian reviews last week's FOMO fig leaf trade in Walt Disney Company (Ticker: DIS). Then he discusses using options for year-end maintenance on your portfolio with a covered call in Amazon (Ticker: AMZN). The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also...
Published 12/08/22
On today's show, Brian does a FOMO fig leaf trade in Walt Disney Company (Ticker: DIS). The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.
Published 11/30/22
On this episode, Brian and Mark Huddle Up to answer your questions about: "Daily" options trading What does Brian see on the horizon for the market? Impact of the FTX fiasco on the options market' Trading theta around holidays and earnings events Expiration Day Trading PFOF and much more...
Published 11/25/22
Brian begins the show by discussing last week's trade in which he sold a little vol premium in the VIX index (Ticker: VIX). For this week's trade, he is does an iron condor in SPY. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.
Published 11/17/22
Brian begins the show by discussing last week's trade which was a long put spread in IWM (iShares Russell 2000 ETF). For this week's trade, he is selling a little vol premium in the VIX index (Ticker: VIX). The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on...
Published 11/10/22
Brian begins the show discussing his bearish ratio butterfly trade last week in Amazon (Ticker: AMZN). Afterwards, he talks about doing a long put spread in IWM (iShares Russell 2000 ETF) for this week's trade. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on...
Published 11/02/22
Brian begins the show discussing his bottom fishing trade last week in A&T (Ticker: T). Afterwards, he does a bearish ratio butterfly in Amazon (Ticker: AMZN). The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian at [email protected] or to the Options Insider at [email protected]. You can also find Brian on Twitter at @BrianOverby.
Published 10/26/22
With the markets rocking and rolling, Brian begins the show making a neat adjustment the trade from last week which was a bullish call spread in the USO (United States Oil Fund). He adjusts the trade to a long call butterfly spread. Next, Brian goes bottomfishing in AT&T (Ticker: T) with a longer term options trade. The Options Playbook is available at OptionsPlaybook.com, or on Amazon. Do you have a question that you want to be answered on a future episode? Send it to Brian...
Published 10/20/22