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Frequent guest Kevin Davitt, now head of Nasdaq's Index Options Content, returns to the booth after a two-year hiatus! Where else can you find an investing podcast that fits Rick Henderson, the Nasdaq-100, Geno Auriemma, Fed speculation, and Warren Zevon into 38 minutes?!

Seth Golden of the Finom Group is back to revisit his investing and life goals for 2023! We also chat about stock market jitters (3:15), technical analysis (14:49), and how crafting teaches investing lessons (29:00)

Friend of the Pod Jermal Chandler of tastylive is back to make sense of the market once more. He talks rising bond yields (5:46), trendy options strategies out there (12:00), the popularity of zero-day options, and much more!  Click here to sign up for EWCB--$30 for one month!!! Click here to check out all that's new at tastylive!

Schaeffer's newest Senior Market Analyst Joe Hargett talks with Patrick about threading the needle between fun and informative content. With both writing and trading experience, Joe talks about reaching a younger generation of investors, how sentiment fuels his trading philosophy, and much more!

Seth Golden of the Finom Group stops for a fun episode to kick off 2023 We talk stock market bearishness (4:04), his investing resolutions for 2023 (15:00), and a January signal he can't ignore (25:47) We also dive into our own personal resolutions (18:30), (21:00). Bookmark these so we can be held accountable! Schaeffer’s Lightning Trader Finom Group

Part 2 of our annual holiday market mashup mashup, the best moments on the pod from June to December. Table of contents: Mark Benzaquen of the OIC (2:20), Senior Market Strategist Matthew Timpane (4:47), Benzinga's Mark Putrino (8:30), Bryan Sapp (10:11), Jim Carroll of Toroso Investments (12:22), Seth Golden of The Finom Group (16:17), tastytrade's Tim Knight (18:41), Chris Prybal (23:09), and Henry Schwartz of Cboe Global Markets (26:29) Schaeffer’s Top 2023 Picks Weekly Options Countdown

It's our second annual Market Mashup mashup! Part one features the best moments of the podcast from January to May.  Featuring: Senior Market Strategist Chris Prybal (2:47), Cboe Global Markets' Matt Moran (5:42), tastytrade's Tony Battista (8:00), CMT's Tyler Wood (11:00), Katie Schaeffer (16:00), Tradier's Lex Luthringshausen (20:38), Cboe's Arianne Adams (23:00), tastytrade's Jermal Chandler (26:00), and Options Solutions' Michael Oyster (28:10) Click here to sign up for Weekly Options Countdown for only $30!

Cboe Global Markets' Henry Schwartz on options volume trends in the last 24 months, and where it could go in 2023 Click here for a $10 free trial to our Playbook of the Week! Click here to learn more about Cboe Global Markets

Senior Market Strategist Chris Prybal chops it up with Patrick about his latest Stock of the Week (2:44), the future of the EV sector (10:57), corporate social responsibility (16:51), and other market events he's watching (22:00) Click here to get Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week for a $10 trial! Got a question or topic you want us to unpack? You can email us at pmartin@sir-inc.com, or cprybal@sir-inc.com

No guest today, just a potpourri of stock market stories Patrick has been keeping tabs on. Seriously, we're all over the place: Big Tech earnings, the best stocks of November, lithium in EV's, the coolest tickers on Wall Street, even Kroger, Cincinnati Bengals, and the World Cup Click here to get Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week for a $10 trial!

Thrilled to bring tastytrade and SlopeofHope writer Tim Knight on the podcast! Tim talks about his career charting (4:50), how to keep analysis simple (13:18), his outlook on the market (24:47), and much much more! You can check out Tim's work at tasty here, or SlopeofHope.com  Click here to sign up for Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week

Friend of the pod Seth Golden, Chief Market Strategist at Finom Group Seth talks the impact of yield curve inversions (5:45), the volatility regime we're in now (8:12), options trends he's seeing for the rest of 2022 (14:45), and more! Click here to check out Seth and Finom Group  Click here to order Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week

Sometimes, the title says it all! Jim Carroll, Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager at Toroso Investments, stops by for a wide-ranging discussion. Jim talks developing trader psychology, misconceptions about VIX products (8:06), helpful terms when scrolling social media (12:22), and macro conversations he's had with clients (21:00) Jim also dishes on his favorite restaurants in the Lowcountry, and a jazz playlist for newbies! Click here to sign up for Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week Be sure to check out Toroso Investments

Schaeffer's Senior Market Strategist Bryan Sapp, CFA, joins Patrick for a fun, to-the-point episode. Bryan chats about a fertilizer stock he's watching (4:00), how he scored a 100% profit on a Merck call (7:40), applying contrarianism to options trading (10:00), plus, his life as a poker player and how it relates to options trading (13:30) Click this link for a special offer for Expiration Week Countdown! Want to chat with Bryan every Monday morning and get his take on your trading ideas? Click here to join: https://store.schaeffersresearch.com/offers/2207/plbk-2995-12-plus-12

Benzinga's Lead Educator Mark Putrino, CMT, joins the pod to discuss his new role, (1:40) common mistakes rookie traders make starting out (5:00), the current state of the options industry (16:00), and more! Both Connecticut natives, Patrick and Mark also have fun with the UConn men's basketball team, lobster rolls, and their favorite golf courses in the Nutmeg State! To check out Mark's Trading School, click here! To sign up for Schaeffer's Vertical Options Trader, click here!

Schaeffer's Senior Market Strategist CMT Matthew Timpane makes his long-awaited pod debut! Matthew schools Patrick on a recently successful put option (1:56), how to stay afloat with options (7:58), his research philosophy (12:00), thoughts on Twitter (20:07), Bitcoin (26:48), hockey, and more!

OCC Principal and OIC Instructor Mark Benzaquen joins Market Mashup for a very educational rundown of options strategies Mark shows Patrick how options help risk mitigation (10:33), what 'verticals' can do for a portfolio, (18:45), and offers advice on staying in the market right now (26:31) Plus, Mark details what's new at OCC/OIC and his top five drummers of all-time!

Michael Oyster CFA, CAIA, Chief Investment Officer at Options Solutions joins the pod! Michael and Patrick discuss the Time Magazine Cover fallacy (5:13), why you shouldn't expect 10-12% returns anymore (9:15), the new volatility regime (13:10), and the similarities between athletics and investing (19:18) To sign up for Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week, Click here! Check out Options Solutions here!

FTOP Jermal Chandler of tastytrade is back. With the stock market crumbling beneath their feet, Patrick and Jermal try to make some sense of it all. They talk options volume (4:20), advice to retail traders suddenly in the red (8:35), bear market strategies (12:37), and some optimism amidst the carnage (17:07) tastytrade is hitting the road! Click the link for more info on the Bad Trader Tour To sign up for Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week, Click here

Market Mashup is back! After a month off, Patrick returns with Arianne Adams, Head of Derivatives and Global Client Services, at Cboe Global Markets, and David Harap, Portfolio Manager at Norcap Investment Management They discuss how weeklies can help navigate broad-market choppiness (8:48), whether more 'control' is better (20:15), and how Cboe's newest offering helps manage risk compared to other contracts (21:55) To learn more about Cboe's newest products, click here! To sign up for Schaeffer's Playbook of the Week, Click here