Schaeffer’s Investment Research is thrilled to bring you the Schaeffer’s Market Mashup! Hosted by managing editor Patrick Martin, Patrick is joined by traders, analysts, and other dignitaries of the investing world. Episodes feature exclusive sit-downs about options strategies, the latest macro trends, and anything else that’s newsworthy in the stock market world.
Episodes
Friday May 14, 2021
Friday May 14, 2021
The "fear gauge" VIX had a roller-coaster week, so along came Adam Warner for a quick-hitter episode about the Cboe Volatility Index
He clarifies what "fear gauge" really means (3:25), why these spikes keep happening (5:45), how to read a VIX chart (8:20), and how to react to the next breakout (10:15)
Friday Apr 30, 2021
Friday Apr 30, 2021
Market Mashup is back, and Christopher Uhl is here to talk 10-Minute Trading Podcast
Chris chats with Patrick about what led to starting 10-Minute Trading (12:13), the new tracking metric he's found success with (17:40), and how to use investment social media effectively (22:10)
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Entrepreneur extraordinaire Leigh Drogen, founder and CEO of Estimize Inc, stops by the pod for a wide-ranging chat
Leigh and Patrick chart the origins and inspirations behind Estimize, what so many get wrong about earnings trends (6:30), Bitcoin (11:45), Cathie Wood (17:24), and much more!
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
On the one-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic hitting Wall Street, Patrick is joined by Joe Tigay, Portfolio Manager, Equity Armor Investments and Cboe's Senior Options Institute Instructor, Kevin Davitt to chat about the last year, and what's to come.
Using as many as Opening Day baseball puns possible, they talk bull/bear market cycles (3:40), the utility of VIX hedges, (16:10) and what could spook investors in 2021(25:09).
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Patrick hosts a roundtable featuring Jane Street’s Institutional Sales and Options Specialist Dave Kovtun, Cboe Global Markets’ VP Multi-Asset Product Development Dennis O’Callahan. and EMEA Derivatives Sales David Litchfield.
The topic? The all-so relevant rise in bond yields. They discuss how investors can hedge risk tied to volatility and interest rates (5:50), what it means for corporate bonds (10:30), and what it all means for investor sentiment (16:32)
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Patrick is joined by author, analyst, and options trader extraordinaire Don Fishback to discuss his work on options valuation and probability over the years.
Don shares how contrarianism fueled his probability models (8:53), how they can apply to current events like the Reddit craze (15:50), and their role in options valuation (24:02).
And between all of those gems, there are stories about founder and CEO Bernie Schaeffer, some horse-racing talk, and much more!
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Patrick is joined by Cboe’s Rick Rosenthal and Arin Risk Advisors’ Joe DeSipio to talk all things RUT and small-caps.
They dive into small-cap's ascension and relation to economic expansion (6:00), its role in inflationary measures (10:05), and options strategies/products to employ in the small-cap market (19:38).
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Patrick is joined by finance author, trader and avid New York sports fan Adam Warner
They chop it up over the VIX/VXX's recent movement (9:05), the role of social media in retail investing (18:45), and whether a market correction is upon us (21:50)
And in between, plenty of Julius Randle, Lenny Dykstra, and Mets talk!
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
Cboe Global Markets’ Head of Product Intelligence Henry Schwartz returns for the third time to discuss post-election volatility (4:58), how options traders are reacting (10:28), and advice for the retail crowd just getting into options (18:15).
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Tony Battista of Tastytrade and Tastyworks returns to unpack all of the Reddit-fueled retail madness
Patrick and Tony chop it up about how options traders can navigate this new terrain (3:50), a golf analogy for the Reddit craze (12:40), and whether this new normal is here to stay (15:45).
He also has a grim outlook on the Bears (Chicago, not options), an underrated pizza state, and cryptocurrency at Tasty!