The Weekly Option

The Weekly Option

The Weekly Option Podcast, hosted by an ex-floor trader from the CBOE (Chicago Board Options Exchange), is a weekly program that offers practical trades and discussion for beginners and professionals alike. We take a practical approach to option trading, leaning towards option trading strategies with clear risk parameters for maximum loss, maximum gain, and breakeven points. This is option trading in its most simplified form, focused on creating monthly income. If you like option trading and want to hear a few trade ideas each week, this is the show for you. Subscribe today, or visit us at http://www.theweeklyoption.com

Episodes

  1. 4D AGO

    Episode 408 Option trading podcast January 2, 2026

    The Weekly Option trading podcast Episode 408 January 2, 2026   Welcome to The Weekly Option, a weekly program that offers practical trades and discussion for beginners and professionals alike.   The topic of the week is achieving your goals.   In this week’s show, we will cover the trades from last week on SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Intuitive Machines Inc, Rivian Automotive, and Hecla Mining Co.   And we discuss four new trades on Tilray Brands, Ondas Holdings, Rigetti Computing, and D-Wave Quantum Inc.   Both major equity indexes finished the week slightly lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 328 points, closing at 48,382 points. The S&P 500 Index lost 71 points, ending the week at 6,858 points. It’s always great to hear from listeners. If you have any questions about the trades presented here or about your own positions, feel free to email me.   Email questions to me: eric@theweeklyoption.com   Visit our YouTube Channel for The Weekly Option.com.   PODCAST LINKS FOR EPISODE POST Listen on iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-option/id1375267155 Listen on YouTube Music:  https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCTo2yTkZPhqvlE8PdZkyTZA Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6HoYh2XxVCWaidJP4dJiSD Listen on Audible by Amazon: https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-Weekly-Option/B08K57QL6S?language=en_US Listen on PodBean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/r5aam-6a884/The-Weekly-Option-Podcast YouTube Channel: https://goo.gl/u7JKJd Option Trading Basics: My Favorite Strategies: https://youtu.be/8UmPK5tuez0 How to Trade Stock Using Technical Analysis: https://youtu.be/wAATt0RpE0w Technical Analysis Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnpPLl3EB_RBC5kyrCnsHow TradingView Stock Charts For Analysis: https://www.tradingview.com/gopro/?share_your_love=TraderEric

    15 min
  2. 12/27/2025

    Episode 407 Option trading podcast December 27, 2025

    The Weekly Option trading podcast Episode 407 December 27, 2025   Welcome to The Weekly Option, a weekly program that offers practical trades and discussion for beginners and professionals alike.   The topic of the week is expected returns.   In this week’s show, we will cover the trades from last week on the AdvisorShares Trust Pure US Cannabis ETF, Sable Offshore Corp, Carnival Cruise Lines, and the United States Natural Gas Fund ETF.   And we discuss four new trades on SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Intuitive Machines Inc, Rivian Automotive, and Hecla Mining Co.   The US markets pushed higher once more this week, with both major indexes increasing more than 1% week-over-week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average grew 576 points, closing at 48,710 points on Friday. The S&P 500 Index picked up 95 points, ending the week at 6,929 points. It’s always great to hear from listeners. If you have any questions about the trades presented here or about your own positions, feel free to email me.   Email questions to me: eric@theweeklyoption.com   Visit our YouTube Channel for The Weekly Option.com.   PODCAST LINKS FOR EPISODE POST Listen on iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-option/id1375267155 Listen on YouTube Music:  https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCTo2yTkZPhqvlE8PdZkyTZA Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6HoYh2XxVCWaidJP4dJiSD Listen on Audible by Amazon: https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-Weekly-Option/B08K57QL6S?language=en_US Listen on PodBean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/r5aam-6a884/The-Weekly-Option-Podcast YouTube Channel: https://goo.gl/u7JKJd Option Trading Basics: My Favorite Strategies: https://youtu.be/8UmPK5tuez0 How to Trade Stock Using Technical Analysis: https://youtu.be/wAATt0RpE0w Technical Analysis Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnpPLl3EB_RBC5kyrCnsHow TradingView Stock Charts For Analysis: https://www.tradingview.com/gopro/?share_your_love=TraderEric

    14 min
  3. 12/20/2025

    Episode 406 Option trading podcast December 19, 2025

    The Weekly Option trading podcast Episode 406 December 19, 2025   Welcome to The Weekly Option, a weekly program that offers practical trades and discussion for beginners and professionals alike.   The topic of the week is discipline.   In this week’s show, we will cover the trades from last week on Plug Power Inc, Richtech Robotics Inc, Alcoa Corp, and Barrick Mining Corp.   And we discuss four new trades on the AdvisorShares Trust Pure US Cannabis ETF, Sable Offshore Corp, Carnival Cruise Lines, and the United States Natural Gas Fund ETF.   The US market finished the week with less than 1% difference from the week prior. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 323 points, closing at 48,134 points. The S&P 500 Index grew 7 points, ending the week at 6,834 points. It’s always great to hear from listeners. If you have any questions about the trades presented here or about your own positions, feel free to email me.   Email questions to me: eric@theweeklyoption.com   Visit our YouTube Channel for The Weekly Option.com.   PODCAST LINKS FOR EPISODE POST Listen on iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-option/id1375267155 Listen on YouTube Music:  https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCTo2yTkZPhqvlE8PdZkyTZA Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6HoYh2XxVCWaidJP4dJiSD Listen on Audible by Amazon: https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-Weekly-Option/B08K57QL6S?language=en_US Listen on PodBean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/r5aam-6a884/The-Weekly-Option-Podcast YouTube Channel: https://goo.gl/u7JKJd Option Trading Basics: My Favorite Strategies: https://youtu.be/8UmPK5tuez0 How to Trade Stock Using Technical Analysis: https://youtu.be/wAATt0RpE0w Technical Analysis Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnpPLl3EB_RBC5kyrCnsHow TradingView Stock Charts For Analysis: https://www.tradingview.com/gopro/?share_your_love=TraderEric

    14 min
  4. 12/13/2025

    Episode 405 Option trading podcast December 13, 2025

    The Weekly Option trading podcast Episode 405 December 13, 2025   Welcome to The Weekly Option, a weekly program that offers practical trades and discussion for beginners and professionals alike.   The topic of the week is sandbagging your numbers.   In this week’s show, we will cover the trades from last week on iRobot Corp, USA Rare Earth, Pfizer, and Him & Hers Inc.   And we discuss four new trades on Plug Power Inc, Richtech Robotics Inc, Alcoa Corp, and Barrick Mining Corp.   The US market spent the week anticipating and then digesting the quarter basis point reduction in the interest rate announced on Wednesday by the Federal Reserve Bank. The Dow Jones Industrial Average grew 503 points, closing at 48,458 points. The S&P 500 Index lost 42 points, ending the week at 6,827 points. It’s always great to hear from listeners. If you have any questions about the trades presented here or about your own positions, feel free to email me.   Email questions to me: eric@theweeklyoption.com   Visit our YouTube Channel for The Weekly Option.com.   PODCAST LINKS FOR EPISODE POST Listen on iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-option/id1375267155 Listen on YouTube Music:  https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCTo2yTkZPhqvlE8PdZkyTZA Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6HoYh2XxVCWaidJP4dJiSD Listen on Audible by Amazon: https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-Weekly-Option/B08K57QL6S?language=en_US Listen on PodBean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/r5aam-6a884/The-Weekly-Option-Podcast YouTube Channel: https://goo.gl/u7JKJd Option Trading Basics: My Favorite Strategies: https://youtu.be/8UmPK5tuez0 How to Trade Stock Using Technical Analysis: https://youtu.be/wAATt0RpE0w Technical Analysis Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnpPLl3EB_RBC5kyrCnsHow TradingView Stock Charts For Analysis: https://www.tradingview.com/gopro/?share_your_love=TraderEric

    15 min
  5. 12/06/2025

    Episode 404 Option trading podcast December 5, 2025

    The Weekly Option trading podcast Episode 404 December 5, 2025   Welcome to The Weekly Option, a weekly program that offers practical trades and discussion for beginners and professionals alike.   The topic of the week is teamwork.   In this week’s show, we will cover the trades from last week on TMC – The Metal Companies, Cipher Mining, Coca-Cola, and Nike.   And we discuss four new trades on iRobot Corp, USA Rare Earth, Pfizer, and Him & Hers Inc.   The markets enjoyed a slight increase this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average grew 238 points, closing the week at 47,954 points. The S&P 500 Index picked up 21 points, ending the week at 6,870 points. It’s always great to hear from listeners. If you have any questions about the trades presented here or about your own positions, feel free to email me.   Email questions to me: eric@theweeklyoption.com   Visit our YouTube Channel for The Weekly Option.com.   PODCAST LINKS FOR EPISODE POST Listen on iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-option/id1375267155 Listen on YouTube Music:  https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCTo2yTkZPhqvlE8PdZkyTZA Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6HoYh2XxVCWaidJP4dJiSD Listen on Audible by Amazon: https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-Weekly-Option/B08K57QL6S?language=en_US Listen on PodBean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/r5aam-6a884/The-Weekly-Option-Podcast YouTube Channel: https://goo.gl/u7JKJd Option Trading Basics: My Favorite Strategies: https://youtu.be/8UmPK5tuez0 How to Trade Stock Using Technical Analysis: https://youtu.be/wAATt0RpE0w Technical Analysis Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnpPLl3EB_RBC5kyrCnsHow TradingView Stock Charts For Analysis: https://www.tradingview.com/gopro/?share_your_love=TraderEric

    16 min
  6. 11/29/2025

    Episode 403 Option trading podcast November 28, 2025

    The Weekly Option trading podcast Episode 403 November 28, 2025   Welcome to The Weekly Option, a weekly program that offers practical trades and discussion for beginners and professionals alike.   The topic of the week is  planning for next year.   In this week’s show, we will cover the trades from last week on Ondas Holding Inc, Cambium Networks Corporation, Warner Brothers Discovery, and the iShares 20+ year Treasury Bond ETF.   And we discuss three new trades on TMC – The Metal Companies, Cipher Mining, Coca-Cola, and Nike.   The markets had a nice holiday run for the week, with both major equity indexes increasing more than 3% on the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average picked up 1,471 points, closing at 47,716 points on Friday. The S&P 500 Index jumped 246 points higher, ending the week at 6,849 points. Both indexes closed at all-time highs for the weekly close. It’s always great to hear from listeners. If you have any questions about the trades presented here or about your own positions, feel free to email me.   Email questions to me: eric@theweeklyoption.com   Visit our YouTube Channel for The Weekly Option.com.   PODCAST LINKS FOR EPISODE POST Listen on iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-option/id1375267155 Listen on YouTube Music:  https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCTo2yTkZPhqvlE8PdZkyTZA Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6HoYh2XxVCWaidJP4dJiSD Listen on Audible by Amazon: https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-Weekly-Option/B08K57QL6S?language=en_US Listen on PodBean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/r5aam-6a884/The-Weekly-Option-Podcast YouTube Channel: https://goo.gl/u7JKJd Option Trading Basics: My Favorite Strategies: https://youtu.be/8UmPK5tuez0 How to Trade Stock Using Technical Analysis: https://youtu.be/wAATt0RpE0w Technical Analysis Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnpPLl3EB_RBC5kyrCnsHow TradingView Stock Charts For Analysis: https://www.tradingview.com/gopro/?share_your_love=TraderEric

    13 min
  7. 11/22/2025

    Episode 402 Option trading podcast November 22, 2025

    The Weekly Option trading podcast Episode 402 November 22, 2025   Welcome to The Weekly Option, a weekly program that offers practical trades and discussion for beginners and professionals alike.   The topic of the week is wider spreads.   In this week’s show, we will cover the trades from last week on Opendoor Technologies, Anavex Life Sciences Corp, Rocket Companies, and Freeport-McMoran.   And we discuss three new trades on Ondas Holding Inc, Cambium Networks Corporation, Warner Brothers Discovery, and the iShares 20+ year Treasury Bond ETF.   The stock market finished the week nearly 2% lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 902 points, closing at 46,245 points. The S&P 500 Index  ended the week lower 131 points, at 6,602 points.   It’s always great to hear from listeners. If you have any questions about the trades presented here or about your own positions, feel free to email me.   Email questions to me: eric@theweeklyoption.com   Visit our YouTube Channel for The Weekly Option.com.   PODCAST LINKS FOR EPISODE POST Listen on iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-option/id1375267155 Listen on YouTube Music:  https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCTo2yTkZPhqvlE8PdZkyTZA Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6HoYh2XxVCWaidJP4dJiSD Listen on Audible by Amazon: https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-Weekly-Option/B08K57QL6S?language=en_US Listen on PodBean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/r5aam-6a884/The-Weekly-Option-Podcast YouTube Channel: https://goo.gl/u7JKJd Option Trading Basics: My Favorite Strategies: https://youtu.be/8UmPK5tuez0 How to Trade Stock Using Technical Analysis: https://youtu.be/wAATt0RpE0w Technical Analysis Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnpPLl3EB_RBC5kyrCnsHow TradingView Stock Charts For Analysis: https://www.tradingview.com/gopro/?share_your_love=TraderEric

    15 min
  8. 11/15/2025

    Episode 401 Option trading podcast November 15, 2025

    The Weekly Option trading podcast Episode 401 November 15, 2025   Welcome to The Weekly Option, a weekly program that offers practical trades and discussion for beginners and professionals alike.   The topic of the week is perfect practice.   In this week’s show, we will cover the trades from last week on EOS Energy Enterprises, Bitfarms Ltd, American Airlines, and Quantumscape Corp.   And we discuss three new trades on Opendoor Technologies, Anavex Life Sciences Corp, Rocket Companies, and Freeport-McMoran.   The market finished the week relatively unchanged, although there were some big daily swings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average picked up 160 points, closing at 47,147 points on Friday. The S&P 500 Index gained 5 points, ending the week at 6,734 points.   It’s always great to hear from listeners. If you have any questions about the trades presented here or about your own positions, feel free to email me.   Email questions to me: eric@theweeklyoption.com   Visit our YouTube Channel for The Weekly Option.com.   PODCAST LINKS FOR EPISODE POST Listen on iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-option/id1375267155 Listen on YouTube Music:  https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCTo2yTkZPhqvlE8PdZkyTZA Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6HoYh2XxVCWaidJP4dJiSD Listen on Audible by Amazon: https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-Weekly-Option/B08K57QL6S?language=en_US Listen on PodBean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/r5aam-6a884/The-Weekly-Option-Podcast YouTube Channel: https://goo.gl/u7JKJd Option Trading Basics: My Favorite Strategies: https://youtu.be/8UmPK5tuez0 How to Trade Stock Using Technical Analysis: https://youtu.be/wAATt0RpE0w Technical Analysis Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnpPLl3EB_RBC5kyrCnsHow TradingView Stock Charts For Analysis: https://www.tradingview.com/gopro/?share_your_love=TraderEric

    17 min
  9. 11/08/2025

    Episode 400 Option trading podcast November 7, 2025

    The Weekly Option trading podcast Episode 400 November 7, 2025   Welcome to The Weekly Option, a weekly program that offers practical trades and discussion for beginners and professionals alike.   The topic of the week is 400 episodes!!!   In this week’s show, we will cover the trades from last week on FuboTV Inc, Nokia ADR, and the iShare Silver Trust ETF.   And we discuss three new trades on  EOS Energy Enterprises, Bitfarms Ltd, American Airlines, and Quantumscape Corp.   The market finished the week lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 731 points, closing at 46,987 points. The S&P 500 Index lost 111 points, ending the week at 6,728 points.   It’s always great to hear from listeners. If you have any questions about the trades presented here or about your own positions, feel free to email me.   Email questions to me: eric@theweeklyoption.com Visit our YouTube Channel for The Weekly Option.com.   PODCAST LINKS FOR EPISODE POST Listen on iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-option/id1375267155 Listen on YouTube Music:  https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCTo2yTkZPhqvlE8PdZkyTZA Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6HoYh2XxVCWaidJP4dJiSD Listen on Audible by Amazon: https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-Weekly-Option/B08K57QL6S?language=en_US Listen on PodBean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/r5aam-6a884/The-Weekly-Option-Podcast YouTube Channel: https://goo.gl/u7JKJd Option Trading Basics: My Favorite Strategies: https://youtu.be/8UmPK5tuez0 How to Trade Stock Using Technical Analysis: https://youtu.be/wAATt0RpE0w Technical Analysis Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnpPLl3EB_RBC5kyrCnsHow TradingView Stock Charts For Analysis: https://www.tradingview.com/gopro/?share_your_love=TraderEric

    12 min
  10. 10/31/2025

    Episode 399 Option trading podcast October 30, 2025

    The Weekly Option trading podcast Episode 399 October 30, 2025   Welcome to The Weekly Option, a weekly program that offers practical trades and discussion for beginners and professionals alike.   The topic of the week is low risk, high return.   In this week’s show, we will cover the trades from last week on Sealsq Corp, Lumen Technologies, and Intel Corp.   And we discuss three new trades on FuboTV Inc, Nokia ADR, and the iShare Silver Trust ETF.   Today’s show is being recorded on Thursday, October 30th. All prices are from the close of business today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained 315 points so far this week, closing at 47,522 points. The S&P 500 Index is up 30 points, closing on Thursday at 6,822 points.   It’s always great to hear from listeners. If you have any questions about the trades presented here or about your own positions, feel free to email me.   Email questions to me: eric@theweeklyoption.com   Visit our YouTube Channel for The Weekly Option.com.   PODCAST LINKS FOR EPISODE POST Listen on iTunes:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-weekly-option/id1375267155 Listen on YouTube Music:  https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCTo2yTkZPhqvlE8PdZkyTZA Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6HoYh2XxVCWaidJP4dJiSD Listen on Audible by Amazon: https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-Weekly-Option/B08K57QL6S?language=en_US Listen on PodBean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/r5aam-6a884/The-Weekly-Option-Podcast YouTube Channel: https://goo.gl/u7JKJd Option Trading Basics: My Favorite Strategies: https://youtu.be/8UmPK5tuez0 How to Trade Stock Using Technical Analysis: https://youtu.be/wAATt0RpE0w Technical Analysis Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnpPLl3EB_RBC5kyrCnsHow TradingView Stock Charts For Analysis: https://www.tradingview.com/gopro/?share_your_love=TraderEric

    11 min
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The Weekly Option Podcast, hosted by an ex-floor trader from the CBOE (Chicago Board Options Exchange), is a weekly program that offers practical trades and discussion for beginners and professionals alike. We take a practical approach to option trading, leaning towards option trading strategies with clear risk parameters for maximum loss, maximum gain, and breakeven points. This is option trading in its most simplified form, focused on creating monthly income. If you like option trading and want to hear a few trade ideas each week, this is the show for you. Subscribe today, or visit us at http://www.theweeklyoption.com

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