The OPEX Effect

By Excess Returns

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Episodes: 32

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The OPEX Effect is a joint podcast from Excess Returns and SpotGamma where we take a deep dive into the world of options and the flows they generate in markets. Join Brent Kochuba and Jack Forehand every month on Options Expiration week as they look at the major developments in the options world and how they impact all of our portfolios.

Episode Date
The Melt Up That No One Expected | What the Options Market Says About What Comes Next
May 09, 2026
The Market the Tweets Can’t Break | What the Options Market Tells Us About What Comes Next
Apr 11, 2026
A 3% Drop from VIX 40 | What the Options Market Tells Us About What Comes Next
Mar 20, 2026
Violently Going Nowhere | What the Options Market Tells Us About What Comes Next
Feb 15, 2026
The Volatility Shift No One Sees | What the Options Market Says About What Comes Next
Jan 17, 2026
7000 Magnet. 6800 Trap Door | What the Options Market Tells Us About What Comes Next
Dec 13, 2025
The Two-Tailed Risk Trap | What the Options Market Tells Us About What Comes Next
Nov 15, 2025
Fragile Rally. Big Vol Spike. Credit Risks Rising | What the Options Market Says About What's Next
Oct 19, 2025
Vol Is Crushed. Risk Isn’t | What the Largest OPEX In History Tells Us About What Comes Next
Sep 14, 2025
Low Volatility Is Lying to You | What the Options Market Says About What Comes Next
Aug 09, 2025
All-Time Highs. Record Complacency | What the Options Market Tells Us About What Comes Next
Jul 14, 2025
A Rally Built on Fragile Ground | What the Options Market Tells Us About What Comes Next
Jun 15, 2025
The Rally No One Trusts | What the Options Market Tells Us About What Comes Next
May 10, 2025
An Unprecedented Lack of Liquidity: What the Options Market Tells Us About What Comes Next
Apr 19, 2025
One of the Fastest Corrections in History: What the Options Market Tells Us About What Comes Next
Mar 15, 2025
Danger in Market Calm? What the Options Market Tells Us About What Comes Next
Feb 19, 2025
The Two Sides of Volatility | Inside the January Options Expiration
Jan 15, 2025
Tesla, MicroStrategy and An Inside Look at the Biggest Options Expiration in Market History
Dec 18, 2024
Tesla, Trump and the Return of Meme Mania | Inside the Flows Driving the Post Election Rally
Nov 13, 2024
Calm Before the Storm or Fuel for a Rally? | Inside Options Flows Heading into the Election
Oct 16, 2024
What Regular Investors Need to Know About Options Flows | Brent Kochuba
Sep 18, 2024
Behind the Scenes of the Recent Market Volatility | The OPEX Effect Ep. 11
Aug 13, 2024
The OPEX Effect: July 2024 | Inside What is Driving This Weird Market
Jul 16, 2024
The OPEX Effect: June 2024 | GameStop Retrospective, Call Imbalance and Massive NVDA Interest
Jun 18, 2024
The Kitty is Roaring Again - Volatility Is Not | The OPEX Effect: May 2024
May 14, 2024
The Return of Volatility
Apr 16, 2024
The Nvidia Conundrum | The OPEX Effect | March 2024
Mar 12, 2024
The OPEX Effect | February 2024 | Helping Long-Term Investors Understand Options Flows
Feb 13, 2024
Inside the January Options Expiration
Jan 17, 2024
The OPEX Effect: December Expiration | S&P 500 Update, Small-Cap Surge, JP Morgan Collar
Dec 12, 2023
The OPEX Effect: November Expiration | 0DTE Options, S&P 500 Update, MAG 7 Positioning
Nov 14, 2023
The OPEX Effect: October Expiration | S&P 500, Bond Volatility, MAG 7, Ozempic Trade
Oct 17, 2023