It seems like you've had derivatives of this discussion several times now. Not a criticism mind you; but I'm trying to think of another way to...
Your view comes across as one-dimensional. Inflation has been quite well-controlled in the US... it's easy to complain but not so easy to...
Thanks! Much appreciated, I will have to digest this in light of the current ideas I have to work with. As of late it’s been getting easier to...
It’s hard to find good discussion about hedging and risk management. I do things un-hedged for the most part but scale size to a level I feel I...
You’d think so, wouldn’t you? But backtest a continuous front month short strangle for example over the past dozen years and check out what VIX...
What works? Getting paid risk premium. No harm in spending time looking for a pronounced edge meanwhile, but really everything obvious has...
Interesting stuff. Almost a risk parity-esqe style. FWIW A business partner and I opened a portfolio in June and have been levered between 3 -...
I'd agree that they're largely equivalent; since you can essentially just lever up the SPY 2x and get the same result. Now if it's an equivalent...
@ironchef & @TheBigShort , great discussion! I've been thinking about the advantages we have as retail traders recently; I made a thread about it...
Depends on the instrument.. but regardless you’re going to bleed the difference between the implied vol you’re buying and the realized vol....
I have heard capacity constraints mentioned several times as a retail advantage. Makes sense that good expectancy would continue to exist in...
You’re completely missing the point. Futures add leverage... no inherent increase in expectancy. Sure you’re able to withstand drawdowns easily...
What do you guys think are some of the best low-hanging fruits for retail traders to capitalize on? Let’s assume we have portfolio margin but...
Just listen to the advice. Everyone telling you not to trade VIX has got your best interests at heart. It’s abundantky clear from your posts you...
At the end of the day the market is a sandbox and you can develop your view of it as you please. Volatility is seen as a common proxy for risk....
Still watching how a 271.5 Nov 16 straddle would be doing since 11-2. With hedging band around ~30 deltas looks like we'd add about 45 deltas...
Wow, that is an interesting concept! I wouldn’t have thought of that myself but I think this is my favorite one yet. If I’m understanding...
Hey! Thanks for the in depth response. You’ve given me a few things to think about. Like closing positions entirely when the gamma is gone....
Alright, I’m still at the conceptual stages with this subject--hoping to get some pragmatic input from smallish retail guys who are well-practiced...
Interested to hear opinions from guys that have long term expirence in this realm, like @sle or @rallymode (@destriero if you want to weigh in?)....
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