If you're new to trading options, there's a few strategies that you can start with that you won't lose your shirt doing and will teach you the...
This is called an argument from personal incredulity. Essentially what you're saying is that because you can't do something, that others can't...
There's a few reasons why most of these volatility ETP trading systems are breaking down. I would just link to my website, but I'm not allowed to...
"I know a few people (retail traders) averaging 50% per year for 10 years now after starting with like 75k." I hear things like this said a lot,...
The fact remains, no trader has ever managed a consistent 30% a year over a career with very low standard deviation. The ones that have...
Usually math is a pretty important skill in the trading world. If you think you can trade full time on an account size of just 100k, I don't...
Most of the world has all but run out of reasons to buy the S&P 500 at this late stage in the recovery, and you want to triple up your leverage on...
As suggested earlier, you should just allocate a VERY small amount of money and actually do some trades. It won't take more than a month or two...
There's nothing "inherently" risky about selling options. Now selling options with no risk management, position sizing, or disaster scenario...
From the perspective of pricing of the instruments that trade based on volatility, it makes no difference what the reason behind the move was....
It's not an argument. It's just one person with years of experience and success with these products trying to save another person from blowing up...
More complicated? I've not even begun to explain how complicated these products are. If you're finding my incredibly rudimentary explanation...
You're missing the point. XIV and VXX DO NOT derive their price based on any price action or anything to do with themselves. What are you...
That is a really bad idea man. Trade the charts? On XIV and VXX? Are you under the impression that supply and demand drives their price? As...
If there was anything to be learned, surely the sell off in August of 2015 would have displayed similar characteristics don't you think? So how...
You should be wary using simulated data back to 2004 to draw any meaningful conclusions on where these products are going in the future. While...
Don't get me wrong, I'm with you on the benefits of trading futures. Most of my trading is straight VIX options and futures. I'm just saying, if...
Results oriented traders fail in the long-run. That's it, they fail. Only a results oriented person would say the only stupid trade is a losing...
The same general principles apply to trading futures, stocks, bonds, or trading these volatility ETF's directly. Rule number friggin one is make...
What does the VIX being low have anything to do with it though? The fact that vol is low and the VIX is low is already priced in to all options....
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