I would say it might help to have a few strategies to rely on. Below is a link to a valuable author on seeking alpha that details long-term...
(1) One risk would be possible termination of the ETF, I think if VIX futures increase 80% overnight they will suspend the fund and liquidate...
Is this really better then just using 3x ETF's and trend following?
Buying a put spread or selling a call spread or even buying SVXY. The important thing is why are you entering the trade. A good example was...
Selling a call or a put with the sole reason that you think it can't get there is a poor trade. There are those who blew up their accounts in 2011...
Have a list of things you want to buy and a framework for how to deploy capital. The market goes down 10-15% like last year...try to put that move...
$bpnya, $nya50r, $nya200r, NYSE A-D line, NYSE TICK, AAII investor survey and market profile. Basically I am just trying to put the market into...
I think it helps having multiple strategies that work for different market environments. Using technicals, sentiment and market profile have...
My two cents. I've seen backtested models on the 1SD strangles and the performance is less than stellar...not sure it is even a viable long-term...
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