2018 P/L year to date +40%

That percentage return assumes you're fully invested in SVXY, so you're comfortable losing your full account value if SVXY collapses like XIV?

 

Short-term Algo position:Long 251 VXX @$36.93.Position closed @$37.09.Profit of $40 on a $10,000 account.

 

Short-term Algo position:Long 837 SVXY @$13.19.

 

ProShares changed the leverage for SVXY. Not arguing it can never collapse but the probability decreased.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...hes-leverage-on-surviving-volatility-products
https://sixfigureinvesting.com/2016/08/how-does-svxy-work/

 

Yes, agree with you.I use a stop loss on all trades, which is initiated when trade is opened.

 

Position closed @$13.30.Profit of $92 on a $10,000 account.

 

Short-term Algo position:Long 263 $VXX @$35.56.

 

Position closed at $34.23.Loss of $350 on a $10,000 account.

 

Short-term Algo position:Long 671 $SVXY @$13.53.

 

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That sounds more like a benchmark rate of return; no US broker loans money @ 8-12%. BUT plenty of US pay payday/pawn shop lender$ do much better i think, so you may be on to something big.....