The secrets behind my best strategy for VIX - VIXTrader

Discussion in 'Trading' started by RobertPeterson, Oct 21, 2017.

  1. VIXTrader: 0% margin
    VIXTrader Professional: 0%-50% (rarely)
     
    #31     Oct 22, 2017
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  2. The system needs data like tick and 1 minute which is unable to calculate for the VXX..
     
    #32     Oct 22, 2017
  3. sle

    sle

    So if VIX goes to 20 overnight, first you post a massive drawdown and then, since the vol is higher you make better returns on capital?
     
    #33     Oct 22, 2017
  4. 100%? Never happened before..Maybe only Kim can bring this number :)
    The max was 32% in 6.24.2016.. The system made 7% at that day :)
     
    #34     Oct 23, 2017
  5. My assessment is this strategy is very naive...
     
    #35     Oct 23, 2017
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  6. Why?
    Did you see all the live trades?
    Did you see how it takes Long volatility when the VIX is jumping?
    How can you say something like that before you trade it or at least check it?
    Do you aware to the protection strategies?
    Well, did you or you only speaking from your feelings? :)

    This business is not influenced by feeling at all. The door of these strategies is open for the statistics and mathematics only...:thumbsup:
     
    #36     Oct 23, 2017
  7. You use a non random 2 year window to backrest... That's why
     
    #37     Oct 23, 2017
  8. The live trading generates similar results to any year.. You should look at the back testing and compare it to the live.. Choose any year..
     
    #38     Oct 23, 2017
  9. MarkBrown

    MarkBrown

    I have a model E-mini S&P 500 Futures model that has four states

    Buy - Long Trend
    Sell - Short Chop
    Buy - Long Chop
    Sell - Short Tend

    The model has switches to trade any combination of the four states or all of them at the same time. Each state makes money on its own with about 1% drawdown total with 26% return on capital. Makes about 1.79% a month and is in positions from 5 - 10 days.

    Rather than trade the system outright, I thought maybe use this model to sell call options and just automatically let it hedge the positions by using Buy - Long Trend and Buy - Long Chop states.

    I guess you might could also use it for puts if you wanted to. So better the trade the futures or use the model as a defense mechanism for option writing?

    Mark

    PS the model uses a unique data series made up of 8 point bar ranges. Time is thrown out the window, a new bar is only formed when the previous bar's range is exceeded.
     
    #39     Oct 23, 2017
  10. Why would I test your strategy over a different window to prove your hypothesis? Wouldn't you wanna do that? I was only bringing up a concern . If it doesn't apply let it fly
     
    #40     Oct 23, 2017