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    Video #137)  VX30:VIX roll yield  -  Don't buy VXX / UVXY part 2
    Brent Osachoff
    • Jan 6
    • 1 min

    Video #137) VX30:VIX roll yield - Don't buy VXX / UVXY part 2

    In this part 2 of the "Don't Buy VXX" series, we talk about the most misunderstood, but also the most important aspect of the Volatility ...
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    Article #610)  Monthly Challenge  -  Track expenses, save and invest an extra 100$ / mo for 40 years
    Brent Osachoff
    • Jan 5
    • 3 min

    Article #610) Monthly Challenge - Track expenses, save and invest an extra 100$ / mo for 40 years

    I don't know how many of you will remember, but one year ago at the beginning of 2020 I put out a video talking about 12 monthly challeng...
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    Video #136)  Don't buy VXX  -  It's a low probability trade
    Brent Osachoff
    • Dec 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    Video #136) Don't buy VXX - It's a low probability trade

    Want to join the Awesome VTS Community? * All information, analysis, and articles on this site are provided for informational purposes on...
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    Article #609)  How often do the VTS strategies change position on the same day?
    Brent Osachoff
    • Dec 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    Article #609) How often do the VTS strategies change position on the same day?

    Hopefully everyone had a fantastic Christmas! One more party and overindulgence of food later this week for New Years, and then we're of...
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    Video #135)  Why are equity ETFs different?  -  SPY, QQQ, MDY, RSP
    Brent Osachoff
    • Dec 23, 2020
    • 1 min

    Video #135) Why are equity ETFs different? - SPY, QQQ, MDY, RSP

    Want to join the Awesome VTS Community? * All information, analysis, and articles on this site are provided for informational purposes on...
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    Video #134)  My Worst Trading Loss Ever  -  And what I learned from it
    Brent Osachoff
    • Dec 18, 2020
    • 1 min

    Video #134) My Worst Trading Loss Ever - And what I learned from it

    Sometimes some of the best lessons we learn, come from the biggest mistakes we make. In this video I'll share my worst trading loss ever...
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    Video #133)  What is an average VIX?  -  Mean  vs  Median  vs  Mode
    Brent Osachoff
    • Dec 11, 2020
    • 1 min

    Video #133) What is an average VIX? - Mean vs Median vs Mode

    VTS Community, Understanding the difference between the straight average of the VIX, and what the true level it's trying to find is, can ...
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    Article #608)  What is an average VIX?  -  Mean reversion / Mode reversion
    Brent Osachoff
    • Dec 10, 2020
    • 4 min

    Article #608) What is an average VIX? - Mean reversion / Mode reversion

    VTS Community, It's been a rough 2020 all around the world and we're not quite out of it just yet. Cases of Covid are still very high in...
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    Video #132)  VTS Options Live Trade  -  QQQ Butterfly, Step by Step
    Brent Osachoff
    • Dec 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    Video #132) VTS Options Live Trade - QQQ Butterfly, Step by Step

    VTS Community, Watch here as I go step by step, how we use the VTS Options emails to execute our trades. It can be as simple as 1 minute...
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    Video #131)  Long Put Verticals vs Short Call Verticals  -  What's the difference?
    Brent Osachoff
    • Dec 3, 2020
    • 1 min

    Video #131) Long Put Verticals vs Short Call Verticals - What's the difference?

    VTS Community, So often I hear people say that Short Call Verticals are the higher probability "Short Vol" trade, and Long Put Verticals ...
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    Article #607)  Comparing S&P 500 vs S&P 400, and why different indexes move differently
    Brent Osachoff
    • Dec 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    Article #607) Comparing S&P 500 vs S&P 400, and why different indexes move differently

    VTS Community, Something that can be pretty frustrating for traders is when you're watching your "stocks" position in whatever you are tr...
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    Article #606)  Can Silver be used instead of Gold for Tactical Investing?
    Brent Osachoff
    • Nov 30, 2020
    • 3 min

    Article #606) Can Silver be used instead of Gold for Tactical Investing?

    Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! As a Canadian I don't really celebrate, but I'm definitely jealous when I look at everyone's tra...
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    Video #130)  VTS Aggressive Vol strategy explanation
    Brent Osachoff
    • Nov 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    Video #130) VTS Aggressive Vol strategy explanation

    With a 20% allocation within the Leveraged Total Portfolio, the VTS Aggressive Vol strategy tactically rotates between positions in eithe...
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    Article #605)  Ignore short term noise -  Focus on the long-term process
    Brent Osachoff
    • Nov 13, 2020
    • 5 min

    Article #605) Ignore short term noise - Focus on the long-term process

    I want to state from the outset here, this is going to seem incredibly self serving today.  I'm essentially going to be cheerleading my s...
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    Article #604)  How to deal with bad intraday fill prices
    Brent Osachoff
    • Nov 12, 2020
    • 4 min

    Article #604) How to deal with bad intraday fill prices

    I think everybody understands that prices move around intraday and there can be differences from when the email goes out compared to the ...
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    Article #603)  How to allocate VXX Options in the Tactical Volatility strategy
    Brent Osachoff
    • Nov 12, 2020
    • 3 min

    Article #603) How to allocate VXX Options in the Tactical Volatility strategy

    The Tactical Volatility strategy launched in January 2012, and used the old ETF called XIV for all short volatility positions all the way...
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    Video #129)  The Double Uncertainty of investing
    Brent Osachoff
    • Nov 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    Video #129) The Double Uncertainty of investing

    Basing trade decisions on unknown binary events would be bad enough if it was just that the outcome is unknown. However, there's another...
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    Article #602)  Can we replace the S&P 500 based indexes with Nasdaq  (QQQ) ?
    Brent Osachoff
    • Oct 27, 2020
    • 4 min

    Article #602) Can we replace the S&P 500 based indexes with Nasdaq (QQQ) ?

    VTS Q&A question #66:  Can I use QQQ instead of the other stock market ETFs you choose? Check out the VTS Q&A section here. We currently ...
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    Video #128)  Here's why you should regularly add money to your investment account.
    Brent Osachoff
    • Oct 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Video #128) Here's why you should regularly add money to your investment account.

    A lot of investors don't realize just how powerful the effect of compounding can be. In this video I'll show real numbers for the massiv...
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    Article #601)  Given interest rates are so low, is it even worth holding bonds anymore?
    Brent Osachoff
    • Oct 23, 2020
    • 4 min

    Article #601) Given interest rates are so low, is it even worth holding bonds anymore?

    VTS Community, I'd like to address a topic that seems to be coming up a lot lately.  Given the proximity to the US election and how uncer...
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    Video #127)  Tactical Investing Part 2  -  How we move to safety positions
    Brent Osachoff
    • Oct 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    Video #127) Tactical Investing Part 2 - How we move to safety positions

    In this video I show the real daily trade signal emails and why we moved to safety positions during all the most recent market crashes. W...
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    Article #600)  Static value vs monthly additions  -  Compounded over 25 years
    Brent Osachoff
    • Oct 13, 2020
    • 4 min

    Article #600) Static value vs monthly additions - Compounded over 25 years

    VTS Community, There was a lot of great feedback from yesterdays blog so we'll keep it going with a follow up while it's still fresh in o...
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    Article #599)  The importance of adding money to an investment account
    Brent Osachoff
    • Oct 12, 2020
    • 4 min

    Article #599) The importance of adding money to an investment account

    As I mention a lot, the key to building long term wealth is pretty simple.  Now I am choosing that word "simple" carefully because it sho...
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    Video #126)  Tactical Investing part 1  -  Buy & Hold sucks!
    Brent Osachoff
    • Sep 21, 2020
    • 1 min

    Video #126) Tactical Investing part 1 - Buy & Hold sucks!

    I've planted my flag firmly in the Tactical Investing camp as opposed to the old buy and hold. In this part 1, I'll explain what I mean ...
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