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5 days ago
4 min

VXX Puts & Calls vs Short VXX - How as each done since Feb 18'?

It's been a little while since I last addressed the "VXX Puts vs Short VXX" question so let's revisit this today. That is to say, which ...

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Brent Osachoff

Jul 27
5 min

VTS Tactical Volatility strategy - Trade profit/duration data study

Today is day 7 for our Long VXX Put position within the Tactical Volatility strategy. It was initiated on July 17th and we're still main...

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Brent Osachoff

Jul 21
3 min

All 4 strategies are positioned aggressively, finally!

VTS Community, As of yesterday we have all 4 of our strategies in what are considered aggressive positions, finally! This alignment of a...

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Brent Osachoff

Jul 9
1 min

VIDEO: Introducing MSVX - A new volatility ETF

Let's talk about the new volatility ETF called MSVX, it's bias, performance, and what type of investor this thing may be suitable for. Wa...

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Brent Osachoff

Jul 1
1 min

VIDEO: TVIX is being delisted - What now?

It was a good 10 year run for old TVIX, but its day has finally come. TVIX will be delisted. Let's talk about why and what it means for...

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Brent Osachoff

Jun 24
1 min

VIDEO: Here's why VIX Put Options don't work

In this video we examine the effectiveness of the strategy of waiting for the VIX index to spike up higher, and then buying Put Options t...

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Brent Osachoff

Jun 21
1 min

VIDEO: Robinhood Tragedy - 5 ways to protect yourself

There was a very tragic incident involving a young trader using the Robinhood investing platform, where he was shown a negative balance f...

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Brent Osachoff

Jun 17
4 min

Can VIX futures Contango Backwardation "time" the S&P 500?

I've made no secret of the fact that I believe the most important aspect of long term investing is avoiding excessive drawdowns. Mathema...

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Brent Osachoff

Jun 10
1 min

VIDEO: Leveraged Defensive Rotation strategy

As a more conservative investor, I've always focused on giving people the smoothest investing experience possible. This has meant that a...

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Brent Osachoff

May 28
1 min

VIDEO: Leveraged Tactical Balanced strategy

The Tactical Balanced strategy has been in the Total Portfolio Solution since it launched in January 2012 and has demonstrated very low d...

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Brent Osachoff

May 20
4 min

Where did contango go? VIX futures expiration cycle example

I get a lot of people asking how to calculate VIX contango and why it sometimes makes big changes day to day. Since we saw a big change ...

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Brent Osachoff

May 18
3 min

Defense at the cost of offense? - TPS top 10 gains and losses

VTS Community, One of the core principles in my overarching investing philosophy is that I believe it's far more important to be conserva...

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Brent Osachoff

May 12
1 min

VIDEO: Don't buy TVIX - It's highly leveraged and risky

In this video we look at TVIX performance, it's leverage factor, and how it functions in an attempt to finally convince people that there...

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Brent Osachoff

May 10
1 min

VIDEO: Buy & hold Short Volatility does not work, here's why

Let me explain why neither Long Volatility nor Short Volatility are effective buy & hold trades in the long run. Want to join the Awesome...

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Brent Osachoff

Apr 26
1 min

Watch this before adding leverage to trading - Risk management

The allure of big profits causes a lot of people to leverage up their trades without fully understanding that leverage is a two way stree...

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Brent Osachoff

Apr 21
5 min

Read this before considering adding leverage to VTS strategies

Due to the sheer number of questions I get regarding adding leverage to the VTS strategies, I will (reluctantly) add leveraged sub-page...

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Brent Osachoff

Apr 19
1 min

Did TVIX go from 2.8 billion to 200? Here's why it'll never hit all time high

If you look at charts of the 3 main Long Volatility ETPs, TVIX, UVXY, and VXX have all gone from extremely high levels in the past to jus...

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Brent Osachoff

Apr 18
5 min

Short S&P 500 instead of Gold?

Question: Why don't you short the S&P 500 instead of buying Gold? (VTS Tactical Balanced strategy) This question is most commonly asked...

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Brent Osachoff

Apr 16
6 min

Real performance vs backtests

VTS Community, I've added several new questions to the website Q&A, but I'm also starting in on some of the more interesting ones, and I w...

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Brent Osachoff

Apr 12
1 min

Full Time Trading is not smart - Don't go bankrupt!

I see so many people out there expressing a desire to be a full time trader, as if it's some kind of ideal lifestyle or something. In th...

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Brent Osachoff

Apr 2
1 min

4 ways to beat the upcoming "Employment Crisis"

We are facing an unprecedented slowdown in the global economy, and unfortunately many people are losing their jobs. It's tragic, it's sc...

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Brent Osachoff

Mar 30
4 min

The best Offense is a good Defense

VTS Community, "The best defense is a good offense" I'm sure you've heard this saying before right? The idea that the best path to victo...

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Brent Osachoff

Mar 29
1 min

2 ways to Short the VIX

VTS Community, The VIX index is currently as high as it was during the financial crisis in 2008, but we know at some point it will come d...

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Brent Osachoff

Mar 26
5 min

Here's why "Correlations" matter

VTS Community: Correlation and why it's so important: Studies show the average investor only makes about a 2-3% rate of return in the lon...

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