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    Video #104)  Short Volatility got Crushed!  -  Here's a better way to do it
    Brent Osachoff
    • Mar 16, 2020
    • 1 min

    Video #104) Short Volatility got Crushed! - Here's a better way to do it

    I'm always warning traders of the dangers of shorting volatility by directly taking short positions in the long volatility ETPs such as V...
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    Video #103)  Short VXX vs 3x Long Stocks  -  Which is better?
    Brent Osachoff
    • Mar 12, 2020
    • 1 min

    Video #103) Short VXX vs 3x Long Stocks - Which is better?

    Volatility has spiked to the highest level since the 08' financial crisis. There may be a few brave people out there looking to time a r...
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    Article #584)  Long Volatility is a frustrating trade  -  Let me show you why
    Brent Osachoff
    • Mar 6, 2020
    • 7 min

    Article #584) Long Volatility is a frustrating trade - Let me show you why

    VTS Community, Everybody who dips a toe in the volatility pool eventually has dreams of hitting that perfect buy on something like VXX ju...
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    Article #583)  All VTS Strategy Trade Frequency
    Brent Osachoff
    • Mar 5, 2020
    • 4 min

    Article #583) All VTS Strategy Trade Frequency

    We have a very large VTS community  (members from 57 countries now)  and everyone is going to have their own "ideal" trade frequency. -  ...
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    Article #582)  I'm not a bull or a bear  -  I manage risk and trade the market we have
    Brent Osachoff
    • Feb 27, 2020
    • 4 min

    Article #582) I'm not a bull or a bear - I manage risk and trade the market we have

    This latest stock market crash has yet again brought one fundamental truism of investing into the light. It's something that really shou...
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    Article #581)  An introduction to beta  -  What is the VIX:SPX beta?
    Brent Osachoff
    • Feb 26, 2020
    • 5 min

    Article #581) An introduction to beta - What is the VIX:SPX beta?

    In the investing world, beta is generally referring to an individual security's return in relation to the movement of the underlying benc...
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    Article #580)  Volatility Metric:  VTS Cash VIX Oscillator
    Brent Osachoff
    • Feb 18, 2020
    • 5 min

    Article #580) Volatility Metric: VTS Cash VIX Oscillator

    I hope everyone had a great holiday long weekend and are ready to get back into it. As promised I'm going to go over a new addition to t...
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    Article #579)  If you trade Volatility ETPs  (VXX)  you need to understand this!
    Brent Osachoff
    • Feb 12, 2020
    • 6 min

    Article #579) If you trade Volatility ETPs (VXX) you need to understand this!

    VTS Community, We jumped into a new Long VXX Put option trade (stock replacement through options) in the Tactical Volatility strategy yes...
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    Article #578)  Volatility Metric:  VTS VXX Crush level
    Brent Osachoff
    • Jan 21, 2020
    • 7 min

    Article #578) Volatility Metric: VTS VXX Crush level

    On January 30th, 2009 the volatility landscape changed forever with the introduction of the world's first volatility exchange traded prod...
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    Article #577)  Here's why I don't short Volatility when Volatility is too low
    Brent Osachoff
    • Jan 16, 2020
    • 5 min

    Article #577) Here's why I don't short Volatility when Volatility is too low

    The VTS Tactical Volatility strategy moved to cash two days ago after a very good run in the most recent series of trades.  All totalled ...
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    Video #102)  12 x 30 day Challenges for 2020!
    Brent Osachoff
    • Jan 7, 2020
    • 1 min

    Video #102) 12 x 30 day Challenges for 2020!

    Every month this year I'm going to do a different 30-day challenge. Personal finance, Career, Health, Relationships, there's a little of...
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    Article #576)  Volatility Trading Strategies is now 8 years old!  Here's how it evolved
    Brent Osachoff
    • Jan 2, 2020
    • 7 min

    Article #576) Volatility Trading Strategies is now 8 years old! Here's how it evolved

    Now that we're into 2020, Volatility Trading Strategies has officially been going for 8 years now and I thought I'd give a little VTS tim...
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    Video #101)  VXX Puts vs Short VXX  -  Which Short Volatility method is better?
    Brent Osachoff
    • Dec 23, 2019
    • 1 min

    Video #101) VXX Puts vs Short VXX - Which Short Volatility method is better?

    I've said many, many times (like broken record amount of times) that I don't believe anybody should ever short volatility ETPs directly...
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    Article #575)  Volatility Metric:  VTS Extreme Put/Call Ratio
    Brent Osachoff
    • Dec 17, 2019
    • 5 min

    Article #575) Volatility Metric: VTS Extreme Put/Call Ratio

    VTS Volatility Dashboard #16 - VTS Extreme Put/Call Ratio What is a Put/Call ratio? In general put/call ratios are used to gauge the se...
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    Video #100)  A New Short Volatility ETP?  SVIX  -  The New XIV
    Brent Osachoff
    • Dec 13, 2019
    • 1 min

    Video #100) A New Short Volatility ETP? SVIX - The New XIV

    All volatility traders know about the unfortunate demise of the old XIV, so this news of a potential new -1x inverse volatility ETP is in...
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    Video #99)  4 Ways to Short Volatility  -  Ranked from Worst to Best
    Brent Osachoff
    • Dec 11, 2019
    • 1 min

    Video #99) 4 Ways to Short Volatility - Ranked from Worst to Best

    Shorting Volatility has become quite mainstream in the last few years, but the thing is, not all short volatility strategies are the same...
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    Video #98)  Don't Short UVXY
    Brent Osachoff
    • Dec 2, 2019
    • 1 min

    Video #98) Don't Short UVXY

    There are many ways to trade the various volatility ETPs on the market, some of which can be quite profitable and reasonably safe. Howev...
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    Video #97)  Constant Portfolio Rebalancing for Active Traders
    Brent Osachoff
    • Dec 1, 2019
    • 1 min

    Video #97) Constant Portfolio Rebalancing for Active Traders

    In this final part 3 of the portfolio rebalancing series, I'll go over how I regularly rebalance my own portfolio which is more active tr...
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    Video #96)  "How to" Rebalance a Portfolio
    Brent Osachoff
    • Nov 25, 2019
    • 1 min

    Video #96) "How to" Rebalance a Portfolio

    There's three common methods of portfolio rebalancing depending on the structure and preference of the investor. In this video I'll talk...
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    Video #95)  "Why" Portfolio Rebalancing is so important
    Brent Osachoff
    • Nov 22, 2019
    • 1 min

    Video #95) "Why" Portfolio Rebalancing is so important

    Portfolio rebalancing is a vital component of proper risk management, but unfortunately many investors don't implement it. This can leav...
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    Video #94)  Can VIX Futures Predict Recession?
    Brent Osachoff
    • Nov 18, 2019
    • 1 min

    Video #94) Can VIX Futures Predict Recession?

    With so much recession talk lately, as a volatility specialist I thought I would share a VIX futures specific metric that I use that may ...
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    Video #93)  Why VIX futures roll yield is SO important  -  VXX trading
    Brent Osachoff
    • Oct 23, 2019
    • 1 min

    Video #93) Why VIX futures roll yield is SO important - VXX trading

    VTS Community, I've got a video today talking about a vital concept for anyone trying to understand how the volatility ETPs like VXX, UVX...
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    Article #574)  VTS Options  -  New Trade example
    Brent Osachoff
    • Oct 18, 2019
    • 4 min

    Article #574) VTS Options - New Trade example

    This is a sneak peak into what VTS Options delivers. Here's what subscribers see for all new trades. Plus of course, all the regular VT...
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    Article #573)  VTS strategies have very low correlation to the S&P 500  -  Recession ready?
    Brent Osachoff
    • Oct 18, 2019
    • 6 min

    Article #573) VTS strategies have very low correlation to the S&P 500 - Recession ready?

    Special blog today! I'm including the ENTIRE VTS email, not just the blog. You can check out what VTS Community subscribers see daily. ...
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