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    Article #572)  Volatility Metric:  VTS Traders VRP  -  Volatility Risk Premium
    Brent Osachoff
    • Sep 27, 2019
    • 7 min

    Article #572) Volatility Metric: VTS Traders VRP - Volatility Risk Premium

    VTS Community, The Traders VRP metric is a continuation / improvement on the Simple VRP metric I introduced previously. If you missed th...
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    Article #571)  Volatility Metric:  Simple VRP  -  Timing the market with VRP?
    Brent Osachoff
    • Sep 20, 2019
    • 6 min

    Article #571) Volatility Metric: Simple VRP - Timing the market with VRP?

    VTS Community, VTS Volatility Dashboard metric #14 - Simple VRP * Note, I'm dividing this up into two metrics (Simple VRP and Traders ...
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    Article #570)  VIX futures contango is not as high as you think
    Brent Osachoff
    • Sep 17, 2019
    • 5 min

    Article #570) VIX futures contango is not as high as you think

    VTS Community, Something that investors start to understand as they continue their journey into volatility trading is, this rabbit hole r...
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    Video #92)  VB Threshold replacements part 5:  Low volatility 0 - 20% range
    Brent Osachoff
    • Sep 16, 2019
    • 1 min

    Video #92) VB Threshold replacements part 5: Low volatility 0 - 20% range

    Making a profit trading when market volatility is in its extreme low range is actually a lot harder than many investors realize. In this...
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    Video #91)  Is it realistic to be a full time trader for a living?  Day trading?
    Brent Osachoff
    • Sep 12, 2019
    • 1 min

    Video #91) Is it realistic to be a full time trader for a living? Day trading?

    I get this question all the time, and I see it asked every week on Twitter and in Facebook groups, so I thought I would tackle it mathema...
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    Article #569)  Tactical Balanced strategy  -  Where is the performance coming from?
    Brent Osachoff
    • Sep 10, 2019
    • 5 min

    Article #569) Tactical Balanced strategy - Where is the performance coming from?

    VTS Community, When I showed the breakdown of each of the individual 20% sections in my VB Threshold strategy it was well received, so I ...
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    Article #568)  Market participants are confused!  The VIX futures market agrees
    Brent Osachoff
    • Sep 5, 2019
    • 4 min

    Article #568) Market participants are confused! The VIX futures market agrees

    VTS Community, I saw a hilarious news headline on Twitter today and I just couldn't resist making a snide comment  (@volatilityVIX to fol...
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    Video #90)  Has the US dollar lost 96% of its value?  Gold, Bitcoin
    Brent Osachoff
    • Sep 4, 2019
    • 1 min

    Video #90) Has the US dollar lost 96% of its value? Gold, Bitcoin

    This is a statement I've heard a thousand times, that the US dollar has lost 96% or 98% of its value. But is it actually true?
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    Video #89)  VB Threshold strategy replacements part 4  -  80 - 100% VXZ section
    Brent Osachoff
    • Sep 3, 2019
    • 1 min

    Video #89) VB Threshold strategy replacements part 4 - 80 - 100% VXZ section

    Having a plan to deal with market downturns is one of the most important aspects of successful long term investing. A recession will com...
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    Video #88)  Corvette C8 Buyers Guide  -  Depreciation curve
    Brent Osachoff
    • Aug 29, 2019
    • 1 min

    Video #88) Corvette C8 Buyers Guide - Depreciation curve

    The Corvette C8 was just released, and it's amazing. If you're into cars at all, you probably want one. But most sports cars are deprec...
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    Video #87)  VB Threshold strategy replacements part 3  -  60 - 80% TLT section
    Brent Osachoff
    • Aug 22, 2019
    • 1 min

    Video #87) VB Threshold strategy replacements part 3 - 60 - 80% TLT section

    The VB Threshold strategy can be adjusted a little bit to fit anyones level of risk tolerance, but the question is, what are some viable ...
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    Video #86)  VB Threshold strategy replacements part 2  -  40 - 60% SPY section
    Brent Osachoff
    • Aug 20, 2019
    • 1 min

    Video #86) VB Threshold strategy replacements part 2 - 40 - 60% SPY section

    The VB Threshold strategy can be adjusted a little bit to fit anyones level of risk tolerance, but the question is, what are some viable ...
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    Article #567)  VTS Tactical Balanced strategy vs S&P 500
    Brent Osachoff
    • Aug 16, 2019
    • 4 min

    Article #567) VTS Tactical Balanced strategy vs S&P 500

    VTS Community, As a longer term tactical investor, I don't like to talk about performance that often.  Every few months is fine, but I ce...
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    Video #85)  VB Threshold strategy replacements part 1  -  20-40% ZIV section.
    Brent Osachoff
    • Aug 12, 2019
    • 1 min

    Video #85) VB Threshold strategy replacements part 1 - 20-40% ZIV section.

    Breaking down the 20-40% section of the VTS VB Threshold strategy, and offering up some potential replacement ideas for those who want to...
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    Video #84)  S&P 500 Put/Call Ratio  -  Dip Buying part 1  -  VXX, VIX
    Brent Osachoff
    • Aug 9, 2019
    • 1 min

    Video #84) S&P 500 Put/Call Ratio - Dip Buying part 1 - VXX, VIX

    I'm a systematic trader and always stick to the signals my volatility metrics tell me. However I realize not everybody is like me, and s...
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    Video #83)  VTS VB Threshold strategy
    Brent Osachoff
    • Jul 31, 2019
    • 1 min

    Video #83) VTS VB Threshold strategy

    The VTS VB Threshold strategy may just be the most unique, transparent, and effective trading strategy you'll find anywhere. Bold claim,...
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    Article #566)  Short VXX vs Long VXX Put options  -  Part 2.  What happens during crashes?
    Brent Osachoff
    • Jul 25, 2019
    • 4 min

    Article #566) Short VXX vs Long VXX Put options - Part 2. What happens during crashes?

    VTS Community, In yesterday's blog I went through all the math showing why the rate of return for our most recent VXX Put option position...
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    Article #565)  Volatility Metric:  VVIX
    Brent Osachoff
    • Jul 23, 2019
    • 5 min

    Article #565) Volatility Metric: VVIX

    VTS Community, With just a quick glance at my website it will be obvious that I am obsessed with volatility markets.  You won't find any ...
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    Article #564)  Volatility Metric:  VIX - VOLI residual
    Brent Osachoff
    • Jul 16, 2019
    • 6 min

    Article #564) Volatility Metric: VIX - VOLI residual

    VTS Community, This is a metric that I've used quite effectively for years, but for whatever reason it's virtually unknown.  Some of the ...
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    Article #563)  Volatility Metric:  The VOLI Index explained  -  Is it a VIX killer?
    Brent Osachoff
    • Jul 11, 2019
    • 3 min

    Article #563) Volatility Metric: The VOLI Index explained - Is it a VIX killer?

    VTS Community, I'd like to continue filling out the Volatility Dashboard metrics, and the next two on the list both involve an index that...
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    Article #562)  VTS Discretionary Options strategy  -  Closing summary
    Brent Osachoff
    • Jul 6, 2019
    • 5 min

    Article #562) VTS Discretionary Options strategy - Closing summary

    VTS Community, I've gone over this in several blogs already so I'm sure most of you are fully aware, but in case there's a few that aren'...
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    Article #561)  Volatility Metrics:  VIX9D:VIX:VIX3M:VIX6M:VIX1Y  -  Fast, medium, slow crossovers
    Brent Osachoff
    • Jun 11, 2019
    • 6 min

    Article #561) Volatility Metrics: VIX9D:VIX:VIX3M:VIX6M:VIX1Y - Fast, medium, slow crossovers

    VTS Community, The cash VIX term structure is in my opinion one of the most useful, yet most overlooked aspects of the volatility complex...
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    Article #560)  Volatility Metric  -  VIX9D:VIX ratio  (fast crossover)
    Brent Osachoff
    • Jun 5, 2019
    • 5 min

    Article #560) Volatility Metric - VIX9D:VIX ratio (fast crossover)

    VTS Community, Even if you're relatively new to the VTS community, it doesn't take very long following my daily blogs before you're intro...
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    Article #559)  Volatility Metric: VX30:VIX roll yield  -  Constant maturity VIX contract
    Brent Osachoff
    • May 28, 2019
    • 5 min

    Article #559) Volatility Metric: VX30:VIX roll yield - Constant maturity VIX contract

    In a previous article M1:VIX roll yield, I discussed how the true mechanism for how volatility ETPs derive their price isn't actually the...
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