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    Video #180)  Live Short VXX Options Trade for the Broken VXX
    Brent Osachoff
    • Mar 23
    • 1 min

    Video #180) Live Short VXX Options Trade for the Broken VXX

    Barclays has suspended share creations on the VXX which means it's not tracking it's indicative value anymore, it's broken! This kind of...
    Video #179)  VXX is Broken!  Don't Trade VXX Until You Watch This
    Brent Osachoff
    • Mar 17
    • 1 min

    Video #179) VXX is Broken! Don't Trade VXX Until You Watch This

    The VXX is Broken! Barclays Bank has halted share creation on VXX, which means it will very likely deviate substantially from the...
    VTS Livestream #34)  Top 6 VXX Options Trades While VXX is Broken
    Brent Osachoff
    • Mar 16
    • 1 min

    VTS Livestream #34) Top 6 VXX Options Trades While VXX is Broken

    We don't know how long the share creation in VXX will be halted, so in this livestream we talked about 6 options trades (3 short and 3...
    VTS Livestream #33)  VXX Is Broken!  -  Barclays bank has halted share creation
    Brent Osachoff
    • Mar 15
    • 1 min

    VTS Livestream #33) VXX Is Broken! - Barclays bank has halted share creation

    Barclays Bank has halted share creation with VXX, which means it will likely deviate substantially from its indicative value. In this...
    Video #178)  Here's What VIX Index Values Actually Mean  -  Estimate Forward S&P 500
    Brent Osachoff
    • Mar 13
    • 1 min

    Video #178) Here's What VIX Index Values Actually Mean - Estimate Forward S&P 500

    The VIX Index is one of the most quoted and referenced index in the investing world. But do people really know what it is? When the VIX...
    VTS Livestream #32)  Why is UVXY Down When Stocks Are Also Down?
    Brent Osachoff
    • Mar 11
    • 1 min

    VTS Livestream #32) Why is UVXY Down When Stocks Are Also Down?

    In this livestream we discussed what actually causes UVXY and VXX movements, and I explain how UVXY still went down when the S&P 500 went...
    Video #177)  What is Beta?  -  Stocks Direction & Magnitude  -  Volatility Lingo Ep.7
    Brent Osachoff
    • Mar 9
    • 1 min

    Video #177) What is Beta? - Stocks Direction & Magnitude - Volatility Lingo Ep.7

    Beta is one of my favourite metrics because it gives us valuable information on two important factors: Direction & Magnitude. Here's...
    Video #176)  VTS is 10 Years Old!  Performance Review & the Future
    Brent Osachoff
    • Feb 27
    • 1 min

    Video #176) VTS is 10 Years Old! Performance Review & the Future

    VTS just crossed the 10th anniversary since I launched back in January 2012. Thanks to everyone for all the support over the years, and...
    Article #637)  What is the Ideal "Long Volatility" Trade Frequency for Tail Risk?
    Brent Osachoff
    • Feb 24
    • 6 min

    Article #637) What is the Ideal "Long Volatility" Trade Frequency for Tail Risk?

    VTS Community, We've dedicated three blogs in the last several weeks talking about the bizarre nature of this market sell off. More...
    Article #636)  Part 2  -  5 Volatility Ranges  -  Our Beta : SPX Exposure During Each
    Brent Osachoff
    • Feb 17
    • 7 min

    Article #636) Part 2 - 5 Volatility Ranges - Our Beta : SPX Exposure During Each

    VTS Community, In Part 1 of this article yesterday (read Part 1 here if you missed it) we talked about why "Buy and Hold" investing is...
    Article #635)  Part 1  -  5 Volatility Ranges  -  Our Expected Portfolio Positions During Each
    Brent Osachoff
    • Feb 16
    • 6 min

    Article #635) Part 1 - 5 Volatility Ranges - Our Expected Portfolio Positions During Each

    VTS Community, The vast majority of the investment world is what we would consider buy and hold investors. Now it's hard to put an exact...
    Video #175)  VTS Performance Score  -  Risk vs Reward metric better than the Sharpe Ratio
    Brent Osachoff
    • Jan 30
    • 1 min

    Video #175) VTS Performance Score - Risk vs Reward metric better than the Sharpe Ratio

    The VTS Performance Score is my own designed metric to measure the rate of return of an investment in relation to the most direct pain...
    Article #634)  4 Types of Drawdowns and Their Root Cause
    Brent Osachoff
    • Jan 21
    • 8 min

    Article #634) 4 Types of Drawdowns and Their Root Cause

    VTS Community, With the S&P 500 down over 7% from its highs and the Nasdaq down about 11%, we also find ourselves in an uncomfortable...
    Video #174)  Correlation  -  Build a Strong Investment Portfolio  -  Volatility Lingo Ep.6
    Brent Osachoff
    • Jan 18
    • 1 min

    Video #174) Correlation - Build a Strong Investment Portfolio - Volatility Lingo Ep.6

    Many investors (and advisors) make the mistake of thinking that a portfolio of assets that "sound different" means that's its...
    Video #173)  Percent Rank  -  How Traders Must View Volatility Metrics  -  Volatility Lingo Ep.5
    Brent Osachoff
    • Jan 9
    • 1 min

    Video #173) Percent Rank - How Traders Must View Volatility Metrics - Volatility Lingo Ep.5

    When analyzing data to generate trade signals, absolute or nominal values mean very little on their own. A VIX index of 15 for example...
    Article #633)  Tactical Volatility on hold, Aggressive Vol will take the lead
    Brent Osachoff
    • Jan 7
    • 6 min

    Article #633) Tactical Volatility on hold, Aggressive Vol will take the lead

    VTS Community, As we've talked about throughout this week, there are very few functional changes to the portfolio to start 2022. Most of...
    VTS Livestream #31)  VIX Options Trades  -  Minimalism in 2022
    Brent Osachoff
    • Dec 31, 2021
    • 1 min

    VTS Livestream #31) VIX Options Trades - Minimalism in 2022

    Want to join the Awesome VTS Community? * All information, analysis, and articles on this site are provided for informational purposes...
    VTS Livestream #30)  Are Volatility Spikes More Common?  Going From Amateur to Professional
    Brent Osachoff
    • Dec 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    VTS Livestream #30) Are Volatility Spikes More Common? Going From Amateur to Professional

    Want to join the Awesome VTS Community? * All information, analysis, and articles on this site are provided for informational purposes...
    VTS Livestream #29)  How to Fade VIX Spikes  -  3 Best and 3 Worst Ways to Trade VIX
    Brent Osachoff
    • Dec 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    VTS Livestream #29) How to Fade VIX Spikes - 3 Best and 3 Worst Ways to Trade VIX

    Want to join the Awesome VTS Community? * All information, analysis, and articles on this site are provided for informational purposes...
    VTS Livestream #28)  Huge VIX Spike!  -  Comparing VXX Options vs SVXY
    Brent Osachoff
    • Nov 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    VTS Livestream #28) Huge VIX Spike! - Comparing VXX Options vs SVXY

    Want to join the Awesome VTS Community? * All information, analysis, and articles on this site are provided for informational purposes...
    VTS Livestream #27)  VXX Decay Factor  -  How to Find Your Perfect Career?
    Brent Osachoff
    • Nov 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    VTS Livestream #27) VXX Decay Factor - How to Find Your Perfect Career?

    Want to join the Awesome VTS Community? * All information, analysis, and articles on this site are provided for informational purposes...
    Article #632)  Part 5  -  VB Threshold strategy through the 2020 pandemic
    Brent Osachoff
    • Nov 15, 2021
    • 6 min

    Article #632) Part 5 - VB Threshold strategy through the 2020 pandemic

    VTS Community, Continuing on with the discussion on VTS strategies during the pandemic, we'll talk about what could be considered the...
    VTS Livestream #26)  VXX Broken Wing Butterflies  -  Scaling, Allocation
    Brent Osachoff
    • Nov 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    VTS Livestream #26) VXX Broken Wing Butterflies - Scaling, Allocation

    Want to join the Awesome VTS Community? * All information, analysis, and articles on this site are provided for informational purposes...
    Video #172)  Retire a Millionaire making a 12% a year return
    Brent Osachoff
    • Nov 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    Video #172) Retire a Millionaire making a 12% a year return

    So many people are under the false impression that you need some exorbitantly high rate of return to retire a millionaire. The truth is,...
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