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VTS Livestream #14) Volatility metrics in percent or points?
I'll give my own perspective on the age old question of whether volatility changes should be quoted in percentage terms, or point...
Brent Osachoff
May 28, 20211 min read


VTS Livestream #13) - Huge VXX Spike - UVXY Finally Splits
Open Q&A, everyone welcome! And we'll also talk about the state of the market in light of the recent VXX spike, as well as the...
Brent Osachoff
May 14, 20211 min read


VTS Livestream #12) UVXY reverse split? VXX Options disaster!
The announcement was completely botched and it's still very uncertain, but we THINK that UVXY will be doing a reverse split soon, maybe,...
Brent Osachoff
Apr 27, 20211 min read


VTS Livestream #11) ARK Innovation ETF - Performance and Risk analysis
The ARK Innovation ETF has been the darling of WallStreet for the past year and has seen explosive growth in AUM. I get asked often why...
Brent Osachoff
Apr 24, 20211 min read


VTS Livestream #10) VXX Reverse Split - What does it mean for Options
VXX has announced a 1:4 reverse split, effective April 23rd. This will be the 6th reverse split in the roughly 12 year history of the...
Brent Osachoff
Apr 10, 20211 min read


VTS Livestream #9) New Volatility ETPs - XIV & TVIX coming back?
Two new Volatility ETPs have gained approval and may be on the horizon to launch. What are they? Should investors be interested? Let's...
Brent Osachoff
Mar 25, 20211 min read


VTS Livestream #8) Avoiding Massive VIX Spikes
There was another huge 15.95% VXX spike yesterday, #25 on the all time ranking list. Let's talk about a few ways trades can potentially...
Brent Osachoff
Feb 26, 20211 min read


VTS Livestream #7) VIX Futures Expiration & Contango Explained
The VIX futures are coming into expiration, and now is the perfect time to explain the process a little bit, and how the passage of 1 day...
Brent Osachoff
Feb 16, 20211 min read


VTS Livestream #6) Volatility Regime Change since February 2018
It's been a frustrating 3 years for many volatility traders since the great Volpocalypse event on February 5th, 2018. Short Vol profits...
Brent Osachoff
Feb 12, 20211 min read


VTS Livestream #5) How fast do Volatility ETPs decay? VXX, UVXY
How fast does VXX decay per day? How fast does UVXY decay per week? How fast did the old TVIX decay per month? In this livestream we...
Brent Osachoff
Feb 3, 20211 min read


VTS Livestream #4) GameStop, Short Squeeze, Gamma Squeeze, and VIX spike!
The GameStop situation will go down in history as one of the craziest things to happen in the market. In this video I broke down what a...
Brent Osachoff
Jan 28, 20211 min read


VTS Livestream #3) Volatility ETP Termination
Had a great talk about potential volatility ETP termination events, whether it could happen in long volatility ETPs like TVIX or UVXY,...
Brent Osachoff
Jan 21, 20211 min read


VTS Livestream #2) Volatility ETP landscape
In this livestream we broke down the current volatility landscape and highlighted the main three ETPs we have left. VXX, UVXY, and SVXY....
Brent Osachoff
Jan 17, 20211 min read


VTS Livestream #1) My first crack at a livestream, a 3 hour Q&A
My first ever livestream. After working through the technical issues, we went on to have a solid 3 hour Q&A session. Lots of fun,...
Brent Osachoff
Jan 13, 20211 min read
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