Volatility Trading Strategies

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...

The VXX is Broken! Barclays Bank has halted share creation on VXX, which means it will very likely deviate substantially from the...

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...

Beta is one of my favourite metrics because it gives us valuable information on two important factors: Direction & Magnitude. Here's...

VTS just crossed the 10th anniversary since I launched back in January 2012. Thanks to everyone for all the support over the years, and...

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...

Many investors (and advisors) make the mistake of thinking that a portfolio of assets that "sound different" means that's its...

When analyzing data to generate trade signals, absolute or nominal values mean very little on their own. A VIX index of 15 for example...

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

One of the biggest mistakes I see traders make is when they try to use absolute or nominal values as input variables for their trading...

- Is the average US income 62,500, 43,200, or closer to 35,000? - Is the average VIX index 19.49, 17.44, or something in the 12's? Want...

We've done Contango is Ep.1 so the next step is an understanding of the opposite which is called Backwardation. Can it be used to signal...

The Volatility Lingo series will be extensive, but I think the best place to start is an understanding of something that is key for all...

The Rent vs Buy a home decision isn't nearly as simple as many people think. I hear it said so often that renting is like flushing money...

M1:M2 VIX futures backwardation represents periods of market risk and uncertainty. So the big question is, what asset classes perform...

I've always believed that focusing on risk management and drawdown reduction is by far the best way to boost long term investing...

This is a very common statement I see out there, people thinking that short stocks is easy. All you have to do is wait for the VIX...

We've done the WORST trades, so now it's time to talk about some of the best: Want to join the Awesome VTS Community * All information,...

Obviously selling naked calls and other highly risky options on high flying stocks like AMC is the worst, but I wanted to bring attention...

Everyone knows that if you save more money you'll have more money, but have you ever seen how much faster an investment account can grow...