Volatility Trading Strategies

VTS Community We'll be selling another covered call today in our ongoing wheel of fun put trade that we started back on Mar. 8, 2018.  As...

VTS Community We're going to open a new Bull Put Spread on SPY today, very similar to the one we had opened previously and I think it...

VTS Community Good morning everyone.  Yesterday the S&P 500 dropped and once again touched that 200-day moving average it's been battling...

VTS Community Thanks so much for all the great feedback on the VTS Discretionary Strategy.  I'm glad to hear that those who are following...

VTS Community Tomorrow I will give an update on our CVS trades within the VTS Discretionary Strategy as we are coming into expiry.  The...

Recently I put out my 2nd Questionnaire asking the VTS community a few questions. You can view the original article at the following...

The S&P 500 is up a little bit so far today but not nearly enough to see any significant repairs to the volatility complex.  VIX futures...

It’s impossible to write anything for the first quarter of 2018 without everything being about February 5th.  It’s a day that will be...

The first part of today's blog will be another "Wheel of Fun" put trade, again on the CVS. Click here to watch the Wheel of Fun strategy...

Now that our VTS Discretionary Strategy has launched I thought I'd do a quick video showing people how to use a basic stock screener. ...

I'm very excited today to get the ball rolling on our new VTS Discretionary Strategy.  Remember this is purely optional and it's just my...

The VTS Discretionary Strategy is a freestyle allocation that will be made up of several of my go-to trades. Today I'm introducing the...

I'm very excited to introduce a brand new strategy for 2018 here at Volatility Trading Strategies. It's a strategy inspired by you, the...

It's a sad day for all of us volatility investors as the flagship volatility ETP has terminated. It's just a bump in the road but it's a...

We’ve been talking about it most of the year so why stop now.  2017 has been an unbelievably low volatility period. A picture speaks a...

Anybody who's followed the daily performance of these volatility ETPs will very quickly realize they do occasionally suffer significant...

As this 2nd longest bull market in history pushes on, more and more investors are wondering how to invest in this overvalued market. In...

Will our next position in the VTS Tactical Volatility Strategy more likely be in the XIV, or the VXX? To fully answer this one, let's...

As a follow up to Part 1, here in Part 2 we will review the previous trades, talk about why they didn't work out, and discuss a better...

I reached out to the VTS community for a little feedback, and here's the discussion about some of the results.

With volatility so low in 2017 and smashing historical records, are there any option trades that we can take that will capitalize on...

2017 continues to build into what will no doubt be remembered for decades to come as that year volatility took a vacation.  There’s only...

It's important that investors understand benchmarks and what represents a good rate of return. In this video I outline 4 potential...

Why invest in Volatility Products: Investing in volatility products only makes up 1/4 of our Total Portfolio Solution, but that doesn't...