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Last seen: Sep 23, 2022
@e-trader Wow that's scary, how much margin are you carrying for each put? It seems that Interactive Brokers has a lot lower risk limits as long as y...
Nice thought, I've also thought about buying 3+ month SPX low delta puts for a more direct hedge when Vix <15 but haven't actually tried it.
@schmeljones Yeah I'm not critiquing your leverage, especially if you've had the same strategy for awhile. Merely just observing of what it seems like...
Is it just me or have way more people been talking about using leverage to have >100% equities exposure in the past 1-2 months? I don't remember ...
@earlyretirementnowcom Yeah you're definitely right about the psychological point of view. You have to be able to stomach 80%+ drawdowns which is ve...
@schmeljones Wow there's a lot on the topic at bogleheads. I've never spent much time over there because I assumed most of the talk is geared towards...
I may have answered my own question. It looks like they have a custom data import feature. I'm guessing you imported your own return data from Robert...
@seejee I think that's a good summary. It has the potential to have lower SORR but is certainly not guaranteed. The approach that I'd use, would be...
@earlyretirementnowcom I've been thinking, why don't people lever up more early in their earning years, then once they think they have enough equities...
@earlyretirementnowcom Great point! In a inflationary environment with low real stock returns, this portfolio would get smoked compared to simple buy ...
@earlyretirementnowcom I can't believe how high the premiums are for Friday morning expiring options vs afternoon. At different points after the fed ...
@navypack That is unusual especially given how prices typically drop after the dividend comes out. It looks like the ~2% rally started Friday morning...
@navypack Yeah, if you dig deeper into the CPI numbers that were released, the biggest contributors came from automobiles and travel. These two are s...
@mpaziran I was wondering why premiums were so elevated at the end of day yesterday, makes more sense now.
$9500 a month after taxes with yearly cost of living adjustments Wow you are sitting very pretty! I didn't know pensions like that existed anymore...