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Last seen: Sep 24, 2021
I've been using VIX calls spreads as a hedge for a while. I buy the 25 or 30 VIX when it gets ~16 VIX. I offset some of the cost by selling the 50 or ...
@nobatmanjokes awesome, thanks for the feedback!
@navypackrigjt, like I said in my first message I can’t and wouldn’t given the leverage. SPY is an option although coms would be pretty bad.
@earlyretirementnowcom Thanks, after quite a bit of research it seems a spread is really the only “simple” strategy, although it’s expensive in how mu...
I believe there was some limitations to this strategy in IRA, not being able to use leverage in an IRA and so limiting the possible alpha of this stra...