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Liberation Day
I don’t know about you, but I got liberated from some money today! It was definitely a painful day in the markets, though it could have been much worse for me. I’m a highly aggressive investor, often leveraged roughly 3-to-1 compared to the overall market. Today, the stock market dropped about 4.75%. Had things played
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9 to 5 Trader
I often critique other traders and investors on the collective2 platform. Since this is done via the interenet it rarely results in them actually listening. But I hope you listen. If you disagree show me why I’m wrong in the data below. One user SeanKelly11 has stated on their blog that they have a “simple
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Why Today Was Terrible
Today was an awful day for many of my strategies. I was long on volatility, but volatility had a big recovery today. Below is an isolated backtest of investing $10,000 in one of my main long volatility strategies. As we can see, the drop today is evident, but it looks small compared to the massive
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Potential UVIX Trades Today
It’s unfortunate that the signal to buy UVIX on Friday didn’t hold until the end of the day. Once again today, we have some significant trades that will occur if the signals hold until the close. However, come Tuesday, we might regret entering UVIX or wish we had invested more. It’s impossible to predict with
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Easiest to Follow vs Best Combo Today
My apologies to subscribers for the recent performance. I understand that the last month and the past few days have been challenging. There will inevitably be days like this in the world of investing. While today was a fantastic day for some of my strategies, like Best Combo, it wasn’t favorable for Easiest to Follow.
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Update on Performance
It has been several months since I last updated the performance of my accounts. In short the market has a 184% return and I have a 344% return! The screenshot is from the PortfolioAnalyst tool provided by Interactive Brokers (IBKR), which remains my preferred broker. I’ve been using IBKR since 2016. However, in 2018, I
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