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Squeezing Some Alpha Out of VolatilityI don't care about the direction of the general market because the market does not dictate when and where I find sheer outrageous value. However, I do believe the diligent investor can leverage volatility in crazy market swings like these in order to generate some alpha for their portfolio. My latest blog post discusses this volatility trade in short, as well as my general thoughts on market directions and their impact on investment decisions. You can check it out here: rockvuecapital.wordpress.com Always trying to improve, Brandon
AMEX:VXXLong
by BrandonBeylo
TRADE IDEA: VXX FEB 9TH 27/30 LONG PUT VERTICALAnother mechanical short volatility trade put on in the weeklies in VXX (while I wait for UVXY to do "the splits"). The February 9th weekly should open tomorrow and with VXX trading slightly below the 28 handle, I'm going to look at filling some 28/31's in that expiry for a 2.25/contract debit. Given the fact that the February 16th 28/31's are trading around that mark, I think my chances for a fill at 2.25 are decent ... . If I can't get filled for less than 2.30 for that setup, I may cave in and go with the 27.50/30.5's ... .
AMEX:VXXShort
by NaughtyPines
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OPENING: VXX FEB 16TH 28/31 LONG PUT VERTICAL... for a 2.28/contract debit. Frankly, was somewhat surprised that this appeared to have a 2.27 mid at open, since 28 is right at the money, and the market doesn't usually accommodate that kind of fill unless the short put is deeper ... . I was going to wait for the February 9th's to open, but I have a "spot" within the nooks and crannies of my February 16th 27/29 2x2 long put vertical to squeeze this in here and if someone's going to fill me for 2.30 or less on a three-wide, well, who am I to question ... .
AMEX:VXXShort
by NaughtyPines
OPENING: VXX JAN 26TH 30/33 LONG PUT VERTICAL... for a 2.22/contract debit. Metrics: Probability of Profit: 64% Max Profit: $78/contract Max Loss: $222/contract Break Even: 30.78 Notes: With UVXY sliding below 12, it's losing a bit of granularity here due to its size, so I'm switching over to VXX for a bit until UVXY reverse splits (which usually occurs around $8-$9) (i.e., it's a bigger move for UVXY to move a half strike than for VXX to move a half strike). I'll continue to put these plays on weekly in the expiry closest to 45 days wherever price lies, but also take advantage of VXST/VIX >1.00 pops with additional spreads as opportunities present themselves. As with all spreads, I generally will pull them off at 50% max profit ... .
AMEX:VXXShort
by NaughtyPines
TRADE IDEA: VXX FEB 19TH 27/29 LONG PUT VERTICALSince there's no February 2nd weekly available for me to use, I'm going out to the monthly to put on my weekly short volatility product play. Here, I'm going narrower with the spread, but doubling the number of contracts to show how to scale trade size with both width of the spread and the number of contracts. As compared to the 3-wides, which I normally get filled for around 2.25/contract and that have a max profit potential of .75/contract (33% ROC), I'm shooting for a 1.34/contract fill for the two-wides and a .66/contract max profit potential (49.25% ROC). Since I'm using two contracts instead of one, max loss is 2.68 per 2x2 as compared to the 2.25 for the 1x3, but max profit is 1.32 versus .75.
AMEX:VXXShort
by NaughtyPines