The VIX futures curve continues to send a clear message: volatility remains elevated, and the market still expects it to fade—but not just yet.
Read it here: VIX Futures Still in Backwardation: What This Shift Tells Us Now
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To compound capital efficiently over time, downside risk must be actively mitigated. The key to long-term wealth creation isn’t just capturing upside—it’s protecting capital through asymmetric risk/reward positioning and strict portfolio risk exposure limits.
Read it here: The Case for Limiting Drawdowns Through Active Risk Management and Hedging: The Math Behind Efficient Compounding
The latest internal market data shows a broad collapse in demand and increase in selling pressure across all major S&P 500 sectors.
The percentage of stocks trading above key moving averages—from 5-day to 200-day—has declined sharply. While short-term trend damage is now widespread, we’re beginning to see conditions where countertrend setups with convexity potential may form.
It’s a signal to prepare for an eventual countertrend.
Read it here: Market Breadth Collapse Intensifies: Monitoring for Countertrend Setups with Asymmetric Risk/Reward
Sector dispersion is a gift to the asymmetric investor. When sectors diverge this sharply in trend, volatility, and valuation, the environment rewards those who are willing to rotate tactically and structure trades to capture exponential upside while controlling downside risk. We may use this data to identify setups with capped downside and high upside optionality—hallmarks of true asymmetry.
Read about it here: Asymmetry in Sector Dispersion: Q1 2025 U.S. Sector Dashboard Insights
Read it here: Asymmetry in Action: Sector Dispersion Widens in March 2025 Industry Dashboard
You wouldn’t know it from watching the VIX index alone, but something interesting is happening beneath the surface. The VIX futures curve — the structure that really drives volatility-linked products like VXX, VIXY, and UVXY — is showing signs of indecision. Here’s what it means for asymmetric hedging.
Read it here: The Volatility Mullet: What the VIX Curve Is Quietly Telling Us Today
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