ASYMMETRY® Observations

ASYMMETRY® Observations are Mike Shell’s observations of investor behavior causing directional price trends, global macro, tactical ETF trading, momentum stock trading, hedging, volatility trading, and risk management that creates asymmetric investment returns. An asymmetric return profile is a risk/reward profile with a positive asymmetry between profit and loss. Mike Shell is the founder of Shell Capital Management, LLC and the portfolio manager of ASYMMETRY® Global Tactical

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        • Is asymmetric mean-reverting pattern in stock returns systematic?
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      • Quantile Regression Analysis of the Asymmetric Return-Volatility Relation
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      • A Century of Evidence on Trend-Following Investing
      • Simple technical trading rules and the stochastic properties of stock returns
      • Two centuries of trend following
      • Asymmetric Option Price Distribution and Bid-Ask Quotes: Consequences for Implied Volatility Smiles
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      • Can the VIX Signal Market’s Direction? An Asymmetric Dynamic Strategy
        • Volatility Trading Strategies with VIX ETN ETF
          • The Risks of Volatility ETNs: A Recent Incident and Underlying Issues
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      • We Don’t Quite Know What We are Talking About When We Talk About Volatility
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    • Investors risk tolerance is asymmetric
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    • Forecasting ETFs with Machine Learning Algorithms
    • Description, Definition, and Classification
    • Investments with asymmetric returns
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    • How Asymmetric is U.S. Stock Market Volatility?
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Mike Shell Interviews

Mike Shell interview Forbes: Using Price Trends to Maximize Profits May 10, 2012

Mike Shell interview with Investor’s Business Daily October 17, 2011

Mike Shell Interview on Top Traders Unplugged Part 1 Feb 12, 2015

Mike Shell Interview on Top Traders Unplugged Part 2 Feb 12, 2015

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ASYMMETRY® Observations are Mike Shell’s observations of investor behavior causing directional price trends, global macro, tactical ETF trading, momentum stock trading, hedging, volatility trading, and risk management that creates asymmetric investment returns. An asymmetric return profile is a risk/reward profile with a positive asymmetry between profit and loss. Mike Shell is the founder of Shell Capital Management, LLC and the portfolio manager of ASYMMETRY® Global Tactical. For more information, visit www.Shell-Capital.com

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