Stock market volatility is on the rise which not only presents trading opportunities in stocks but in volatility itself. The recent 6% market decline as sent the VIX (INDEXCBOE:VIX) is up some 30% over past two weeks. I'm using this jump in the VIX to establish two separate positions in the iPath S&P Short-Term VIX (NYSEARCA:VXX): one low-risk long-term which I'll look at today and a riskier short-term one I'll discuss tomorrow. Before getting to the specific trades we need to discuss some particulars surrounding the volatility-based products. This previous article on volatility trading addresses some of the nuances in ...![]()
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