SpreadEdge Capital specializes in seasonal spread trading across a wide variety of commodity markets. A spread trade is the simultaneous purchase and sale of the same commodity with different delivery dates. SpreadEdge publishes a weekly Newsletter that provides several seasonal spread trade opportunities every week.
Watch List
The SpreadEdge Newsletter includes a “Watch List” of trades that meet our strict screening criteria. Included in the Watch List are the markets, commodity symbols, entry and exit dates, win %, average profit, average drawdown, best profit, worst loss, and risk level (using a 1-5 scale). All information is hypothetical and is based on the most recent 15 years of historical data.
This week there are 5 trades that are planned for client and personal accounts. This article will focus on the VIX calendar spread.
Disclaimer
HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE MANY INHERENT LIMITATIONS, SOME OF WHICH ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN. IN FACT, THERE ARE FREQUENTLY SHARP DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND THE ACTUAL RESULTS SUBSEQUENTLY ACHIEVED BY ANY PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM. ONE OF THE LIMITATIONS OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS IS THAT THEY ARE GENERALLY PREPARED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. IN ADDITION, HYPOTHETICAL TRADING DOES NOT INVOLVE FINANCIAL RISK, AND NO HYPOTHETICAL TRADING RECORD CAN COMPLETELY ACCOUNT FOR THE IMPACT OF FINANCIAL RISK IN ACTUAL TRADING. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS.
Technical Analysis
The VIX has been moving lower the past several weeks. It seems most likely that VIX will continue to grind lower.
Seasonality
Seasonality data is generated by SeasonAlgo. Entry and exit dates are analyzed and scored for every expiration month combination.
The VIX October, November calendar spread has hypothetically profited in 14 of the past 15 years when entered on July 6 and exited on September 16.
Spread Chart
Spread Charts represent the difference between the front and back month contracts and are simply the front month price minus the back month price. Spreads that are sold profit when the price gets more negative or less positive. Spreads that are bought profit when prices get more positive or less negative.
To trade the VIX, I will take profits on the July, August calendar spread and roll out to the October, November calendar spread. The most optimal entry based on the past 15 years of historical data is Saturday which rolls forward to Friday July 5.
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More Information
The SpreadEdge Weekly Newsletter is published every weekend and provides a broad overview of the important seasonal, technical, and fundamental indicators within the Energy, Grains, Meats, Softs, Metals and Currency markets. In addition, spread trade recommendations and follow-up on open trades is also provided. For a free copy of the Weekly Newsletter, please send an email to info@SpreadEdgeCapital.com
Darren Carlat
SpreadEdge Capital, LLC
(214) 636-3133
Darren@SpreadEdgeCapital.com
Disclaimer
SpreadEdge Capital, LLC is registered as a Commodity Trading Advisor with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and is an NFA member. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Futures trading is not suitable for all investors, The risk associated with futures trading is substantial. Only risk capital should be used for these investments because you can lose more than your original investment. This is not a solicitation.
On the date of publication, Darren Carlat had a position in: VIN24 . All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy here.
