I started reading the XIV articles you were RTing and thinking, "Who...who would want to be in this?" It's the kind of thing Taleb wrote Black Swan about. Thank you for confirming my instinct.
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Shorting volatility isn't always bad. There are definitely good times to do something like this.
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On Friday January 26, I did something I'd never done before and bought a whole bunch of put options to hedge my entire portfolio... On Wednesday January 30, I thought "I'm a genius" and sold that hedge for a 40% profit... then proceeded to buy a bunch of call options...

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