How the Dog of Dogs Portfolio Made 124% Last Week:
This portfolio is based on the expectation that the volatility ETN VXX will continue its downward slope in the future. The following is an excerpt from the weekly newsletter I send to my paying subscribers: Summary of Dog of Dogs Portfolio
This $5000 portfolio is designed to take advantage of the long-term inevitable price pattern of VXX.. Because of contango, the way it is constructed, and the management fee, the stock is destined to fall over the long term. Twice in the last three years, 1 – 4 reverse splits had to be made so there would be some reasonable price to trade. We use calendar spreads at strikes below the underlying price.
As a reminder why we call this the Dog of Dogs portfolio, here is the 4-year graph of this ETN since it was formed:
The stock never really traded for $2800 as the graph suggests – adjusting for the two reverse splits made it seem that way. This surely is the worst-performing “stock” in the entire universe over the past four years.
Here are the current positions we hold in this portfolio:
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Dog Of Dogs
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Price:
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$27.55
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Portfolio Gain since 12/04/12 =
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+14.5%
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Option
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Strike
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Symbol
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Price
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Total
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Delta
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Gamma
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Theta
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-3
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Jan2-13
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P
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27
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VXX130111P27
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$0.42
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($126)
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-6
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Jan2-13
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P
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28
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VXX130111P28
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$0.97
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($579)
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-4
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Jan2-13
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P
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28.5
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VXX130111P28.5
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$1.32
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($528)
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-3
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Jan-13
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P
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28
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VXX130119P28
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$1.46
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($437)
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6
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Feb-13
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P
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28
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VXX130216P28
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$2.59
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$1,551
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6
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Feb-13
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P
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29
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VXX130216P29
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$3.23
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$1,935
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7
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Feb-13
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P
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30
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VXX130216P30
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$4.03
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$2,818
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3
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Mar-13
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P
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28
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VXX130316P28
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$3.45
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$1,035
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Cash
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$57
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-303
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-167
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$9
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Total Account Value
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$5,726
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-5.3%
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6
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Annualized ROI at today's net Theta:
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57%
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Results for the week: With VXX down $7.88 (22.2%) for the week, the portfolio gained $3,361 or 142.1%. We were patient while VXX headed higher due to fiscal cliff uncertainties, and this week our patience was rewarded as VXX fell big-time. Next week looks potentially great even if VXX does not continue to fall. A flat or lower price for VXX should result in a double-digit gain for the week.
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