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Yes, safer than playing with VIX, unless you are good at it.
risktaker ( Date: 19-Mar-2026 16:31) Posted:
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Oil price is going to increase prices of everything.....materials going be expensive.
Dollar will be worthless ..... Buy the safe haven gold....
Dollar will be worthless ..... Buy the safe haven gold....
VIXY is the ticker for the ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, an exchange-traded fund that tracks short-term futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX).
It&rsquo s designed to give investors exposure to expected volatility in the S& P 500, but it is not the same as directly holding the VIX itself.
📊 Key Facts About VIXY
- Full Name: ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
- Launched: January 3, 2011
- Tracks: S& P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index
- Holdings: Primarily front-month and second-month VIX futures contracts
- Expense Ratio: ~0.85&ndash 0.95% annually
- Net Assets: Around US$200&ndash 240 million (2026)
⚖ ️ Purpose & Use Cases
- Hedging: Investors use VIXY to hedge against sudden spikes in volatility that usually accompany market downturns.
- Speculation: Traders may buy VIXY to profit from expected increases in volatility.
- Diversification: Since VIX futures often move inversely to equities, VIXY can reduce portfolio risk.
🚨 Risks & Limitations
- Decay Over Time: Because VIXY rolls futures contracts monthly, it suffers from contango (when longer-dated futures are more expensive than near-term ones). This erodes value over time.
- Not a Long-Term Hold: VIXY is generally considered a short-term tactical instrument, not a buy-and-hold ETF.
- Extreme Volatility: The ETF itself can swing wildly, often much more than the S& P 500.
📐 Comparison With Alternatives
| ETF | Tracks | Best Use | Risk Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIXY | Short-term VIX futures | Hedge/speculate on near-term volatility | High decay, short-term only |
| UVXY | Leveraged (1.5x) short-term VIX futures | Aggressive speculation | Very high risk, faster decay |
| VIXM | Mid-term VIX futures | Hedge longer-term volatility | Lower decay, less sensitive |
✅ Bottom Line: VIXY is a short-term volatility hedge ETF. It can spike when markets panic, but holding it long-term almost always leads to losses due to futures roll costs. Traders use it tactically, not as a core portfolio holding.
Vixy @34 looks dangerously high
Anyone long on vixy?
Anyone long on vixy?
Anyone brought SQQQ?
Lol how to buy in this environment.... I think correction just begin warm up...
Too uncertain... Stay side line and wait for big discount then buy.... Patience is the key... Wait
Too uncertain... Stay side line and wait for big discount then buy.... Patience is the key... Wait
Buy before 23/3
Deep buy
After 4/4
Add more
Game over
Time to settle the dust
Buy reverse ◀ ️ ◀ ️ ◀ ️ ◀ ️ ◀ ️
After 5/3 is buy Bitcoin
Next wave of 210k
Next wave of 210k
Prophet,
I'd rather sell gold than mine gold.
That said, I take my hats off to miners because their work is very difficult.
Bear has had a hand in mining for gold and I can testify that it is really back breaking job.....
Support the miners!!
Buy Gold mining companies... ...
Two dollars a share??
Lelong lelong
prophetjul ( Date: 05-Mar-2026 12:59) Posted:
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No riskier than pawnshops!
Especially if those established miners.
They are virtually printing money at these metal prices.
Especially if those established miners.
They are virtually printing money at these metal prices.
MrBear12 ( Date: 05-Mar-2026 12:01) Posted:
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because they have the most dirty job of mining. ...
mining is most risky business....
better focus on finished product.
mining is for extreme risk takers, those that scale cliffs and mountains....
bear is too fat for that
prophetjul ( Date: 05-Mar-2026 08:52) Posted:
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Better still.
Why not buy gold miners? :)))))))
Why not buy gold miners? :)))))))
MrBear12 ( Date: 05-Mar-2026 07:00) Posted:
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5/3/2026
Buy time is repeat again
Wish all of you lucky get the discount 🙏
Wish you all
Buy time is repeat again
Wish all of you lucky get the discount 🙏
Wish you all
I think it safer to stock up on physical gold over time.
Lion investors OCBC has a physical gold fund...
check it out.
Gold proxies are too expensive for bear liking.
Even though they will do very well this year because of high gold prices. But these small pawn shops have risks as they do borrow quite a lot.
Why don't you start your own gold trading company??
JurongW ( Date: 05-Mar-2026 02:20) Posted:
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Dear Bear,
With rising gold prices, safe to stock up Moneymax, Aspial lifestyle or Valuemax?
With rising gold prices, safe to stock up Moneymax, Aspial lifestyle or Valuemax?
MrBear12 ( Date: 24-Feb-2026 17:14) Posted:
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You are zhun la but abit like burry few steps too early
Now is beginning to unveil gold peak
Before war all time high $5600, now war $5100
Even a war can?t bring gold near the all time high it?s very peaky already
Now is beginning to unveil gold peak
Before war all time high $5600, now war $5100
Even a war can?t bring gold near the all time high it?s very peaky already
risktaker ( Date: 24-Feb-2026 14:01) Posted:
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5/3/2026
History time buybon life Time
Bitcoin
And
Infrastructure Iran war rebuilt
Middle East oil project,
Oil n gas projects is good for Singapore
We are experts
Ah Moh hse is buy buy Buy
Buy deep in 5/3/2026
Bitcoin bottom fishing
Next rally 150k-220k long term one circle 🔴
Bitcoin bottom fishing
Next rally 150k-220k long term one circle 🔴
No.
outlook for gold is good.
heading towards 10k
Simple reason:
Global economic uncertainty and instability.
Gold is ultimate safe haven.
Let's hoard gold
Our lives may depend on it one day when all industry and currency collapse.
Learn from the aunties. They know how to stock up on gold... ...
just as bear stocks up on salmon
risktaker ( Date: 24-Feb-2026 14:01) Posted:
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