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Cem Karsan Warned the Selloff Was Coming, Here’s How He Says to Survive It

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Breakdown

0:00lesson

Weekend volatility ahead of midterms

  • Fridays are momentum days due to weekend risk
  • Vault unpinning likely Friday into Monday
  • Institutions avoid buying during vacuum
  • VA unpinning triggers market changes
1:53lesson

Market context and backwardation

  • Tech names disappointed, zero guidance from Worsh
  • Backwardation observed for first time
  • Elon and Zuckerberg moved earnings
  • Signs of volatility ahead of midterms
3:46lesson

Risk management and portfolio diversification

  • Cut left tail, own good businesses
  • Diversify across non-correlated assets
  • Rebalancing as convexity tool
  • Options as brakes for risk management
5:35lesson

Portfolio construction and risk-adjusted returns

  • Avoid S&P 500 long-term risk
  • Diversify across different beta exposures
  • Hedging and rebalancing for convexity
  • Monetize puts when opportunities arise
7:21lesson

Understanding VIX and volatility dynamics

  • VIX unpinning indicates dealer behavior shift
  • Fixed strike VIX shows liquidity drying up
  • Volume correlates with volatility spikes
  • Volatility events often accompany big moves
9:15lesson

Gold as a hedge and its volatility

  • Gold down 2.7% despite flight to safety
  • Gold as beta 1 hedge for non-options users
  • Gold historically volatile but high-performing
  • Gold as currency during debasement
11:10lesson

Gold and silver positioning

  • Gold may become flight to safety during decline
  • Perceived floor for gold and silver
  • Gold could surge 20% in one day
  • Long-term bullish trend for gold
13:17lesson

Market context and outlook

  • Markets down 1.35%, S&P down 100 points
  • Weak earnings from big names
  • Gold as potential flight to safety
  • Debasement could trigger gold surge

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