Fear spikes → buy companies with massive buyback programs. They buy themselves cheap in panics.
VIX Spike → Cash-Rich Buyback
| Symbol | Action | Vol | Stop Loss | Take Profit | Size | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | BUY | 29% | 7.4% below entry | 9.6% above entry | 16.3% | TVYH |
| GOOGL | BUY | 30% | 7.8% below entry | 10.1% above entry | 15.6% | TVYH |
| META | BUY | 36% | 9.4% below entry | 12.2% above entry | 12.9% | TVYH |
| V | BUY | 22% | 5.6% below entry | 7.3% above entry | 21.5% | TVYH |
This strategy has moderate long-term potential but requires monitoring. - Take profit: Rebalance when any position exceeds 2x its target weight. Trim back to target, redeploy to underweight positions. - Stop loss: NO price-based stop loss. This strategy recovered from -21% drawdown to return 90% long-term. - Exit rule: Review annually. Exit if strategy underperforms its benchmark for 3 consecutive years.