Keep It Simple With Bonds And ETFs

Rob Isbitts from Sungarden Investors Club on the S&P 500 sucking up all the air in the room and the top things he's thinking about. Building a bond ladder.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 11, 2025

Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 11/23/2025

Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.

ETF Trends • Nov 26, 2025

An Update On The VIX And The Leveraged UVIX ETF

The 2x Long VIX Futures ETF offers leveraged exposure to VIX, making it a powerful but risky short-term trading tool for volatility spikes. UVIX is best used when the VIX is near 20, as current market conditions—trade tensions, government shutdown risk, and high valuations—favor increased volatility. UVIX's high liquidity is offset by steep management fees, time decay, and significant risk, requiring disciplined use of time and price stops.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 16, 2025

Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 10/12/2025

Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.

ETF Trends • Oct 14, 2025

UVIX: Not The Best Way To Play VIX Increases, But Worth A Look

UVIX is not suitable as a long-term holding due to accelerated decay, high expense ratio, and failure to consistently deliver 2x VIX returns. This ETF only partially captures VIX spikes and requires vigilant monitoring, making it best used as a tactical, short-term tool during volatility surges. Negative roll yield in contango and volatility drag further erode returns, while the market's resilience to volatility spikes limits UVIX's effectiveness.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 5, 2025

UVIX Can Amplify Exposure To Volatility

UVIX is a 2x leveraged ETF tracking daily VIX futures, suitable only for short-term trading, not long-term investment. Due to daily resets and market growth trends, holding UVIX long-term leads to significant value decay and heightened risk. Traders can tactically use UVIX during major economic events, but must exercise strict discipline to avoid unsalvageable losses.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 2, 2025

Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 08/03/2025

Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.

ETF Trends • Aug 7, 2025

UVIX: Fear Fades

2x Long VIX Futures ETF is a risky, short-term trading vehicle that decays over time due to contango and leverage-induced negative compounding. Geopolitical events like the Israel-Iran conflict can cause short-term spikes in UVIX, but these gains typically fade quickly. Given the short-lived nature of volatility spikes and its design, I rate UVIX a Sell and advise against chasing recent gains.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 13, 2025

Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 05/25/2025

Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week's top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly.

ETF Trends • May 28, 2025

Top-Performing Leveraged ETFs of Last Week

Leveraged quantum computing ETFs, gold mining ETFs and volatility ETFs logged solid gains last week, despite broader market declines.

Zacks Investment Research • May 27, 2025