Market Measures - March 9, 2021 - Testing Portfolio Allocation Rules

Published: March 9, 2021, 3:26 p.m.

From February to March of 2020, SPY crashed by roughly 34%.

Forty Five (45) DTE 16Δ SPY strangles sold during this timeframe incurred losses upwards of $8,974 at expiration, the highest recorded loss for this type of strategy.

Let’s test if our portfolio allocation guidelines effectively protected a portfolio from this “worst-case scenario.”

Join Tom and Tony as they test the portfolio allocation guidelines in different types of market conditions.