Adding XIV, Inverse Volatility ETF, Enhances The Performance Of A Stocks And Bonds Portfolio - VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN (NASDAQ:XIV) | Seeking Alpha

Adding XIV, Inverse Volatility ETF, Enhances The Performance Of A Stocks And Bonds Portfolio - VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN (NASDAQ:XIV) | Seeking Alpha



This is an excellent article about a combination of stock and bond ETFs which performs well in bull markets and corrections.  The original portfolio contained MDY, QQQ, SHY, and TLT.  XIV was added to increase profits in bull markets.  This is a great "set it and forget it" portfolio with the exception of an all out bear market.  In the bear case, XIV would have to be sold until the market bottomed out, but the original four ETFs would okay for a bear market.  The bond funds would balance out losses in stocks.  These super five stocks will currently do well until the next bear occurs, and you need to make money while time goes on because your time will run out someday.