Our Approach

How We Use Cheap Hedges to Protect Your Portfolio

Why Cheap Put Options on Boring Stocks Might Be Your Best Hedge

Dec 7 • CI Volatility Investments

Why CI Volatility is Better at Detecting Crashes Than Economists

Economists on TV are remarkably poor at predicting market crashes

Nov 22 • CI Volatility Investments

How We Treat Volatility Mispricing During Short-Term Panics

Most traders obsess over direction. Volatility Funds obsess over mispricing.

Nov 21 • CI Volatility Investments

Better Brakes, Better Portfolios

In Formula 1, the cars with the most advanced braking systems are the ones that can accelerate most aggressively.

Nov 20 • CI Volatility Investments

The Powerful Idea of Volatility Trading

Find mispricings. Wrap convexity around it.

Nov 11 • CI Volatility Investments

Avoiding Survivorship Bias When Backtesting

Survivorship Bias Explained

Nov 7 • CI Volatility Investments

Why CI Volatility Indicators are More Accurate

The best indicators are always tailor-made

Nov 3 • CI Volatility Investments

How We Categorize Our Trades in 3 Buckets

Every great portfolio has balance, not in asset class diversification, but in trade type.

Nov 2 • CI Volatility Investments

Diversification Protects You Least When You Need it Most

The Real Diversification is Betting on Volatility

Oct 29 • CI Volatility Investments

How We Obtain Alpha Without Exposing Ourselves to Tail Risk

The perceived trade‑off: protection vs.

Oct 28 • CI Volatility Investments

Volatility Clustering: The Core of Our Process

Recognizing when volatility shifts

Oct 23 • CI Volatility Investments

How CI Volatility Thinks About Predicting Volatility

Our approach to volatility forecasting creates a framework that investors and family offices can trust.

Oct 22 • CI Volatility Investments

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