I've got an idea for a series that all of the (few?) regulars here can take part in. "All about ___"

[Benton D Struckcheon]

11. Well....

...the problem with not editorializing is that I think it's a vastly terrible idea for anyone who doesn't fully understand what he/she is doing to put money into the VIX related funds, especially but not limited (at all) to VXX. This place gets a lot of traffic, and even though you think this area doesn't, it still gets more than most places on the Internet, and even more so it's gotta be getting more from people who don't have a lot and therefore don't have a lot they can lose.
I know how the sausage is made in these funds, and I still get the shakes if I feel I absolutely must put something into VXX because nothing else will do as a hedge in some situations - now that we have the luxury of having that fund available.
But if you think it's a mistake to say anything against them I won't. The facts will speak for themselves anyway, but it will be a sore temptation to apply a bit of interpretation to those facts, I have to admit.