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Short essays about leveraged ETF backtesting, strategy design, and the mistakes that make investors trust the wrong chart.
Expect practical articles about backtesting, risk, and how to interpret strategy results without fooling yourself.
The Safer Kind of Leverage? Leveraged ETFs vs Borrowing to Invest
A 2× ETF and a credit-financed ordinary ETF can start with the same exposure. What happens to debt, margin risk, and leverage after the first market move is very different.
Scalable ACWI 2× vs Amundi MSCI World 2×: What Actually Changed?
The new All World 2× ETF adds emerging markets and lowers the headline fee—but its benchmark, financing, and 1.5×–2× prospectus clause matter more.
The Volatility Decay Example Most People Get Wrong
A 10% gain followed by a 10% loss is not a round trip. Correcting that familiar example makes leveraged ETF decay much easier to understand.
Will Leveraged ETFs Make Me A Millionaire?
The real question is not whether millionaire outcomes are possible, but what contribution, timeframe, and probability make that goal realistic.
Stop Asking How Much You Could Make
The better question is often whether your strategy can reach the amount you actually need, often enough, within the time you have.
Why Your Best Backtest Might Be the Most Dangerous One
A single beautiful chart can hide the biggest risk in backtesting: false confidence caused by a lucky start date.