Listening to the message from the VIX
TCM Volatility Dashboard screenshot. Source: TCM. Click for larger image
TCM is not a market-timing firm or a static hedge provider. We are a volatility-informed risk manager seeking better full-cycle outcomes using the VIX marketplace as an early-warning system for portfolio risk.
Our proprietary Volatility Dashboard helps us decide when to lean into equity exposure, when to reduce risk, and when to add defensive positioning.
more than just defense
Rather than a mechanical trading system, the Dashboard is a method of analysis and decision-making that helps keep our portfolios aligned with current market conditions.
The goal is not to avoid volatility. The goal is to participate enough in good markets and defend enough in crisis markets to improve full-cycle results. By reducing exposure only while crisis conditions are present, TCM strategies seek to buffer major market downturns at a fraction of the cost of “always on” protection.