Anyone here actually outperforming just buying VOO long-term after taxes, stress, and time?
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Reddit — r/options
· May 19, 2026 at 22:48
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The single comment discusses the difficulty of outperforming a buy-and-hold VOO strategy over seven years.
The user emphasizes that professionals may prioritize volatility reduction and cash flow over raw returns.
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[+6] u/Teiagon: I have been trading for 7 years and I did not outperform the market over that period. The thing to keep in mind about the old 'hedge funds don't beat the market' adage is that its not necessarily the goal. Hedge funds may have different goals such as limiting portfolio volatility, i.e. avoiding 20%+ drawdowns. My aim is to extract a periodic 'paycheck' from the market in the form of gains as cash flows. Trading is a business and cash flow is the lifeblood of business. As for strategies, there is no single 'holy grail' of strategies. The key to professional option trading is to be nimble and be able to pivot to different strategies when the market regime changes. This requires the skill of a) executing multiple strategies and b) recognizing when the market regime changes.