Thanks for the kudos. Hey, even creepy weirdos need love too...
FWIW, roughly 95% of what I post on Vix and More is repeated here. The few exceptions would be that I do not include include on IV the posts on my
Portfolio A1 portfolio, for instance, nor my posts on the
CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge, as these are at best tangentially relevant to VIX and sentiment issues. Similarly, if we start a discussion thread here, I am not going to post the details on VIX and More -- though it might trigger an idea for a subsequent post. That is how the Sentiment Primer post happened. Essentially, any post of two of more paragraphs is almost always going to be repeated in both locations.
There is one big difference, however, between the content on IV vs. VIX and More. I always post first at VIX and More, then copy and paste to IV. Since I hate editing, only after I post and copy do I usually go back with my editor's hat on, with the result that the prose is usually much crisper at VIX and More -- and I often throw in some additional ideas into my VIX and More revisions as well. For instance, in today's linkfest, I added a bullet point on VIX and More about how I agree with Andy Swan that now is a good time to short AAPL (sorry diva.) Since IV doesn't have an edit function and deleting and reposting is too cumbersome, that is how some differences creep in. The bottom lines is that the VIX and More content should be better written, slightly more comprehensive, and have a better assortment of labels, etc. associated with it.
Regarding your possible motives for too much time to post, I am not (yet) in prison for securities fraud, never was a fan of Wapner, do not believe in the wikiBorg, and have long since parted ways with the Vatican. On the other hand, I have always believed that KMart sucks, have an unusual talent for doing complex math gymnastics in my head, and confess to a minor linking fetish. I am also some what binary, believing that it is better to do something 100% or don't do it at all. Putting in 50% effort is usually a waste of my time. It helps that this subject (VIX and sentiment) is new to me and brings a freshness and passion that I would not get rehashing some of my well-trodden investment paths. I do like to write -- and I haven't done much more than PowerPoint bullet points for the past decade or so...
The good news is that I can't read a note of music, still have trouble tuning a guitar I bought 28 years ago, and know where to law the line between where to focus my energies and where to sit back and enjoy the talents of others.