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Various models have been tested over the last couple of years, such as trading based on the average VIX futures premium, standard deviation of VIX changes, or the difference between VIX and actual volatility of the S&P500. Historical performance was great, but did not spill over into the present, when the models were tested in actual trading.
Below is a summary of the simulated historical performance of the latest model. It needs to be tested in live trading.  The model is simpler than previous models, in the hope that this will protect against overfitting. It is based on the strong erosion of the UVXY value over time.