…commodities. Back in July, all of the technical indicators I use—from the MACD to oscillators that determine the speed, direction and distance of a stock's movement—pointed to a commodities bubble burst. Since then, oil has tanked, fertilizer companies have tanked, and natural gas has tanked. Need I say more?

I told my subscribers to short and buy puts on steel stocks like AKS Steel (AKS) and United States Steel (X). Our shorts yielded 69.52% and 67.28%, respectively, and our puts yielded 60% and 21.43%, respectively.

Our most successful long position has been the U.S. dollar. In just three days earlier this month, we gained almost 17%!

So if you want a successful strategy that will help you preserve—and grow—your wealth even in the most volatile markets, a combination of shorts, longs and options is the way to do it.

Obviously, everyone has to do what's best for their own portfolios. The idea is to properly diversify your investments. It's never a good idea to make options the focus of your portfolio because of the amount of risk you take on, but they're a great way to lock in some extra gains.

Just be sure to always plan your trades before you play—if you don't know your entry and exit points, the losses you incur will start to mount. But if you're careful, the right combination of going short, going long and buying options will lead you to profits!

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