245: Avoiding the "Pearl Harbor" Portfolio

What if your portfolio looks diversified — but isn’t? This episode explores the concept of the “Pearl Harbor "portfolio, where hidden concentration risk builds quietly beneath calm market conditions. By stacking exposure in the same tickers, expiration windows, or strategies, traders can unknowingly create a single point of failure. You’ll learn how to identify warning signs of fragility, spread risk across time and asset classes, and design strategies that behave differently under stress. Rather than trying to predict the next volatility spike, this episode shows how to prepare for it — before it arrives. See full show notes here

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245: Avoiding the "Pearl Harbor" Portfolio is an episode from The Option Alpha Podcast by Kirk Du Plessis.

This episode is 29:59 long.

This episode was published on Feb 27, 2026.

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