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This is a fascinating story that’s likely to fuel market volatility and screw up valuations for a while.@YahooFinance Morning Brief has explored this in recent weeks: t.co/PxQHCJuMaJt.co/V2hKQldqMut.co/X6V2ongXn8 t.co/lcGT1M8yWT — Sam … Read more
by SAnderson1986 What is Volatility? Volatility is a statistical measure of the dispersion of returns for a given security or market index. In most cases, the higher the volatility, the riskier the security. … Read more
A gigantic spike at the very end after two of the craziest trading days I’ve seen. Here’s how my trades went. But that’s it for me. I’m staying out of … Read more
by 80sbabymillennial When an IRA or 401K is rolled over to another provider, your investments are typically sold, a check is issued, and sent either to (a) You or (b) … Read more
by PutCallParrot Puts and Calls A put is the right, but not the obligation, to sell an asset for a specific price. The asset the put holder has a right to … Read more
by Separate-Variation How long will the VIX continue to remain above 40? Why do we still have 100 point swings and why do we have face ripping dips and rallies? … Read more
Since the shock-and-awe surprise rate cut, the S&P 500 has dropped 3.8%. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The whiplash-inducing volatility in the stock market has been quite something. Today, after a last-minute … Read more
The bitcoin trade is like the stock market’s. It is hard to predict if it would rise tomorrow or if it would fall, hence, its volatility. Despite the unpredictability of … Read more
A volatility trader buys 100,000 $VIX calls in March for 49 cents, the S&P 500 Index continues to hit new all-time highs and discount coronavirus fears, & $VIX options and … Read more
Photo by Wikimedia.org | CC BY | Photoshopped From Birch Gold Group Near the end of a bull run, it’s fairly common for “frothy” conditions to develop in the financial markets. This often occurs … Read more
Copper down for 12 consecutive days, its longest losing streak ever. pic.twitter.com/hc7OskJnLM — Anil (@anilvohra69) February 1, 2020 The Fed’s Key Yield Curve Inverted Again. Watch Out. While a recession is … Read more
by mark000 CHART of the Cboe Skew Index .SKEWX showing last Friday’s move Article from Thursday: www.nasdaq.com/articles/black-swan-index-flashes-yellow%3A-wall-street-is-not-scared-2019-12-12 NEW YORK, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The options-based Black Swan index may be … Read more
by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: What proof do you have that there is higher volatility in weather? I think you just make this up. I have not seen anywhere else with claims … Read more
By Simon Watkins With China’s Fourth Plenum meeting of its ruling Communist Party having ended in October and the U.S. 2020 presidential election campaign gathering pace, both sides have their … Read more
by roepes I’m holding a position of VXX and have traded it a few times over the last six or so months. Prior to the three rate cuts, its movements … Read more
from Financial Survival Network John Rubino is back… Houston we have a problem. Chinese and Hong Kong banks are running out of dollars. But I thought we had too many of them … Read more