Source: Michael Ballanger for Streetwise Reports Technical expert Michael Ballanger explores the maneuvering he believes underlies current market fluctuations. Back in January, I discussed the likelihood that global equity markets were approaching simultaneous tipping points beyond which legions upon legions of GenX-ers …
The banking system is a disaster. It’s all coming down when the central bankers decide to pull the plug. Do you think the Fed and other central banks are responsible for stock market fluctuations? Interbank lending got crushed. But don’t …
by Dana Lyons Non-Commercial Speculators in VIX futures have now flipped from their largest net-short position ever, to their largest net-long position. One of the key components, and perhaps drivers, of the recent stock market plunge was the activity within the …
from Financial Survival Network John Rubino is back… In just a few short months we’ve gone from a stock market that was almost completely devoid of fear to one that is driven by it. Just look at the volatility index, it went …
by James Hall The actual productive economy has very little in common with the erratic and substantial movement in equity pricing on the major exchanges. The conditions for conducting commerce have not appreciably changed in the last days to warrant a …
by Dana Lyons By any number of metrics, the stock volatility market just experienced its most spasmatic episode of all-time – what does it mean for traders and investors? The stock market events of the past week certainly qualify as one …
by Shaun Richards The last week or so has seen something of a change in financial markets. The falls in Bitcoin have continued but in addition equity markets have hit rough water including quite a storm as they plunged yesterday. …
VIX at 38 Is Waterloo for the Beloved Short Volatility Trade Of all the harrowing things seen in the stock market Monday, one was a special nightmare for investors in what has become one of the stock market’s favorite strategies. It’s short …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RwbMC65DUc Those short volatility are seeing the effective end of the world… The short VIX ETN of $XIV closed at $99.00, but in AH, its -81% in the $18s. Something seriously 'bad' has happened in AH. — #StockMarketCrash Dow …
Authored by Sven Henrich via NorthmanTrader.com, Volatility remains historically low, but have you noticed the rising tide? Volatility has been rising even as markets have been making new highs. We’ve seen this before in the mid 90’s so it may not necessarily be …
by Dana Lyons Both the S&P 500 and its volatility index have been rallying; which one has it right? In the most recent portion of the relentless stock market rally, stocks have had plenty of company among other assets. Among those …
by Anthony B Sanders The Federal Reserve doesn’t activley manage its interest rate exposure on its over $4 trillion balance sheet. Yet it purchases and sells Treasury Notes/Bonds and Agency Mortgage-backed Securities (AgMBS) in a measured way to impact interest …
Wall St. For Main St., Released on 1/5/18 Jason Burack of Wall St for Main St interviewed returning guest, Chief Investment Officer of Bleakley Financial Group and Editor of The Boock Report newsletter https://boockreport.com/, Peter Boockvar. Jason asks Peter about …
What’s your opinion on the markets right now? Do you think 2018 will bring more central bank intervention? Take a look at the indicators and you will find one after another showing all-time records. We look at the stock prices …
by Spencer P Morrison, NEE Bitcoin Loses Over One-Fifth Of Value In Under 24 Hours—Why is Bitcoin so Volatile? Reuters reports that Bitcoin lost over 20 percent of its value within the last 24 hours, sliding from Wednesday’s high of $11,395 down …
by Anthony B Sanders The SPX volatility index VIX is near an all-time low as The Federal Reserve attempts to raise their target rate and unwind their $4.46 trillion balance sheet. The question remains as to how further rate increases …
by Doug Kass I have argued that risk is under-priced because in large measure of the structural changes in the markets and participants positioning. Risk is an ever-present condition that cannot be eliminated, though it can be shifted through time and redistributed …