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Chris Ciovacco: The markets face numerous problems, including still-elevated bond yields in Spain and Italy, slowing global growth, and the media’s latest obsession…the dreaded “fiscal cliff”. Yet, despite all that, stocks and commodities are flashing bullish signals. Read more…
Eric Dutram: For the most part, ETFs and ETNs are similar. Both offer investors basket exposure to a particular asset class and they can each trade on the open market throughout the day. Read more…
Daniela Pylypczak: Under the umbrella of exchange-traded products, ETNs have attracted far less interest than their ETF cousins and now represent only a small portion of total ETP assets. Exchange-traded notes are debt instruments linked to the performance Read more…
Bill Luby: Sometimes the simplest ways to analyze the VIX are the best. Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: To the casual observer, the announcements made late last week in Europe may appear to be just another in a series of “do the minimal to get by” moves by policymakers. In reality, Germany moved off their hard-line stance, which may mark a watershed Read more…
CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) announced today that several trading volume records were set during the week of Monday, June 18 through Read more…
Benjamin Shepherd: The S&P 500 has given up 7 percent since peaking in April 2012, primarily because of uncertainty regarding Greece’s commitment to the terms of its bailout. Read more…
Bill Luby: The last four days have seen a dramatic decline in all things related to the VIX. The cash/spot VIX is down 26% from last Wednesday’s close as I write this and the VIX futures have followed the VIX down to varying degrees. The graphic below shows the changes Read more…
Bill Luby: An emerging area of interest in the markets in general and in this space in particular is the subject of how to blend volatility exposure – both long and short – into a portfolio. Read more…
Jared Levy: My first lesson in the stock market had nothing to do with stocks at all. My mentor sat me down, looked me in the eye and said, “As long as you can understand human emotion and math, you’ll make a great option trader.” Read more…
Bill Luby: I might as well admit this up front: weekly options are one of my favorite innovations in many years and VXX weeklys have become one of my preferred trades during the past few months. Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: On May 31, Reuters reported a Washington insider with deep experience in international finance said, “The day of reckoning is arriving”. Investors in the United States have been fairly patient since May 15, hoping for some type of announcement in Europe (NYSEARCA:VGK). Read more…
Jim Fink: Because VIX calls are based on VIX futures instead of the more volatile “spot” VIX, in the past I suggested that it would be easier to hedge a portfolio against a “black swan” stock market decline using S&P 500 puts–either the cash-settled SPX index puts or the equity-settled SPY ETF puts. Read more…
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Thomas Carreno: I really thought the recent S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) bounce from important Fibonacci levels would last a bit longer and travel a bit higher. But yesterday’s reversal at end of day creating a shooting star reversal candlestick has put a lot of doubt into this expectation. Read more…
Michael Johnston: At times, it seems as if the number of ETFs available to U.S. investors will soon exceed the number of stars in the sky. That might be overstating things a bit, Read more…
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