Ron Rowland:  You’ve heard it before:  “Stocks are just too volatile right now.” So is volatility really a bad thing? And what the heck is volatility, anyway? We’ll talk about it today. Read more…

NYSE:VIXM, NYSE:VIXY, NYSE:VQT, NYSE:VXX, NYSE:VXZ

Eric Dutram: Many investors have had a rough time so far in 2011 as a number of issues have plagued markets around the world. European debt crises appear to be in the news every other day while an increasingly large number of emerging markets appear to be abandoning their focus on fighting inflation. Read more…

NYSE:SPGH, NYSE:SPY, NYSE:VQT

Michael Johnston: September was one of the worst months in years for global equity markets. Volatility swept throughout every corner of the financial markets as escalating Euro zone debt woes worried investors of an impending crisis. Investor confidence has been slowly eroding given the concerning global Read more…

NYSE:BAB, NYSE:DBBR, NYSE:UUP, NYSE:VQT, NYSE:VXX

Direxion, the Boston-based ETF issuer best known for its suite of 3x and -3x products, continues to expand its platform to include non-leveraged ETFs. The firm has already rolled out a non-leveraged airline ETF (NYSE:FLYX), and earlier this year detailed plans Read more…

NASDAQ:FONE, NASDAQ:QQEW, NYSE:FLYX, NYSE:VQT