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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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Chris Ciovacco: Prior to the open on May 7, we discussed concerns about Greece (NYSEARCA:GREK) and outlined evidence of slowing momentum in stocks. Since then, the S&P 500 has dropped 31 points. Read more…
Jared Cummans: The final month of the quarter saw a fair amount of volatility as far as commodities are concerned. With a number of global factors combining, performances were spread across the board. Cotton, in particular, had a strong March, as futures prices gained as much as 3.8% over the four week period. Read more…
John Townsend: My status as a shareholder of the VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN (NYSEARCA:TVIX) came to a disappointing conclusion this morning as I sold all my shares for $8.50. The loss sustained from my two purchases was just shy of 50%. Ouch, double ouch, triple ouch and a few Read more…
Bill Luby: One month and one day after Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS) announced the suspension of new creation units in the VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN (NYSEARCA:TVIX), the issuer announced today that it plans to reopen issuance of TVIX “on a limited basis” effective tomorrow. Read more…
Credit Suisse announced today that it plans to reopen issuance of the VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETNs (NYSEARCA:TVIX) on a limited basis. The ETNs were temporarily suspended from Read more…
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…
Jared Woodard: The VelocityShares Daily 2X VIX Short-term ETN (NYSEArca:TVIX), an increasingly popular volatility product, is an exchange traded note (ETN) provided by Credit Suisse that seeks to Read more…
Bill Luby: The VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN (NYSEArca:TVIX) is the new rock star in the VIX exchange-traded product (ETP) space. Read more…
Bill Luby: With just a few minutes before the close, it is now almost certain that VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN (NYSEArca:TVIX) is going to dethrone iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Read more…
Andrew Snyder: We asked a complicated question and got a simple answer. Volatility (NYSE:VXX) is here to stay. Our piece on the most dangerous form of inflation — speculation inflation — could not have come at a better time. Just as we showed the markets were getting overloaded with speculative dollars Read more…
Noel Archard: I spent a good part of last week discussing the recent market volatility (how is that for an understatement?) and the role of ETFs during volatile times with various reporters. One very good financial reporter said something along the lines of “ETFs seem to have worked better this past Read more…
Many ask … what makes gold a valuable investment; and note that it is falling lower in price. Historical research shows that monetization of debt by a central bank, such as the US Federal Read more…
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“With the market declining every day, where’s the fear? Well, perhaps it’s because we have declined in a fairly orderly fashion the past few weeks. On average, the VIX carries about a 4-point premium Read more…
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