Trading the VIX and VVIX Amid the Latest Banking Crisis
With fear seeping back into the financial markets, investors and traders can use metrics like the VIX, VVIX and VVIX/VIX ratio to track and trade market volatility
Trading the VIX and VVIX Amid the Latest Banking Crisis
Treasury Yields Plunge after Silicon Valley Bank Debacle
U.S. Treasury yields declined sharply on Monday, March 13 as investors and traders fled to the relative safety of U.S. government bonds amid the ongoing regional banking crisis
Silicon Valley Bank: Backstop or Bailout?
The U.S. government shuttered Signature Bank of New York and announced uninsured deposits from both Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank would be fully backstopped and accessible by March 13. The week of March 6, 2023 was a tough one for the United States financial markets. FOUR THINGS TO KNOW: In a surprise move, U.S. … Continued
Key Inflation Report Looms After Powell Doubles Down on Future Rate Hikes
Federal Reserve chairperson Jerome Powell appeared before Congress on March 6 and indicated that rates may have to increase more than expected in 2023 to tame persistently high inflation
Trading Implied and Realized Volatility in a Post-pandemic World
The stock market has been moving a lot since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but new tastylive research shows that implied volatility has consistently outpaced realized volatility since the start of 2020
New 200% Aluminum Tariff Designed to Punish Russia
Trading volumes surged in the aluminum futures market after the U.S. unveiled fresh tariffs on Russian aluminum exports
Trading Changes in the Economy Using the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI)
PMI is calculated using feedback from nationwide purchasing managers, and can provide investors and traders with important insights into the underlying economy—both domestically and internationally
What You Need to Know About Trading ‘Zero-day’ Options
Options with zero days until expiration only exist for a single trading session, and recent market data suggests that trading volume in these Zero-day, or 0DTE, contracts has been surging in recent months
Agriculture Markets: Tale of Two Wars
The war in Eastern Europe has influenced global prices for agriculture commodities like corn, soybeans and wheat—a market reality that likely won’t change until the war ends
Copper Demand Could Grow by 50% Due to Green Energy Demand
The growth will come as the green energy sector absorbs an increased percentage of the world’s annual copper production
