November and December are typically the least volatile months, but in 2023 the threat of a government shutdown in November could delay post-earnings “volatility crush”
Price volatility in the oil sector was already on the rise in early October, but the recent flare-up of hostilities in the Middle East has triggered another leg up in the “fear index” for crude oil
Bearish sentiment has overtaken the financial markets since mid-September, with all of the major market sectors producing negative returns over the last 30 days
Despite positive performance in the broader stock market, the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors have been struggling in 2023
Historical data demonstrates that extreme readings in the put/call ratio have been a fairly reliable indicator when it comes to signaling potential market bottoms
The “dollar smile” theory asserts that the greenback can strengthen in both good times and bad, making it a somewhat unique asset in the global markets
OpenAI is expected to conduct a tender offer, which would bump the company’s valuation from roughly $30 billion to somewhere between $80 and $90 billion
The Atlanta Fed GDPNow tracker projects that the U.S. economy will grow at a rate of 5% in 2023, but a recession is still expected to develop at some point in H1 2024
Sales of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have spiked in recent years due to the increased utilization of drones in the Russo-Ukrainian war
Tire manufacturers continue to benefit from shortages in the global rubber market, a situation which has pushed both rubber and tire prices higher in 2023
