History Says the VIX Will Rally Again in Fall

Down with the Dow

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Investors who still track and favor the Dow can trade the value of the index Headline writers love describing the daily movement of the Dow Jones Industrial Average in melodramatic terms. Classics like “Dow surges 600 Points” and “Dow tumbles more than 1,000” dominate newspaper financial pages, scroll across the screen on cable news or … Continued

2021 Portends Some Trends to End

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The markets—and the Federal Reserve’s efforts to move them—have been in persistently unprecedented territory for more than a dozen years. Looking forward to the new year, there’s no doubt the Fed will keep its hand in the financial markets. So, let’s divine the likely direction of some major asset classes. The nine charts that follow … Continued

Trending Together

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Many stocks tend to move in tandem, so pairs trading enables investors to mitigate directional exposure Investors might consider using pairs trading when they feel bullish or bearish on a stock but want to reduce exposure to the daily movement within the market. In other words, it’s well known that stocks tend to move in … Continued

Latest Victim of Coronavirus: Investor Complacency

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Trading China’s Coronavirus (Part 11) Coronavirus Updates: The estimated number of total global coronavirus infections has risen to more than 84,186 with at least 2,876 associated fatalities Approximately 87 of the deaths linked to the novel coronavirus have occurred outside of mainland China (Diamond Princess Cruise Ship: 5; France: 2; Hong Kong: 2; Iran: 34; … Continued