If Donald Trump is reelected for a second term in November, the energy sector could experience a shake up due to renewed support for traditional fossil fuel companies and a rollback of legislation supporting renewable energy sources
The S&P 500 is down roughly 16% so far this year, but the individual performance of the eleven primary sectors within the S&P 500 provides investors and traders with a lot more insight into 2022 trading activity.
Hopes for a strong economic recovery in 2021 have boosted the fortunes of crude oil, which has rallied more than 30% during the first couple months of the new trading year. At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, crude oil prices nose-dived as declining economic activity greatly reduced demand for the world’s most heavily traded … Continued
Market volatility has been higher than usual during the start of the 2022 trading year, with several big tech stocks making outsized moves on earnings, and the cryptocurrency sector rebounding strongly from a recent correction.
Equity options traders often rely on implied volatility to assess opportunities, but the practice isn’t limited to the equities segment of the financial markets. Futures traders can also utilize volatility—and in much the same manner—making the crossover from equities options to futures options fairly intuitive. The big difference between equity options and futures options is … Continued