VIX

Prior to the beginning of 2022, the New York-based volatility arbitrage fund The Ambrus Group postulated a change in the market microstructure. In a video, the firm’s leadership said markets were fragile and traditional portfolio constructions such as 60/40 were suboptimal. “It...

A classic sign of a turnaround in the markets is when the VIX — inverse index to the broad market S&P 500 Index — climbs over 40. For the uninitiated, short-term options on the S&P 500 are used to calculate the VIX. The higher the option prices on the index, which raises the...

Is the Market Scared?  One of the market’s main headscratchers: how can the same piece of news trigger opposite reactions? How can an announcement in employment numbers be interpreted as a positive sign of consumer strength, or, most likely, a negative sign of Fed hawkishness?  The...

With the amount of uncertainty in the financial markets, market sentiment plays a very crucial role in determining where the big money is positioned and what type of market gyrations to expect in the near term.  The VIX represents a real-time index of the market’s...

The VIX index measures the implied volatility of the market. When markets go down, the VIX usually goes up. Because of this, many sophisticated investors buy options and futures on the VIX as a hedge against lower stock prices. But retail investors can gain exposure to the VIX, too. They can use...

Remember remember the 5th of Febvember.  Options and futures and plot I see no reason why any short gamma squeeze season Should Ever be forgot. People seem to have short memories in the world of finance.  Retail investors have found a new trick, where they can act in unison and put the...

Blockchain alone, as well as bitcoin, lacks a utility component. That’s according to David Mass, the Inventor of Benchmark Protocol, an uncorrelated, liquid, collateral utility. After a career focusing on blockchain application at institutional banking and consultancy firms, Mass leveraged...

In light of the earnings cycle, in which traditional S&P 500 and innovation-driven Nasdaq companies have beaten estimates at a higher pace than usual, broad-market equity indices recovered most of their losses, and are now about flat on the year, except for the Nasdaq. Despite the blow-out...

Key Takeaways: Wild overnight session as administration spooks market with China trade comments. Two elements continue fighting it out in the market to stay at home vs. optimism trade. New home sales, PMI data both due this morning, but earnings calendar light. (Tuesday Market Open) The overnight...

It’s hard to keep this market down. Investors seem to want to bet on the rebound continuing and a V-shaped recovery. So despite a lot of potential headwinds, we keep pounding through. Early signs point to more strength Wednesday as stocks continue to recover from last week’s selloff and...

(Friday Market Open) They say the end of the week is time to unwind. But this week traders and investors may be taking some worries home with them for a couple of days. After Thursday's big selloff, the market looks like it's regaining at least some ground, but with the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX)...

(Friday Market Open) The U.S. equities market was on the back foot this morning even before news of a record slump in retail sales. Sentiment soured after the White House moved to block shipments of semiconductors to Huawei Technologies, once again raising the specter of trade tensions between the...