VIX
More life in the VIX, but I wouldn’t yet say we’re seeing a rising trend in volatility
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If not the VIX, what to watch for signs of volatility? I’m adding gold to my Volatility Portfolio
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It’s not just that the VIX, the CBOE S&P 500 Volatility Index that measures how much investors and traders are willing to pay to hedge risk in the Standard & Poor’a 500 stock index, is sitting near 10-year lows. It’s that its just sitting.
Notes You Need for January 12: Venture capital, Brazil, engineering and construction stocks, Saudi Arabia, VIX, UVXY, South China Sea
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Low market volume makes it hard to see a trend in any market–but do watch volatility and the VIX
On a day that has been dominated by geopolitical news–the Obama administration has imposed sanctions in response to Russian cyberattacks during the November election–light volume in the financial markets today make drawing any conclusion from today’s action extremely risky
Beyond VIX: 5 more ways to measure, track, and trade volatility
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The CBOE S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX) soared another 8.79% today to 18.56 on news that a ABC News/Washington Post poll put Donald Trump ahead of Hilary Clinton 46% to 45%, and on another inexplicable release from the FBI, this time of the record of its closed 2005 investigation of President Bill Clinton’s pardon of fugitive financier Marc Rich. On October 24 the VIX closed at 13.02. But that was before the end of election political storm broke. That’s a 42.5% move to the upside
Specific volatility plays for a “vulnerable market: options on the VIX look cheap
Given all the negatives I listed about the outlook on the current market in my post “Three moves for a vulnerable market” on Tuesday options to hedge volatility seem cheap. Which suggests a solid opportunity for profit if volatility picks up as we get closer to the December 14 meeting where the Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates.
