What’s correlated now? And for how long? (More thoughts from my book on volatility Juggling with Knives)
I argue in Juggling with Knives is that a period of high volatility changes how the market behaves. For example, we can expect correlations among asset classes to come together and then fall apart with increasing rapidity
Dollar falls on “adjustment” day
I do know that markets that offer two alternatives both of which lead to lower stock prices aren’t my favorite occasions for putting money to work.
Oil, U.S. stocks, and Shanghai don’t seem on the same page at the moment
Oil prices surged on “news” that Russia and OPEC members would meet in February to coordinate a cut to oil production. Now it looks like there were never any plans for a meeting, but oil is still strongly ahead
Slosh! Don’t pay too much attention to hedge fund noise
If you want to trade on price trends along with the big boys, go right ahead. Just don’t assume that these very profitable short-term moves have anything to do with fundamental changes in these markets
Oil breaks even lower this morning
Traders are selling today ahead of tomorrow’s official news on U.S. oil inventories. Advance projections say that inventories climbed another 2.75 million barrels in the last week.
Saturday Night Quarterback says, U.S stock markets are closed Monday but expect…
To subscribe to JAM you need to fill in some details below including, ahem, some info on how you'll pay us. A subscription is $199 (although if you're subscribing with one of our special offers it will be lower) for a year for ongoing and continuing access to the...Fears that Monday could bring the end of sanctions on Iranian oil exports drove oil prices lower today
Oil is down today and Brent has plunged while West Texas Intermediate has barely ticked lower on speculation that the nuclear deal between Iran and global powers could be implemented as early as Monday’s market open
If tensions are rising in the Middle East, why isn’t oil up today?
To subscribe to JAM you need to fill in some details below including, ahem, some info on how you'll pay us. A subscription is $199 (although if you're subscribing with one of our special offers it will be lower) for a year for ongoing and continuing access to the...China sets off global stock market rout
Overnight the Shanghai Composite Index fell 7% before new circuit breakers halted trading on the exchange. Other global indexes followed Shanghai’s lead–without matching all the volatility seen in Shanghai.
Sector Monday: Why the Saudis will win–and then lose–the oil wars in 2016
To subscribe to JAM you need to fill in some details below including, ahem, some info on how you'll pay us. A subscription is $199 (although if you're subscribing with one of our special offers it will be lower) for a year for ongoing and continuing access to the...Dollar falls, oil moves up on short-term trading bets
It’s important to remember that no trend goes straight up. Today we’re seeing a continuation of profit taking in the dollar and a move up in oil prices on bets for a short term bounce
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