More life in the VIX, but I wouldn’t yet say we’re seeing a rising trend in volatility
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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
Will we get a volatility reset after the VIX calls expire on December 21?
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As of 3:50 p.m. New York time–a little more than 3 hours before voting places close in bellwether states New Hampshire and Florida–the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index was ahead 0.49% and the NASDAQ Composite index was up 0.78%. In other words, U.S. stock traders and investors are looking for a Hillary Clinton victory as the polls now indicate but they’re not willing to rule out the possibility of a Brexit-style surprise. In that June 25 vote, the “stay in the European Union” position had been winning in the polls but the actual vote gave the victory to the “leave the European Union” side.
Your next trade on volatility will come after the market returns to post-election complacency (if it does)
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