March 10, 2015 | Daily JAM, Morning Briefing, Short Term, Volatility |
Greece. EuroZone deflation. A slowing economy in China. An uncertain calendar at the Federal Reserve. In February the U.S. market was willing to look past all these and other issues. In March they’ve moved to the top of mind again
March 5, 2015 | Daily JAM, VIX, Volatility |
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March 4, 2015 | Daily JAM, Morning Briefing, Short Term, VIX, Volatility |
The oil market has taken a hit this morning from a larger than expected increase in U.S. commercial crude oil inventories. Inventories increased by 10.3 million barrels from the previous week
March 3, 2015 | Daily JAM, Morning Briefing, Short Term, Volatility |
The bets on higher volatility are back on. The Chicago Board of Options Exchange Volatility Index, otherwise known as the VIX or the “fear index,” fell 36% in February as the major U.S. stock indexes moved to new highs.
January 8, 2015 | Daily JAM, VIX, Volatility |
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January 6, 2015 | Daily JAM, Short Term, VIX, Volatility |
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December 16, 2014 | Daily JAM, Volatility, You Might Have Missed |
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October 23, 2014 | Daily JAM, Morning Briefing, Short Term, Volatility |
As swell as it is to have the U.S. markets moving up again, I think those analysts who have flagged the potential importance of the high volatility of volatility right now deserve attention.
October 21, 2014 | Daily JAM, Morning Briefing, Short Term, Volatility |
European stocks rallied on the beginning of asset purchases by the European Central Bank and speculation that the bank would expand its purchases to corporate bonds from the current purchases of covered bonds by December. U.S. stocks are rallying on “good news” that a terrible earnings report and guidance from IBM (IBM) yesterday didn’t tank the market.
October 10, 2014 | Daily JAM, Morning Briefing, Short Term |
Remember that volatility begets volatility. The rapid increase in stock market volatility just about guarantees that volatility will continue to increase over the next few weeks
July 29, 2014 | Uncategorized |
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April 12, 2014 | Uncategorized |
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