While the S&P 500 scored another all-time high on Monday, the market once again sent signals that it may not be a smooth ride ahead…
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Is the volatility spike over — or just beginning?
Unless you have been in a bunker hiding from ebola, you’ve no doubt noticed the pick up in volatility across basically all asset classes. In…
Stocks’ Roller-Coaster Week Has Negative Short-Term Implications
Last week, the S&P 500 registered a rare display of volatility. The week contained both the largest 2 up days in the past month and…
The tightest 3 day range on the NASDAQ 100 in history
The current low-volatility environment has been so epic that posts on low volatility have just become mundane. That said, every once in a while we…
ChOTD-6/23/14 Nasdaq Volatility Index $VXN: 2nd Lowest Close Of All-Time
Today’s ChOTD continues what has become a redundant theme of “low volatility” charts. We’d like to say this will be the last volatility-related post, but…
ChOTD-5/19/14 Relative Spike in Nasdaq Volatility Index ($VXN) A Warning?
A week ago, our 5/12 ChOTD illustrated the Nasdaq Composite’s relative increase in volatility vs. the NYSE, as measured by the “average true range” of…