Welcome Back, Volatility
Russ Koesterich, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 31, 3:25PM CDT
Our experts explain why volatility is making a comeback and how to get your portfolio ready for more ups and downs. As my team and I conduct our 2015 macroeconomic outlook meetings, we have made a conscientious effort to drive this message home:...
SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), VXX: 25.63 (+0.67)
The VIX In 1 Month?
Dave Allen - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 31, 7:54AM CDT
"Markets Love Volatility" - Christine Lagarde The VIX was up 16% last week, as the S&P 500 dropped for 4 straight days before recovering with a modest gain on Friday with a little help from Janet Yellen. It was the worst week for the...
VXX: 25.63 (+0.67)
Shorting The VIX: How To Protect Profits In A Volatility Spike
Force Majeure - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 30, 4:00PM CDT
VXX: 25.63 (+0.67), RUSS: 12.11 (+0.43), VXZ: 12.57 (+0.11), SPXL: 88.44 (-2.36), PSQ: 57.55 (+0.59)
After Yesterday's Decline of 3.03%, iPATH S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN Offers Investors Better Value
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Mar 30, 3:52PM CDT
iPATH S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE:VXX) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $24.82 to a high of $25.19. Yesterday, the shares fell 3.0%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $24.88 on volume of 28.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
VXX: 25.63 (+0.67)
Watch for iPATH S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN to Potentially Rebound After Falling 3.03% Yesterday
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Mar 30, 3:51PM CDT
iPATH S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE:VXX) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $24.82 to a high of $25.19. Yesterday, the shares fell 3.0%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $24.88 on volume of 28.2 million shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
VXX: 25.63 (+0.67)
Stocks See Relief Rally As Geopolitically Risky Weekend Passes - What's Next?
Markos Kaminis - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 30, 12:32PM CDT
VTI: 107.25 (-0.98), USO: 16.84 (-0.39), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), QQQ: 105.60 (-1.13), VXX: 25.63 (+0.67), GLD: 113.66 (-0.09), OIL: 10.05 (-0.22), DIA: 177.58 (-1.81), PHYS: 9.78 (-0.01), IWM: 124.37 (-0.40), UUP: 25.90 (+0.04)
Market Outlook - Where We Stand Now
Price Headley, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 30, 7:23AM CDT
Even with Friday's bounce, the bulls couldn't do anywhere near enough to undo Wednesday's damage. All told, the S&P 500 (SPX) (NYSEARCA: SPY ) lost 2.2% last week. The results look grim, and several of our key technical indicators are at or near...
SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), QQQ: 105.60 (-1.13), VXX: 25.63 (+0.67), DIA: 177.58 (-1.81), IWM: 124.37 (-0.40), UUP: 25.90 (+0.04)
Complacency Reigns Supreme - Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong, Right?
Charles Hugh Smith - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 29, 7:35AM CDT
One of the more remarkable features of the Bull market in stocks is the ascendancy of complacency and the banishing of fear. Take a look at this chart of the "fear index," the VIX - more properly, a measure of volatility: The VIX...
TVIZ: 19.48 (+0.34), TVIX: 1.70 (+0.08), XVZ: 28.83 (+0.01), VIXM: 61.09 (+0.58), XVIX: 17.02 (+0.07), ZIV: 42.08 (-0.41), VXX: 25.63 (+0.67), IVOP: 38.01 (unch), UVXY: 15.05 (+0.74), VIIX: 34.54 (+0.84), CVOL: 0.84 (+0.06), VXZ: 12.57 (+0.11), VIIZ: 17.43 (+0.30), XXV: 38.28 (unch), VIXY: 17.01 (+0.43), SVXY: 68.04 (-1.70), XIV: 34.64 (-0.89)
Volatility: Up She Rises
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 28, 1:34AM CDT
SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), QQQ: 105.60 (-1.13), VXX: 25.63 (+0.67), DIA: 177.58 (-1.81)
The Fed Is Trapped
Harry Long - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 27, 6:39AM CDT
VXX: 25.63 (+0.67), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28)
Friday Freefall Possible As Slew Of Middle East Issues Weigh On Weekend
Markos Kaminis - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 27, 3:00AM CDT
VTI: 107.25 (-0.98), USO: 16.84 (-0.39), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), QQQ: 105.60 (-1.13), VXX: 25.63 (+0.67), GLD: 113.66 (-0.09), DIA: 177.58 (-1.81), IWM: 124.37 (-0.40), UUP: 25.90 (+0.04)
Downtrend Call Working As iPATH S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN Stock Falls 12.0% (VXX)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Mar 26, 10:11AM CDT
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for iPATH S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE:VXX) on February 19th, 2015 at $30.61. In approximately 1 month, iPATH S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN has returned 11.98% as of today's recent price of $26.94.
VXX: 25.63 (+0.67)
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Pullback in Shares of iPATH S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN After 4.45% Gain
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Mar 25, 3:53PM CDT
iPATH S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE:VXX) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $24.88 to a high of $26.30. Yesterday, the shares gained 4.5%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $25.99 on volume of 53.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
VXX: 25.63 (+0.67)
iPATH S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN Rises 4.45% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Mar 25, 3:52PM CDT
iPATH S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE:VXX) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $24.88 to a high of $26.30. Yesterday, the shares gained 4.5%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $25.99 on volume of 53.4 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
VXX: 25.63 (+0.67)
Connecting The Dots: The Stock Market Hot Potato: Volatility, The VIX And You
John Mauldin - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 24, 12:59PM CDT
“When did Noah build the Ark, Gladys? Before the rain, before the rain.” —Nathan Muir (Robert Redford), in Spygame If you’ve ever walked a dog, you know about the zigzag path that dogs take down a sidewalk. After all,...
VXX: 25.63 (+0.67)
Time To Ratchet Up Risk Management
Clark Capital Management Group - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 23, 9:07PM CDT
Volatility Is Back in Vogue March 9th marked the sixth anniversary of the current bull market. Since the average bull market lasts only 3.8 years, we think it may be time to take a look at client portfolios and decide whether it makes sense to...
VXX: 25.63 (+0.67)
Fed's Fischer Says 2015 Rate Hike Wouldn't Be Followed by Regular Increases
at The Street - Mon Mar 23, 2:01PM CDT
CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' traders dissect what a rate hike would mean for U.S. stocks and learn what a contrarian fund manager is buying.
F: 16.14 (-0.02), VXX: 25.63 (+0.67), TM: 139.89 (-2.66), UUP: 25.90 (+0.04), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), TBT: 41.87 (-0.20), UAL: 67.25 (-0.94), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), QQQ: 105.60 (-1.13), JOE: 18.56 (+0.38), DIA: 177.58 (-1.81), ETFC: 28.55 (+0.31), FXE: 105.71 (-0.61), IWM: 124.37 (-0.40), XLF: 24.11 (-0.17), TWTR: 50.08 (+0.19), AMTD: 37.26 (+0.04), SCHW: 30.44 (+0.08)
Market Outlook - The Fed Gives A Boost
Price Headley, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Mon Mar 23, 7:52AM CDT
Thanks to a little help from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, the market broke out of a three-week-old bearish rut, and in the process may have rekindled a bigger uptrend. In fact, technically speaking, the uptrend is back underway. We'll handicap...
SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), QQQ: 105.60 (-1.13), VXX: 25.63 (+0.67), DIA: 177.58 (-1.81), IWM: 124.37 (-0.40)
Weekly ETF Gainers / Losers
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Mar 20, 3:12PM CDT
VNM: 16.88 (-0.02), USO: 16.84 (-0.39), GDXJ: 22.70 (-0.12), VXX: 25.63 (+0.67), OIL: 10.05 (-0.22), SIVR: 16.36 (-0.08), SLV: 15.93 (-0.05), GDX: 18.24 (-0.23), EWZ: 31.37 (+0.28), UUP: 25.90 (+0.04)
Investors Should Stick With Health Care Stocks, eBay Has Downside
at The Street - Thu Mar 19, 1:56PM CDT
The CNBC ‘Fast Money Halftime’ trading panel agrees that health care stocks still have an upside, while an analyst explains his decision to downgrade eBay.
KMI: 42.06 (-0.01), BIIB: 422.24 (-9.38), MNST: 138.40 (-2.04), EWG: 29.84 (-0.52), VXX: 25.63 (+0.67), NKE: 100.33 (-0.56), UNH: 118.29 (-2.71), KORS: 65.75 (-0.51), TLT: 130.69 (+0.28), GOOG: 548.00 (-4.03), COH: 41.43 (-0.16), SPY: 206.43 (-1.82), EBAY: 57.68 (-0.24), DIA: 177.58 (-1.81), GOOGL: 554.70 (-6.44), FL: 63.00 (-0.61), FXE: 105.71 (-0.61), AAPL: 124.43 (-1.94), FB: 82.21 (-0.98), TIF: 88.01 (-0.58), XLU: 44.43 (+0.01), UUP: 25.90 (+0.04), XRT: 101.04 (-0.54), ARO: 3.47 (+0.14), XLV: 72.50 (-1.28), CELG: 115.28 (-4.74), GES: 18.59 (-0.30), UA: 80.75 (+0.84), QQQ: 105.60 (-1.13), BONT: 6.96 (-0.02), GILD: 98.13 (-2.56), CRI: 92.47 (+0.63), IWM: 124.37 (-0.40)