Trading the VIX: What You Need to Know
Kevin Cook - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Sep 16, 2:11PM CDT
Don’t be the blind man holding the pachyderm’s derivatives.
CME: 93.95 (+1.49), CBOE: 66.97 (+0.81), VXX: 18.63 (+0.19), UVXY: 27.74 (+0.37), XIV: 31.53 (-0.40)
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull & Bear 3x Shares, ProShares Ultra S&P500 ETF, Daily Gold Miners Bull 3 x shares and ProShares UltraPro S&P500 ETF
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Sep 11, 8:30AM CDT
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF, Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull & Bear 3x Shares, ProShares Ultra S&P500 ETF, Daily Gold Miners Bull 3 x shares and ProShares UltraPro S&P500 ETF
UPRO: 65.96 (+2.12), SSO: 65.10 (+1.47), TNA: 69.78 (+1.94), UVXY: 27.74 (+0.37), NUGT: 47.07 (+3.22)
10 Most Heavily Traded Leveraged ETFs YTD
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Sep 10, 10:15AM CDT
Leveraged ETFs have gained immense popularity in recent months owing to the high levels of volatility in the stock markets.
QLD: 79.76 (+4.22), UPRO: 65.96 (+2.12), UCO: 21.42 (-0.67), ERX: 35.00 (-0.21), SSO: 65.10 (+1.47), TNA: 69.78 (+1.94), UVXY: 27.74 (+0.37), UWTI: 9.46 (-0.53), FAS: 30.48 (+0.82), NUGT: 47.07 (+3.22)
Leveraged Volatility ETFs Gain Over 100% from Global Rout
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Aug 25, 9:20AM CDT
China-led global growth fears and a brutal plunge in oil prices continued to flare up volatility worldwide for the second week in a row.
TVIX: 6.18 (+0.06), VXX: 18.63 (+0.19), UVXY: 27.74 (+0.37)
Volatility ETFs Jump on Rising Global Fears
Sweta Killa - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Aug 21, 9:45AM CDT
This seems a good time to remain invested in the volatility market.
VXUP: 19.86 (+17.75), TVIX: 6.18 (+0.06), VXX: 18.63 (+0.19), UVXY: 27.74 (+0.37), VIIX: 25.19 (+0.23), CVOL: 0.48 (+0.04), VIXY: 12.39 (+0.10)
Why I'll Be Shopping For A VIX Short This Week
Nathan Buehler - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jul 06, 1:04PM CDT
UVXY: 27.74 (+0.37), SVXY: 61.72 (-0.83)
Greece: It's The Volatility, Stupid
Orange Peel Investments - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Jul 05, 1:26AM CDT
EWI: 15.11 (-0.08), SPY: 207.51 (+2.25), SDS: 19.74 (-0.46), VXX: 18.63 (+0.19), GREK: 10.73 (-0.17), DXD: 20.13 (-0.35), UVXY: 27.74 (+0.37), DIA: 176.37 (+1.57), EWP: 32.22 (-0.04)
Feeling Unfulfilled By The Volatility Tease?
Nathan Buehler - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jul 01, 7:30PM CDT
UVXY: 27.74 (+0.37), SVXY: 61.72 (-0.83)
Greece: The Slow-Motion Train Wreck Just Sped Up
Forward View - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jun 29, 7:59AM CDT
TTT: 36.79 (+0.88), UVXY: 27.74 (+0.37), VIXY: 12.39 (+0.10)
Adoption Of VXUP As A Hedging Instrument Could Transform Investment Management
Harry Long - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jun 27, 7:36AM CDT
VXUP: 19.86 (+17.75), VXX: 18.63 (+0.19), UVXY: 27.74 (+0.37), VXZ: 10.93 (-0.01), VXDN: 24.22 (+21.99)
Are HFTs Responsible For Low Market Volatility?
Cam Hui, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Jun 27, 7:30AM CDT
I received a number of thoughtful responses from my last post about falling equity volatility (see Will the quants blow up the markets again? ). One of the themes that was repeated several times in the comments pointed to HFT algos as a possible...
VXUP: 19.86 (+17.75), TVIX: 6.18 (+0.06), VXX: 18.63 (+0.19), IVOP: 37.84 (unch), UVXY: 27.74 (+0.37), XIV: 31.53 (-0.40), SVXY: 61.72 (-0.83), SPY: 207.51 (+2.25), DIA: 176.37 (+1.57), VIIX: 25.19 (+0.23), VXDN: 24.22 (+21.99), XXV: 38.23 (unch), VIXY: 12.39 (+0.10)
Volatility vanishes from U.S. equities
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jun 23, 9:03AM CDT
VXUP: 19.86 (+17.75), TVIZ: 13.39 (-1.32), TVIX: 6.18 (+0.06), VIXM: 53.07 (-0.12), XVIX: 16.08 (-0.14), VXX: 18.63 (+0.19), IVOP: 37.84 (unch), UVXY: 27.74 (+0.37), VXZ: 10.93 (-0.01), CVOL: 0.48 (+0.04), XIV: 31.53 (-0.40), SVXY: 61.72 (-0.83), XVZ: 27.01 (-0.19), ZIV: 43.78 (-0.06), VIIX: 25.19 (+0.23), VXDN: 24.22 (+21.99), VIIZ: 15.17 (-0.58), XXV: 38.23 (unch), VIXY: 12.39 (+0.10)
Yellen And Falling Volatility
Nathan Buehler - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Jun 11, 11:53AM CDT
VXX: 18.63 (+0.19), UVXY: 27.74 (+0.37), XIV: 31.53 (-0.40), SVXY: 61.72 (-0.83)
How Volatility And The Roll Yield Contribute To The Price Action Of VXX In Different Market Environments
David Easter - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jun 05, 11:27AM CDT
TVIX: 6.18 (+0.06), VXX: 18.63 (+0.19), UVXY: 27.74 (+0.37), SVXY: 61.72 (-0.83), XIV: 31.53 (-0.40)
VXZ: A Lower Cost Hedge/Less Risky Bet On Increasing Volatility
Nathan Buehler - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jun 03, 5:32PM CDT
VXX: 18.63 (+0.19), ZIV: 43.78 (-0.06), UVXY: 27.74 (+0.37), VXZ: 10.93 (-0.01)
Why VXX Loses Value Over Time: Another Look
David Easter - at Seeking Alpha - Thu May 28, 9:00AM CDT
TVIX: 6.18 (+0.06), VXX: 18.63 (+0.19), UVXY: 27.74 (+0.37), XIV: 31.53 (-0.40), SVXY: 61.72 (-0.83)
How My Favorite Hedge Fund Managers Are Investing In 2015
Chris DeMuth Jr. - at Seeking Alpha - Tue May 26, 7:45AM CDT
SPLS: 12.61 (-0.04), PRGO: 150.57 (+2.89), PCYC: 261.25 (+1.70), CHTR: 183.00 (+4.62), ALTR: 52.57 (-0.23), UVXY: 27.74 (+0.37), L: 36.70 (+0.11), LO: 71.40 (-0.33), INTC: 34.90 (+0.50), INFA: 48.73 (+0.17), DTV: 93.55 (+1.36), BKD: 21.29 (-0.37), ABBV: 50.34 (+2.07), TWC: 185.19 (+2.29), AAPL: 119.08 (+3.58), BHI: 53.93 (-1.66), RAI: 48.89 (+0.01), DRC: 85.18 (+0.01), AMZN: 599.03 (+35.12), HCN: 68.48 (-2.43), HAL: 39.21 (-0.50), OVTI: 28.83 (-0.14), MYL: 40.96 (+1.80), ISSI: 22.58 (+0.14), IEP: 77.04 (+1.04), ODP: 7.30 (-0.11)