Do not make rash decision during this market turmoil.
A couple of housekeeping items before we move on to today's note. Mark will be speaking at the MoneyShow in Orlando, Florida on Saturday. Hope to see all of you there. When…
Leverage is a 2 Edge Sword with VIX Products
The big market selloff is all we are hearing about on the news tonight. TOE subscribers were given warning that a selloff could be around the corner. The charts we…
Is a Turning at Hand?
Anyone paying attention knows that the equity markets have been on a tear ever since the election. On that fateful night of the election, the Dow Futures contract was down well over…
Is the VIX Quietly Telling Us Something or Is It a Head Fake?
The volatility markets tell us something about the cost of speculating on the size of an asset's price move or the lack their of. If an investor thinks a big…
Do Equities & High Yield Debt Provide Sufficient Risk Premiums
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The State of the Equity Markets
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To VIX or Not to VIX
Investors look to the VIX index for guidance concerning future volatility of return on the equity markets in general and the S&P 500 in particular. Many people want to “trade”…
Investor Complacency Everywhere You Look
Ever since the election, the equity markets have moved higher day after day. Merrill Lynch Global Research recently pointed out, for example, that the S&P 500 Index has gone 105 days…
The Name’s Bond, Treasury Bond
(Image Source | Wikimedia Commons) Yesterday afternoon, the Federal Reserve did as the financial media and most investor’s expected. They raised the price of borrowing money by raising the discount…
The Week Ahead
The Week Ahead February 20th – 24th, 2017 February 20th starts a holiday-shortened week as US markets will be closed Monday, February 19th in observance of Presidents Day. Federal Reserve Bank…
The Real Reason for the Collapse in Volatility
The average observer would say that volatility of returns on the major stock averages is low because stocks are sticking close to their trend. Those that are rising, do not…
“It will fluctuate.”
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