Not exact matches
However, the Fed's emphasis on
downside risks is injecting a degree
of uncertainty — and
volatility — into
markets, a factor not lost on global policymakers that are calling on the Fed to end its handwringing and begin the tightening cycle.
I'm very wary that the
markets may be starting to question Fed credibility, the expression
of which is
downside volatility in bond prices.
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Volatility International Equity Hedged to CAD ETF (Ticker: ZLD): This ETF is designed for investors looking to invest in international equities with greater
downside protection than
market capitalization weighted products.
In the current environment
of short - term
volatility amid a long - term positive outlook for the Chinese economy, a focus on growing, sustainable dividends in China's equity
markets could provide the opportunity to get a slice
of the region's structural growth and potential
downside protection compared with a typical growth strategy, such as an earnings growth strategy.
This complacency, in conjunction with the lack
of market volatility in 2017, reaffirms our belief in building diversified portfolios with a focus on
downside protection.
Especially in light
of today's
market volatility, they can help shield a portfolio from outsized returns on both the upside and the
downside.
Our time - tested Defined Risk Strategy (DRS) has a successful track record (See the Swan DRS Select Composite disclosure)
of hedging
downside market risk and profiting from the
volatility of U.S. large cap equities.
While investors also receive the benefit
of liquidity, a potential
downside of REITs can be their correlation to broader
market volatility.
These observations followed periods where the
markets moved to new highs rather smartly and without a lot
of downside volatility.
Exposure to low
volatility and value provides a diversification from regular
market capitalization weighted indices, with
downside protection in time
of downturn and potential for growth in up
markets.
Low
volatility strategies tend to go down less than the
market, thereby offering
downside protection while providing a degree
of upside participation in an up
market.
When you hold a particularly risky stock (one that can quickly swing high or low in price) or during times when the stock
market as a whole is experiencing a lot
of volatility, put options can act as insurance against
downside risk.
Diversified portfolios help smooth out the
volatility in the
markets as different segments fall in and out
of favor, and that can help limit
downside risk, especially during turbulent
markets.
I pay attention to Hussman because
of his fund's fantastic record at beating the
market while maintaining the
volatility and
downside risk
of a bond fund, something very unique for a mutual fund available to a layman like me.
As mentioned above, given the extreme
volatility of the cryptocurrency
markets, there can be upside or
downside in putting your money to work directly on available exchanges.
Being able to protect against
downside risk in a Bitcoin
market that is making unbelievable highs on unprecedented
volatility, will ease trader's concerns about the so called «Bubble» bursting, and Bitcoin losing all
of its value overnight.