Sentences with phrase «lower volatility of the market»

These ETFs use volatility weighting to lower volatility of the market (sometimes this delivers a premium), or technical analysis to avoid drawdown and preserve capital.

Not exact matches

The minutes of the Fed's June meeting noted that «some participants suggested that increased risk tolerance among investors might be contributing to elevated asset prices more broadly; a few participants expressed concern that subdued market volatility, coupled with a low equity premium, could lead to a build - up of risks to financial stability.»

The four - week moving average of initial claims, considered a better measure of labor market trends as it irons out week - to - week volatility, fell 1,250, to 231,250 last week, the lowest level since March 31, 1973.

LONDON, April 23 - Hamstrung by a renewed slump in volatility and lack of clear market direction, FX and bond speculators are making historically big bets on a lower dollar and higher yields.

LONDON, April 20 - British emerging markets - focused hedge fund Onslow Capital Management has closed after a long period of low volatility hit returns and assets fell below a sustainable level, it said in a letter to investors.

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, hit its lowest level in more than 20 years earlier this year.

In a falling market, you want the large - cap dividendpaying stock that has low beta (a measure of volatility), he says.

Overall, the market's recent propensity for large moves shows the low - volatility doldrums of 2017 are over and suggests multihundred - point Dow fluctuations are the new normal.

Then during an interview with Bloomberg Television early last month, he downplayed a series of market headwinds, saying that «the only real problem now is low liquidity and market volatility.»

Matthew Riley, head of research at Natixis Global Asset Management, told CNBC on Monday that «there's a lot of uncertainty at the moment, certainly geopolitical uncertainty from what we read is pretty much high although market volatility is quite low.

UBS also achieved its net cost reduction target of 2.1 billion Swiss francs but highlighted that low market volatility could affect client activity in its wealth management business.

The episode jolted the market after a measure of 60 - day volatility on the metal touched the lowest since 2005.

While market volatility was low by historic standards, helped by accommodative monetary policies, it was out of sync with increased overall uncertainty, the fund said.

Timmer: You know, the last two years until the January high, were really extraordinary times for the market, and I fear that investors got spoiled by that, because the S&P was up I think 52 % in two years and in 2017 the volatility — the standard deviation of those returns — was at an all - time low of 3.9.

«Even if volatility falls notably from here which history says is likely after such a spike, we find it difficult to imagine the market being prepared to drive it down to the record low levels of [the second half of] 2017 anytime soon given the shock seen this week,» they say.

This wasn't unexpected, since the market was rising in just the right mix of conditions: Volatility as measured by the Cboe's index was at historic lows, the GOP was set to pass the most comprehensive corporate - tax reform in decades, and economies around the world were in growth mode.

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When asked if he was worried about U.S. shale producers ramping production and eclipsing the recent international cuts, Novak said, «Undoubtedly the joint action by many countries to achieve the balance and to reduce the output are aimed at giving stability to the market and as a result we see a great level of investment, lower volatility, prices stabilizing at a certain level, which does play out to move investment going into shale production so one needs to assess the overall supply and demand balance.»

Although it is fair to say that the recent uptick in volatility has in part reduced earlier concerns about prolonged low volatility and associated reach - for - yield behavior, it has placed added focus on the resilience of liquidity, particularly in markets, such as the market for corporate bonds, that may be prone to gapping between liquidity demand and supply in stressed conditions.

Market volatility is low, U.S. census data shows income gains have reached the middle class, and workers are clawing back a larger share of national income.

And matters weren't helped much as volatility hovered close to the lowest levels on record, sapping the market of the price swings so crucial for active managers to prove their bonafides.

And matters weren't helped much as volatility hovered close to the lowest levels on record, sapping the market of the price swings so crucial for active managers to prove their bona fides.

The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), widely considered to be the best gauge of fear in the market, hit its lowest level since Feb. 1 and traded more than 11.5 percent lower at 14.62.

This, after a year of flatter growth and considerable volatility in the commodity markets, marked by continued discounts on Canadian crude and low gas prices.

But amid the optimism, some investors also have an eye on potential causes for concern, including the end of the bull run for bonds and persistent low volatility in markets.

The stock market opened way down, continuing last Friday's selloff, though it has climbed back since the open — implying the return of volatility — as skittish investors continue to fear the sequence I describe in this AM's WaPo: tight labor market, wage pressures, higher interest rates, inflation, lower profit margins.

Stock market volatility can put your retirement at risk, but the odds of your retirement account disappearing completely by the time you hit retirement are very low.

For example, in periods of low market volatility and average demand, a one ounce gold American Eagle coin might be offered at 4.5 % over spot, but periods of weak demand can bring the price down to 3.5 % over spot, or lower.

The long side of the stock market is all about low volatility and steady / reliable price action.

Right now both the bond and stock markets are reflecting low levels of volatility.

For one thing, it depends in part on the current steady state of low market volatility.

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Although market volatility has retreated from its unprecedented February spike, it has not abated to the low levels that investors had become accustomed to over the past couple of years.

Feb 26, 2016: The popularity of low - volatility strategies during the latest period of market turbulence has not diminished their effectiveness.

But this environment of low market and economic volatility is one where corporate defaults are expected to be limited.

Bond act as both a volatility - minimizer for those investors that can't stomach a large stock allocation and a source of stability during stock market sell - offs for either spending purposes or liquidity for those that need to rebalance into lower stock prices.

Macro: The Macro strategy's strongest contributions came from long equity and Energy - sector positioning as low volatility and sustained, upward trends in these markets continued driving returns throughout most of January.

With market volatility hitting multi-decade lows, junk bond yields also at record lows, the median price / revenue ratio of S&P 500 constituents at a record high well - beyond 2000 levels, and the most strenuously overvalued, overbought, overbullish syndromes we define, I'm increasingly concerned about the potential for an abrupt «air pocket» in the prices of risky assets that could attend even a modest upward shift in risk premiums.

However, if real rates remain low, gold will continue to attract attention as a potential store of value which may offer a ballast to equity market volatility.

A frequent criticism of low volatility exchange - traded funds is that these funds leave some upside on the table during bull markets.

That critique misses the mark because the objective of low volatility strategies is not to capture all of the upside in a bull market, but rather to perform less...

«After 18 months of low - volatility markets, things became much more volatile in the middle of January, starting with a 10 percent slide within just weeks.

A: Every investor will have to make their own judgment about the market, it does seem like measures of volatility are relatively low given all the uncertainties at present.

This was a function of the low level of market yields, as well as the low level of volatility and yield movements.

Today, the markets are placid, low - volatility affairs that have gained fairly steadily since the end of the financial crisis in March 2009.

It aims to deliver these returns with a lower level of volatility than the broader Australian stock market over the medium to long term.

But skeptics may be surprised to learn that the majority of hedge fund managers focus on providing capital appreciation with lower volatility than the broad markets.

I expect that we'll gradually cover portions of the short - call option side of our hedges (leaving the defensive puts in place) if the market continues lower without a significant volatility spike.

They are searching for yield but interest rates from fixed income products have generally been low, and there is fear that equity markets could be nearing a period of intensified volatility.

Furthermore, it seeks to achieve these returns with a lower level of volatility than the broader Australian stock market over the medium to long term in order to smooth returns for investors.