Our strategists provide perspectives on the stock sell - off and
market volatility strategies for investors.
Not exact matches
James Barty, European equity strategist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, discusses investor
strategies when it comes to China's
market volatility.
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While the firm has long been critical of the types of short -
volatility strategies that were blamed for exacerbating stock moves early last week, it's still optimistic about the
market on a medium - term basis.
While not all bets have paid off — his global macro
strategy suffered amid currency
volatility in 2014 — Shiff says he ends up losing less in down
markets than pure equity managers do.
While
markets deal with more
volatility, higher rates and rising inflation, BMO Capital
markets says it has a
strategy to help you sleep at night.
Those experts include Marko Kolanovic, JPMorgan's global head of quantitative and derivatives
strategy, who has in the past said the shorting of
volatility reminded him of the conditions leading up to the 1987 stock
market crash.
A better
strategy is to use the
volatility of the financial
markets to get rich quickly and enjoy it now.
The
strategy behind TRX's investments is based on whats called a recurring revenue model which avoids the
volatility normally associated with the stock
market and other investments.
In this report, we show graphically the dampening impact of central banks and short
volatility strategies on financial
markets.
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Market volatility should be a reminder for you to review your investments regularly and make sure you consider an investing
strategy with exposure to different areas of the
markets — U.S. small and large caps, international stocks, investment - grade bonds — to help match the overall risk in your portfolio to your personality and goals,» says Dowd.
Regulators at the Securities and Exchange Commission have been looking at changes in the
markets and automated trading
strategies in connection with
volatility.
An investment in these
strategies is subject to various risks, such as those
market risks common to entities investing in all types of securities, including
market volatility.
Feb 26, 2016: The popularity of low -
volatility strategies during the latest period of
market turbulence has not diminished their effectiveness.
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.
As calm
markets pushed
volatility to record lows, some
strategies increasingly accepted bets against calm
markets in order to fund equity positions.
This white paper looks at the period of the increased
volatility in the financial
markets leading up to and on November 8th and provides valuable insights into internal workings of risk parity
strategies during periods of heightened
volatility.
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...
Bottom line: The credit
markets and income
strategies in equity
volatility are exposed to similar risks.
Investment in these types of hedge - fund
strategies is subject to those
market risks common to entities investing in all types of securities, including
market volatility.
A contrarian
strategy means the fund's managers view periods of
market volatility as an opportunity to build positions that they think have good long - term value potential.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its
market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets;
volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion
strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the
volatility of capital
markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses;
volatility in the
market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.
On today's show we talk about: Recent
market volatility What held up well (basically nothing) Stories we tell Who to blame How noobwhale investors will react to a bear
market Non-correlated
strategies Where hedge fund fees go Listen here: A close look at where the money flows suggests a more complicated story Barry with ex-CIA...
With a combination of these diversified
strategies, a flexible active approach aims to find fixed income return opportunities in all corners of the
market, even during times of greater
volatility or rising interest rates.
Convex Asia was launched in May 2012 to focus on
volatility - based
strategies in Asian
markets.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its
market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets;
volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion
strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the
volatility of capital
markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses;
volatility in the
market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public
markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.
Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its
market share or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets;
volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion
strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of the Company in the expected time frame; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the
volatility of capital
markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses;
volatility in the
market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.
Here we show that traders with exogenously induced short - term elevations in cortisol adopt riskier investment
strategies and that higher overall cortisol in the
market predicts higher aggregate mispricing and
volatility.
Though Navellier is still capable of trouncing the
market, such as during the three years from 2003 - 2005, his
strategy may no longer be sufficiently compensating investors for the
volatility they must endure when following his advice over the long - term.
Do
strategies that seek to exploit return
volatility persistence by adjusting stock
market exposure inversely with recent
market volatility relative to some target (including exposures greater than 100 %) produce obvious benefits for investors?
Mebane Faber has shown in his The Ivy Portfolio: How to Invest Like the Top Endowments and Avoid Bear
Markets how this
strategy has historically done a good job of reducing portfolio drawdown and
volatility.
The newsletter employs reliable
market analysis to capture trends and turning points and utilizes a conservative money management
strategy for preserving capital gains and avoiding unnecessary losses during periods of
market uncertainty and
volatility.
Due to recent increased
market volatility, we'll be paying more attention to the technical side of crypto over the coming weeks, especially in our Crypto Asset
Strategies service.
Regardless of what the future holds in terms of political results, from a
market standpoint, we anticipate more
volatility going forward — and this could be a good thing for hedged
strategies.
Remember, alpha is a byproduct of an inefficient
market, and in our view higher
volatility is an indication of greater
market inefficiency — hence greater opportunity for active investments like hedged
strategies to succeed.
Even if Forex may be a tedious task due to the increasing
volatility of the
market, it is still one of the smartest choices for people seeking for post-retirement investment
strategies.
But for now, investors can take advantage of the
market's
volatility by implementing a
strategy to buy low and sell high.
As equities have ground ever higher over the past year, very large short -
volatility positions have been building in the
markets — largely in
volatility - targeting
strategies employed by institutional investors and leveraged exchange - traded products geared toward individuals.
The long / short
strategy based on the joint quality and value signal generated excess returns of 61 basis points per month, twice that generated by the quality or value signals alone and a third higher than the
market, despite running at a
volatility of only 9.7 %.
This
strategy is best applied during
market volatility and just before the break of important news related to specific stock or when predictions of analysts seem to be afloat.
Precious metals have offered a safe harbor for investors seeking refuge from
market volatility in the past, and they can do so again as part of an asset diversification
strategy.
That's extraordinary in a super choppy
market, but it is exactly the kind of
strategy that thrives during periods of high
volatility.
Downturn Defense, an engaging new campaign helps your clients better understand
market cycles and create a
strategy that they'll be comfortable with - despite potential
market volatility.
While this election season is likely to be filled with surprises, investors may also want to consider
strategies that aim to minimize equity
market volatility and potentially provide downside protection.
Over the next few posts I'm going to dig deeper into how Canadians can start thinking about diversification, where we're seeing potential opportunities, how to access international
markets effectively, and
strategies to consider when looking to manage against
market volatility.
Barclays Bank added to its iPath roster of
volatility - linked ETNs with the launch of its first dynamic
volatility strategy, designed as a tool for investors to benefit from
volatility spikes while managing the roll cost during calm
markets.
«We are convinced that «quant» funds», which have attracted hundreds of billions of dollars in the last few years and a significant portion of which use leverage, and whose models and various
strategies are largely based on price action and correlations extracted from the reasonably - recent past when
volatility has been low (largely of their own making), have contributed mightily to the illusion that
market risk is low.
One of my favorite tools for potentially reducing portfolio
volatility and drawdown is to use the 10 month simple moving average
strategy, popularized in recent years by Mebane Faber in The Ivy Portfolio: How to Invest Like the Top Endowments and Avoid Bear
Markets.
This highly flawed concept, widely taught in MBA and financial engineering programs, perceives
volatility as an exogenous measurement of risk, ignoring its role as both a source of excess returns, and a direct influencer on risk itself... Systematic
strategies are based on
market volatility as a key decision metric for leverage... The majority of active management
strategies rely on some form of
volatility for excess returns and to make leverage decisions.
If a tax - bill - fueled buyback bonanza can effectively «buy the dips»,
market tranquility can be protected, preventing a large - scale unwinding of low -
volatility - pegged
strategies.