«A little
more volatility in markets... can be a healthy thing.»
It would mean that there would be
more volatility in the market.
A Fund's investment in the common shares of closed - end funds that are financially leveraged may create an opportunity for greater total return on its investment, but at the same time may be expected to exhibit
more volatility in market price and net asset value than an investment in shares of investment companies without a leveraged capital structure.
Not exact matches
More risk - tolerant investors, meanwhile, may find some bargains amid the
volatility, particularly
in emerging
markets.
And while it's endured some
volatility in the past, its beta of 0.9 suggests it's been rocked no
more than the rest of the
market.
Rather, the
market is healthy, but not trending much.By scaling out, you can not only take some smaller profits, but achieve two other things: 1) keep some amount of that original position
in case the
market picks up again; and 2) reinvest a portion (or all) of your gains into another position (perhaps one with a little
more volatility and / or opportunity).
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.
This resulted
in a much
more interesting index, one that competes well with other favorites
in terms of
volatility and correlation to broad
market movement.
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Yun points to
volatility in the financial
markets in late 2015, which continued into the presidential election
in 2016, as causing
more affluent buyers to curtail purchases.
That puts three hikes barely
in play, though continued bouts of
volatility likely will put even
more pressure on the Fed, which almost never surprises the
market when it comes to rate increases.
Although value stocks typically hold up better
in times of
volatility, this bull
market has been exceptionally smooth — up until the last year, that is — and favored high - growth momentum stocks, which tend to have
more expensive valuations.
You could say that 2018 is still a young year and it's way too early to judge things, which is true, but the level of
volatility in both stocks and bonds during February is making this year feel like we've lived through two full years already, and I think what the
markets are signaling is
more likely to be a sea change than a blip.
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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.
Although increased
market volatility might make traders
more dependent on Bloomberg's services
in the short term, any contraction
in global trade and capital
markets would inevitably lower demand for the company's services over time.
The
market volatility index, otherwise known as the VIX and even better known as the fear gauge — a measure of the expected
volatility of U.S. stocks — has surged to the highest level
in more than two years.
With the
volatility in the stock
markets and financial sector, we feel as a company, that it is extremely important for individuals to be
more diversified
in there investments now, then at any other time
in American history.
The
market environment
in 2018 looks
more normal than last year, with lower returns and higher
volatility.
In the Global Allocation Fund, we have increased exposure to quality companies with stable cash flows in more defensive sectors, particularly within healthcare and consumer staples, where demand tends to be more inelastic and may be able to withstand increased market volatilit
In the Global Allocation Fund, we have increased exposure to quality companies with stable cash flows
in more defensive sectors, particularly within healthcare and consumer staples, where demand tends to be more inelastic and may be able to withstand increased market volatilit
in more defensive sectors, particularly within healthcare and consumer staples, where demand tends to be
more inelastic and may be able to withstand increased
market volatility.
As for what this means for investors, there's one key takeaway: the ingredients are
in place for
more financial
market volatility.
While most investors who have a long - term plan probably don't need to make any portfolio changes
in anticipation of a spike
in market volatility, some
more active investors may want to take action to prepare for a correction.
It is likely that there will continue to be
more volatility in the stock
market than
in the last few years.
For example, the largest U.S. pension, California Public Employees» Retirement System, is considering
more than doubling its bond allocation to reduce risk and
volatility as the bull
market in stocks approaches nine years.
Market volatility, which has been historically low in recent months, spiked, with Cboe Volatility Index, commonly considered a gauge of investor fear, jumping by more than 10
volatility, which has been historically low
in recent months, spiked, with Cboe
Volatility Index, commonly considered a gauge of investor fear, jumping by more than 10
Volatility Index, commonly considered a gauge of investor fear, jumping by
more than 100 percent.
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market is clearly on the path to full employment and solid monthly gains are particularly evident once we average out the monthly
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Combined, these instances capture a cumulative 97 % loss
in the S&P 500, but there's really not much difference based on the 200 - day moving average, except that the
market tends to experience
more violent declines and somewhat stronger rebounds (that is, higher overall
volatility) when the S&P 500 is below that average.
Scott Minerd, global chief investment officer at Guggeheim Partners, said he has been expecting
more volatility in the stock
market anyway and would not be surprised to see a pullback into October.
While
market volatility is pretty typical
in the cryptocurrency world, the massive uptick
in volume and
market - wide fluctuations lead one to wonder if there was is something
more nefarious at play.
But as precipitous
market moves
in early February and late March suggested a return to
more historically normal levels of
volatility, the question for investors now is how to adapt their approach to the new environment.»
«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.
To the extent that there is informational content
in the price behavior of stocks, however, we are
more likely to see it expressed
in the
volatility of the
markets than
in its actual price level.
«Many participants reported that their contacts had taken the previous month's turbulence
in stride, although a few participants suggested that financial developments over the intermeeting period highlighted some downside risks associated with still - high valuations for equities or from
market volatility more generally,» the minutes said.
Beyond the absurdity of basing investment decisions on a temporary weather event, these recommendations can be harmful to investors because they involve some stocks with very shaky fundamentals at a time when
market volatility makes investing
in strong businesses all the
more important.
Elections on the calendar for developing economies around the world
in 2018 may bring
more volatility to emerging -
market funds, which were some of last year's biggest winners.
But, over time, the longer central banks create liquidity to suppress short - run
volatility, the
more they will feed price bubbles
in equity, bond, and other asset
markets.»
Well, trade, geopolitics, rate hikes, those are just some of the stresses being placed on this
market resulting
in severe
volatility and now, some investors are wondering if
more choppiness is needed for the bull
market to continue.
Emerging
Markets — Investing in emerging markets may involve greater risk and volatility than investing in more developed cou
Markets — Investing
in emerging
markets may involve greater risk and volatility than investing in more developed cou
markets may involve greater risk and
volatility than investing
in more developed countries.
Yet, we do expect
more market volatility in 2018 than we experienced last year.
Tax reform and the budget agreement may place
more upward pressure on domestic interest rates, which may lead to
more volatility in fixed - income
markets as well.
by Silvio Cascione, Sumanta Dey and Vuyani Ndaba (Reuters)- The U.S. dollar is likely to set new records against emerging
market currencies this year, although its climb may be slower than
in 2015 and possibly hampered by
more frequent bouts of
volatility, a Reuters poll suggested.
The latest Wells Fargo / Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index found that
more than half of investors weren't especially concerned about recent
volatility in the stock
market, while 60 % said they still believe it's a good time to invest
in the financial
markets.
This very low
market volatility can lead investors to take on
more risk, and
in a period of still relatively low interest rates, to «reach for yield» — that is, buy riskier assets than one would otherwise,
in order to achieve a desired profit or savings goal.
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In some ways, increased volatility may help to enhance financial stability if it moves market participants to more appropriately assess the risks in their investment
In some ways, increased
volatility may help to enhance financial stability if it moves
market participants to
more appropriately assess the risks
in their investment
in their investments.
As overall
volatility in the
markets continues, we expect currency
volatility to increase and therefore become
more difficult to predict.
The current state of the global economy threatens to cause further tightening of the credit
markets,
more stringent lending standards and terms and higher
volatility in interest rates.
On 15 October, stock
market volatility spiked to levels not seen
in more than two years.
Copper is used
in modern industries, thus as demand grows with the appearance of
more developing countries and
markets - the supply dwindles, and alternatives are seeked; both of the latter adding
volatility to the copper
markets.
Koester says
more companies are starting to understand how currency movements affect their business, probably as a result of the sovereign debt crisis
in Europe and recent
volatility in the FX
markets.
There is probably
more volatility to come, but overall our view is that most of it is fully represented
in market pricing.