Not exact matches
Given that valuations were already rich when the VIX, a commonly used measure of S&P 500
volatility, was at 10, a doubling of
volatility suggests stocks should be
trading closer to 16 or 17 times earnings,
not 21.
Markets are fine,
volatility is modest and
trade war isn't a big deal, say delegates at junk - bond king Michael Milken's annual L.A. summit.
The World
Trade Francs is a fictional «stablecoin» invented by Buterin, most likely to poke fun at the idea of creating a cryptocurrency that isn't subject to the extreme
volatility that cryptocurrencies have become associated with.
With a Price / ATR Ratio of more than 70, Cisco Systems ($ CSCO) is too slow for us and is an example of a low -
volatility stock we would
not look to
trade:
Commodity prices may be affected by a variety of factors at any time, including but
not limited to, (i) changes in supply and demand relationships, (ii) governmental programs and policies, (iii) national and international political and economic events, war and terrorist events, (iv) changes in interest and exchange rates, (v)
trading activities in commodities and related contracts, (vi) pestilence, technological change and weather, and (vii) the price
volatility of a commodity.
But it doesn't take much market
volatility for momentum
trades to unravel.
So far,
trade tensions have led to bouts of market
volatility, but have
not signaled that the economy won't be able to continue growing at its current pace.
While it's certain that short - term
volatility exchange
traded products (ETPs) like VXX, TVIX, and UVXY are doomed to march towards zero, their decay rates are
not consistent.
The short vol
trade didn't just depend on low vol, it depended on an upward - sloping term structure of
volatility.
We also can
not explain why
volatility, as well as
trading activity, remains quiescent.
Volatility has again risen above 21 % on a possible
trade war between the US and China, and the market is
not losing any time in repricing numerous assets.
This indicator is
not typically used as part of a detailed
trading method, but by pinpointing higher or lower levels of
volatility it can help traders decide the -LSB-...]
I have underlined several times that while we did see
volatility in the equity market in Q1» 18, the bond market was numb to any market movements; while Treasuries were falling, junk bonds didn't widen much compared to how they were
trading at the beginning of the year.
The market earlier this year simply had made an enormous error by pricing in its expectations for a strong economic and inflationary environment that has frankly
not appeared (Making
Volatility our Friend:
Trading the Kitchin Cycle, May 28, 2014 and Unsustainable Steel Premiums, Sept. 3, 2014).
I don't day -
trade, I look at 1 hr charts and above, using higher time frames allows you to maintain clarity and gives you the power to map the markets with precision over the short - term noise and
volatility.
Passive investors expect to be able to shift positions quickly, but volatile markets don't always offer enough liquidity to
trade efficiently — and
volatility has recently risen sharply
New survey data from Hartford Funds reveals that market
volatility and geopolitical events are fueling investor anxiety, yet most aren't taking advantage of the full suite of investment options that may help manage risk exposure at a lower cost *, namely strategic beta exchange
traded funds (ETFs).
Given that valuations were already rich when the VIX, a commonly used measure of S&P 500
volatility, was at 10, a doubling of
volatility suggests stocks should be
trading closer to 16 or 17 times earnings,
not 21.
The
volatility is the $ dollar risk from entry signal to the initial hard stop exit in case the
trade does
not work.
(For forex traders, you can use the Forex
Volatility Calculator mentioned here to find out when
not to
trade.)
It's amazing how many people who are just entering into the realm of commodity options
trading don't seem to keep in mind the basic factor that makes options do what they do, and that's
volatility.
But going long and short the same asset (in this case essentially the same asset), doesn't reduce
volatility, it reduces your exposure to
volatility (which you could have done by simply entering a smaller
trade to begin with).
Don't
trade on days with high
volatility.
Rea Fair enough, I still think this isn't the «optimal procedure,» all you need for this to work is a low
volatility fund that
trades in both currencies.
If you don't put the proper time into mastering the components of
trading that you can control, the market's
volatility and constantly changing conditions will end up controlling you.
Microsoft recently upped its dividend and has been
trading well, although it has mostly been going up and down with the general market which leads me to believe there will be good buying opportunities in the future as the
volatility in the market is likely
not over.
Your entire
trading system may
not work during these low
volatility hours.
Intraday
trading is
not about investment; it is about making quick profits as a result of
volatility in the prices of the securities.
If, on the other hand, you don't want to own individual stocks because of the
volatility and risk, then another options is investing in exchange -
traded funds (ETFs) specializing in catching dividends.
Important: Important:
Trading during the Extended Hours overnight session carries unique and additional risks, such as lower liquidity, higher price
volatility, and may
not be appropriate for all investors.
As the
trading volume on commodities is usually very low and thus price gaps often occur, simple
volatility calculations based on the current Highs and Lows did
not give adequate results.
If U.S. stocks are simply going to
trade in range or flirt with
volatility for a period, one might wish to consider assets that do
not depend on the direction of U.S. stocks.
One can think of our selection process as identifying the cheapest bonds with wide credit spreads that are
not justified by their historical
trading volatility in their respective duration and credit groups.
After all, is the purpose of fixed income securities
not to decrease
volatility by providing lower returns than stocks due to the risk / return
trade - off?
You don't have to keep actively
trading (and spending the money in fees), and you don't have to worry about short - term
volatility quite so much.
For traders who wants certainty with their
trading cost, it is better to opt for fixed spreads as they do
not change according to market
volatility as opposed to variable spreads.
Not surprisingly, FTSE RAFI Low
Volatility falls in the middle,
trading a little rich relative to its own history.
Selling a put spread, also called a bull put spread, is a short
volatility / bullish
trade that makes money if the stock goes up, doesn't move, or doesn't go down significantly.
However, if you are dealing with a low -
volatility underlying stock then the near term option may
not offer enough time premium to make the
trade worthwhile after transaction costs.
Market and
Volatility Risk: If specified in the applicable prospectus, Barclays Bank PLC will have the right to redeem or «call» a series of ETNs (in whole but
not in part) at its sole discretion and without your consent on any
trading day on or after the inception date until and including maturity.
The capacity constraint meaningfully raised the portfolios» effective
Ns, reducing
trading costs, but at the cost of substantial increases in
volatility.
But implied
volatilities are only available for at most two years out, because they don't commonly
trade options longer than that.
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It is
not a stock suitable for
trading with its slow and steady earnings growth and low
volatility.
It usually makes more sense to lock in most of your profit or close a
trade out that is deep in profit, because if there is one thing we can all agree on about the forex market it's that it ebbs and flows and doesn't travel in a straight line for very long except on rare times of economic
volatility.
It only occurs about twice a month, and you won't get rich
trading it, but it was fun to know a (relatively) low -
volatility stock like that could still present technical day
trading opportunites.
The convertible instruments will tend to move in about the same direction as the underlying (what it can be converted to) but less violently as they are
traded less (lower
volatility and lower volume in the market on both sides), however, they are
not being used to make a profit so much as to hedge against the stock going up.
You usually
trade indexes or Bitcoin and their
volatility isn't high.
Surprise
volatility is
not usually an issue in binary options
trading.
We won't know exactly how the rise of exchange -
traded funds (ETFs) in particular — which are generally market - tracking vehicles — could cause odd side - effects or higher
volatility when the next market crash comes.