Even in periods
of high volatility like 2001 and 2008 when Wall Street argues that professional stock - pickers actually earn their keep, most fund managers did not beat their benchmark.
Not exact matches
High - beta stocks are simply the shares
of companies whose stocks trade with above - average
volatility — and
like the twin peaks
of a two - humped financial camel, these stocks carry both above - average risk and, potentially, above - average reward.
With Group
of Seven (G7) sovereign bond yields at historically low levels, some income - seeking investors have turned to
higher -
volatility securities
like dividend - paying stocks in an attempt to capture additional income.
Longer time horizons mean investors can benefit from
higher returns
of riskier assets
like stocks, while weathering short - term
volatility.
But this unexpectedly sanguine report was a reminder that the beginning
of a Fed tightening cycle could be near, and the subsequent selloff is a clear sign that the U.S. market is vulnerable to
higher volatility in the near term, even though we
like the long - term prospects
of stocks.
Blue chip stocks,
like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) or Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), have become very popular among day traders given the
high level
of liquidity and event - driven
volatility.
These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation
of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature
of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact
of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands
like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack
of suitable new restaurant locations;
higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability
of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery
of food and other products;
volatility in the market value
of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk
of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value
of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure
of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Unfortunately, there aren't enough names with that large
of a market cap and when two
of them are bigger than the rest
of the sector combined, funds are forced to add smaller companies to the mix, along with the challenges they can bring
like higher volatility, wider spreads and more uncertainty over earnings.
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.
Stocks with a history
of consistently growing their dividends have historically tended to perform well and exhibit less
volatility in a rising rate environment, while
high yielding dividends, often considered «bond -
like proxies,» have tended to be more vulnerable (due to their
high debt levels) and have historically followed bond performance when rates rise.
We mention in the book that timing the lower
volatility bonds does not make a lot
of difference (
higher vol bonds
like corporates, emerging, and junk work well however).
The idea is that this tendency leads to a preference for lottery -
like stocks with a small chance
of a very
high payoff, and this preference, in turn, drives up the prices
of high volatility stocks disproportionately, suggesting future underperformance.
The unconstrained strategy can be thought
of in two ways: always trying to earn a positive return with
high probability (T - bills are the benchmark, if any), or being willing to accept equity -
like volatility while the bond manager sources obscure bonds, or takes large interest rate or credit risks.
Much
like many major and smaller forex brokers, who took precautions against
high market
volatility around the first round
of the presidential
I.e., for any profitable strategy, odds are that it will show
higher returns during periods
of high volatility, so I'd be more interested in something
like a Sharpe Ratio per trade when comparing subsets
of trades.
Much
like many major and smaller forex brokers, who took precautions against
high market
volatility around the first round
of the presidential elections in France on April, days...
But this unexpectedly sanguine report was a reminder that the beginning
of a Fed tightening cycle could be near, and the subsequent selloff is a clear sign that the U.S. market is vulnerable to
higher volatility in the near term, even though we
like the long - term prospects
of stocks.
Investors systematically overpay for
high -
volatility,
high - beta stocks because they
like the thrill (kind
of like gambling or buying a lotto ticket) leaving a large swath
of the market undervalued and underowned.
If you buy the stock market index
of a smaller country,
like Canada, you will still have good odds, but at
higher volatility.
It seems its possible to be tactical and seek and attain aggressive returns and also miss some
of the very nasty drawdown periods
like 2008 -2009 (admittedly not easy) even if
volatility figures are
high.
This might seem
like a small difference but it's important to note that the
volatility (standard deviation)
of the other three is about 40 %
higher.
We mention in the book that timing the lower
volatility bonds does not make a lot
of difference (
higher vol bonds
like corporates, emerging, and junk work well however).
Like stocks and commodities, cryptocurrencies are highly speculative and risky assets, while investors always rush towards safe - haven assets such as gold and bonds during the period
of high volatility.
This end
of 2017 has been marked by a
high price
volatility on cryptocurrency markets, where even the price
of dominant market share cryptocurrencies
like Bitcoin, Ripple and Ether has fluctuated substantially.
The past two weeks have been characterized by a lot
of volatility for Bitcoin cash with prices recently hitting
highs above $ 17,000 and it looks
like the gains in the cryptocurrency have also trickled down to Bitcoin Gold.
Inevitably, for many years ahead, digital currencies
like bitcoin will remain as hyper volatile assets and for the
high volatility rate
of cryptocurrencies to decrease, the market will need to mature, develop, and evolve.
The decentralized government currency would also effectively protect the individual from the
high level
of volatility that coins
like Bitcoin or other Altcoins go through.
Recommended investments on EBITDA principles
like operating profit, depreciation and amortization Sought future investments in alternative assets such as REITs, BDCs and precious metal commodities Conducted due diligence on firms
like Blackrock and GPB capital under CEO supervision Created buy reports on key investments detailing
volatility, performance and future forecast in Excel Monitored and adjusted $ 1 million portfolios
of high net worth individuals.
In the midst
of a continued U.S. economic recovery and global stock markets
volatility, commercial real estate is looking
like the safest bet for
high - net - worth (HNW) investors.
However, despite a protracted period
of subdued economic downturn, the local residential market remains remarkably resilient — in part because investors, faced with unusually
high levels
of financial market
volatility, are increasingly opting for the stability offered by «real» assets
like property.