With
such volatility in the market, it's difficult to send or receive crypto - payments without some degree of risk.
Not exact matches
Such spikes
in stock
market volatility usually aren't one - off events and tend to be followed by aftershocks, said Olivier Korber, a Societe Generale FX and derivatives strategist.
Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition
in key
markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result
in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations
in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result
in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations
in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs
in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those
in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting
in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting
in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty
in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price
volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development,
such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed
in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.
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.
The most recent
such crisis, and the continued
volatility of the
markets, means stock
in the views of NYU professor Nouriel (Dr. Doom) Roubini has never been higher.
Meanwhile, trade
in other alternative assets —
such as fine art, wine and potentially, RVs — is less liquid, but has been favored by some as a hedge against
volatility in the
markets.
Nevertheless, political developments — for example, an impasse
in the Brexit negotiations — may increase
volatility in markets, and investors should be ready to take advantage of
such opportunities.
If it tried to do other potentially conflicting things,
such as keeping unemployment artificially low or containing
volatility in the financial
markets, its credibility could erode, the virtuous circle could break down and inflation could go back to being unpredictable.
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.
There are many studies about risks
in forex
market such as
volatility risk and leverage risks.
For example, some time back HFT was blamed for higher
volatility in the cattle
market, even though
such trading represents a smaller fraction of cattle trading than it does for other contracts, and especially since there is precious little
in the way of a theoretical argument that would support
such a connection.
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.
The most significant problem, however, is that the
market is strenuously overbought here, and many precarious technical conditions (
such as an extremely low option
volatility index - the VIX - and an extremely high McClellan Oscillator) are
in place.
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.
In their October 2009 paper entitled «Risk Sentiment Index (RSI) and Market Anomalies», Guy Kaplanski and Haim Levy introduce the Risk Sentiment Index (RSI) as a measure of the residual risk contained in VIX after accounting for the statistical and economic variables most predictive of future stock market volatility (such as previous month actual volatility and VIX
In their October 2009 paper entitled «Risk Sentiment Index (RSI) and
Market Anomalies», Guy Kaplanski and Haim Levy introduce the Risk Sentiment Index (RSI) as a measure of the residual risk contained in VIX after accounting for the statistical and economic variables most predictive of future stock market volatility (such as previous month actual volatility and
Market Anomalies», Guy Kaplanski and Haim Levy introduce the Risk Sentiment Index (RSI) as a measure of the residual risk contained
in VIX after accounting for the statistical and economic variables most predictive of future stock market volatility (such as previous month actual volatility and VIX
in VIX after accounting for the statistical and economic variables most predictive of future stock
market volatility (such as previous month actual volatility and
market volatility (
such as previous month actual
volatility and VIX).
As
such, traders should prepare for
volatility in the bitcoin
market over the coming weeks.
It can cause companies to hold back on technology spending,
marketing expenditures and other investments
in their future
in order to meet a prognostication affected by factors outside the company's control,
such as fluctuations
in commodity prices, stock
market volatility and even the weather.
Traditionally, large global money center banks served to reduce
such market volatility by buying and selling reserves of securities and other financial instruments to take advantage of short - term anomalies
in market prices.
In recent years, we have seen events (such as the Credit Crisis) which led to extreme volatility in the financial market
In recent years, we have seen events (
such as the Credit Crisis) which led to extreme
volatility in the financial market
in the financial
markets.
Dividend stocks are enticing to investors during periods of
volatility because
in such a
market they tend to perform well relative to more growth - oriented or higher - risk equities.
I'm not exactly sure why this recent surge
in inflation should come as
such a big surprise to anyone, but it surely has, witness the tremendous amount of
volatility in the financial
markets in just the past two weeks.
But that sacrifice is worth it, says Egan,
in case of economic shocks,
such as
market volatility spikes, or a U.S. dollar plunge.
Chris Whalen really beautifully talks about the dynamic hedges that disappeared from the
market, which is again another part of the reasons that we are
in such a low
volatility environment.
As
such, any spike
in equity
market realized
volatility, even to historical average levels, has the potential to drive a significant amount of equity selling (much of it automated).
Values may fluctuate significantly
in times of high
volatility or
market / economic uncertainty;
such swings are even more significant if your positions are leveraged and may also adversely affect your position.
Philips said currency
volatility in emerging
markets such as Turkey, Argentina, and Indonesia and weak orders for healthcare equipment would mean a slow start to the year.
How European
markets might react to the possibility of «Brexit,» which is shorthand for «British exit from the European Union,» both
in the run - up to the UK election and its aftermath, remains unclear, although given that UK assets suffered as the result of the referendum on Scottish independence became less predictable
such volatility could conceivably reoccur.
Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors,
such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the
volatility of fuel prices, declines
in the securities and real estate
markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel,
such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments
in new
markets; breaches
in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes
in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions
in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility
in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness;
volatility and disruptions
in the global credit and financial
markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations
in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity
in key
markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and
market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays
in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases
in the price of, or major changes or reduction
in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations
in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments
in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes
in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors»
in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Some ETFs feature stocks that are specifically selected to be low
in volatility,
such as iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA (USMV) ETF, whereas other ETFs use a hedging strategy to minimize
volatility, holding stocks that perform well
in up - and - down
markets.
History shows that times of high
market volatility are good times to be
in growth investments
such as dividend - paying stocks.
This type of trading uses characteristics of the
market such as currency conversion rates and
market volatility in order to create profitable opportunities for investors.
In the first half of 2017, equity markets across the world were characterized by low volatility, both in realized terms and in implied measures such as VIX
In the first half of 2017, equity
markets across the world were characterized by low
volatility, both
in realized terms and in implied measures such as VIX
in realized terms and
in implied measures such as VIX
in implied measures
such as VIX ®.
In the current environment of short - term volatility amid a long - term positive outlook for the Chinese economy, a focus on growing, sustainable dividends in China's equity markets could provide the opportunity to get a slice of the region's structural growth and potential downside protection compared with a typical growth strategy, such as an earnings growth strateg
In the current environment of short - term
volatility amid a long - term positive outlook for the Chinese economy, a focus on growing, sustainable dividends
in China's equity markets could provide the opportunity to get a slice of the region's structural growth and potential downside protection compared with a typical growth strategy, such as an earnings growth strateg
in China's equity
markets could provide the opportunity to get a slice of the region's structural growth and potential downside protection compared with a typical growth strategy,
such as an earnings growth strategy.
Liquidity providers
in option
markets prefer to hedge mostly with other options, hedging residual greeks with other assets
such as the underlying,
volatility, time, interest rates, etc because trading costs are lower since the two offsetting options hedge most of each other out, requiring less trading
in the other assets.
How does one even attempt to invest
in the financial
markets today with
such volatility?
We also compared the five - year annualized
volatilities of the S&P Pan Asia Bond Index (denominated
in USD) with other major bond
markets,
such as the U.S. treasury, U.S. investment grade corporate, U.S. high yield corporate, Eurozone sovereign and Australian bond
markets, see the exhibit below.
The sustainability of
such a regime does not necessarily imply
markets will return to the unusually low
volatility levels seen
in 2017.
In addition to this difficult investment environment, investors face various risks
such as investment timing or sequence of returns risk,
volatility risk, bear
market risk and other risks.
Such events can lead to a spike
in market participation and increased
volatilities, creating either opportunity or risk.
Investments
in foreign securities may involve risks
such as social and political instability,
market illiquidity, exchange - rate fluctuations, a high level of
volatility and limited regulation.
Such a scenario is favorable to Swan's income - generating strategy, which relies partially on moderate levels of
volatility in the
markets to be profitable.
In the first episode of the Peters MacGregor Global Investing Podcast, Head of Research, Nathan Bell, and Senior Investment Analyst, Trevor Scott discuss recent
market volatility and building a portfolio of high quality companies,
such as NVR and Amazon, that will deliver value over the long - term regardless of short - term
market movements.
Investing
in Commodities, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), and International or Global investments carries certain risks
such as price
volatility, currency risk,
market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk.
Bond
market alternatives
such as precious metals shares may result
in increased
volatility.
Like
market volatility, fluctuations
in the value of the Canadian dollar can have an impact on the returns of mutual funds holding foreign securities,
such as U.S. equities.
In light of some recent minor volatility in the stock market, I thought now would be a great time to revisit the very nature of dividend growth investing and why it's such a robust strategy for those aiming to one day live off of their growing dividend incom
In light of some recent minor
volatility in the stock market, I thought now would be a great time to revisit the very nature of dividend growth investing and why it's such a robust strategy for those aiming to one day live off of their growing dividend incom
in the stock
market, I thought now would be a great time to revisit the very nature of dividend growth investing and why it's
such a robust strategy for those aiming to one day live off of their growing dividend income.
I do not mind the
volatility of
such a low bond allocation and a 50 % correction
in the
market can easily be offset by my monthly contributions (the 401k balance is not high enough for me to worry yet).
On the other hand, if you are near or already
in retirement, or if you just want to invest for a short - term goal (
such as buy a house
in 5 years), then you may want to be conservative with your money because of the
volatility of the stock
market.
Mr. Powell points out that a «new white paper suggests that you can boost returns, reduce
volatility, and beat inflation by investing — if your 401 (k) or 403 (b) plan offers
such options —
in real assets, emerging
market equities and debt and liquid alternatives.»