Are Robinhood Traders Catalyzing Volatility And Stock Declines?
After falling abruptly since it spiked in March, volatility is surging once again, as stocks have sold off dramatically this week amid fears of coronavirus resurgence. But could something else be at...
View ArticleElevated Volatility, VIX ETFs Reflect Lingering Market Fear
While the equity markets rallied, the CBOE Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded remain elevated, reflecting traders’ lingering fear. Over the past three months, the iPath Series B S&P...
View ArticleAlternative ETF Strategies to Hedge Against Election Year Risks
U.S. stocks have rebounded and are heading toward new record highs, but some more wary investors are already worried about the potential negative ramifications of political risk in an election year....
View ArticleVIX ETFs Spike as U.S. Stocks Suffer Worst Fall Off in Months
Exchange traded funds that track the CBOE Volatility Index, or so-called VIX, surged Thursday as U.S. markets reeled, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging close to 1,000 points and...
View ArticleAlternative ETFs to Hedge the Wall of Worry Ahead
After a record-setting run, with the S&P 500 posting its best August in over three decades, U.S. equities is heading toward one of its seasonally most volatile two-month period of the year, and we...
View ArticleVIX ETFs Surge as Volatility Makes Biggest Jump in Two Years
After declining steadily since last April and undergoing a quiet consolidation since November, market volatility, as measured by the VIX, posted its biggest jump in two years this week after market...
View ArticleStock ETFs Dip as Investors Await CPI Data, Earnings Reports
Stock and index ETFs are dipping on Monday as investors prepare for the first-quarter earnings season and upcoming key inflation numbers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell slightly from a fresh...
View ArticleWill the VIX Vex Investors One More Time?
Markets have been grinding quietly higher over the last week, as investors await additional guidance from earnings reports and inflation data arriving this week. Amid the calm however, lurks the...
View ArticleVIX ETFs Surge Over 6% as Stocks Fall and Volatility Expands
On Monday, the VIX climbed back above 21, as a number of asset classes like cryptocurrencies and stocks are falling. Stocks and index ETFs have been pushing steadily higher, but their overall movement...
View ArticleCould a Spiking VIX Mean Stocks and Index ETFs Move Higher?
With stocks and index ETFs losing more than 3% over the last couple of days, volatility, as measured by the VIX, has been spiking. After a period of enduring complacency, the CBOE Volatility Index, a...
View ArticleVolatility ETFs Spike as Economic Concerns Fuel Market Fear
The CBOE Volatility Index hit its highest level in over two weeks Thursday, as equity markets reeled and investors turned risk off in face of growing concerns over the market’s economic outlook. On...
View ArticleVIX ETFs Skyrocket as Covid Fears Trigger Market Volatility
The Cboe Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds surged Monday as equity markets reeled and investors turned risk off in face of rising Covid-19 Delta variant infections. On Monday, the...
View ArticleStock Market Contrarians See Danger Ahead
As the stock market continues to quietly grind higher, a handful of contrarians have expressed concerns that equities are becoming too speculative due to a number of factors. Investment manager Jim...
View ArticleVolatility ETFs Jump as Covid-19, Poor Retail Sales Fuel Market Fears
The CBOE Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds surged Tuesday as weak retail sales data fueled fears that the economic recovery may be unraveling. Among the best-performing...
View ArticleVIX ETFs Climb As Investors Ponder A Stock Pull-Back Or Correction
September has often been a challenging month for stocks. Over the last few days, volatility has been climbing as stocks have sold off, prompting some financial experts to ponder if this is the...
View ArticleStocks Soured in September, While Inverse And VIX ETFs Scored
With the last day of September more than halfway over, stock indexes and ETFs have continued to fall as investors prepare to finish a challenging but predictable month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
View ArticleVIX ETFs Surge as Tech Leads Market Rout, Omicron Weighs on Risk Sentiment
The Cboe Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds were in full swing as fear and uncertainty fueled wild market swings this week. Among the best-performing non-leveraged ETFs of Friday,...
View ArticleVIX ETFs Jump as Volatility Grips U.S. Markets
The Cboe Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds spiked on Monday as the S&P 500 was on pace for its biggest three-day pullback since May, with traders focused on rising COVID-19...
View ArticleVIX and Biotech ETFs Invigorated Amid Pfizer COVID Pill News
Just when it seemed like the Omicron coronavirus variant might overshadow the traditional Santa Claus Rally, and stocks might be due for a deeper sell-off, equities gained momentum, bouncing for a...
View ArticleVolatility ETFs Jump on Rising Rate Uncertainty
The CBOE Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds surged on Tuesday as U.S. equities retreated in the face of bond yields hitting a two-year high. Among the best-performing non-leveraged...
View ArticleVIX ETFs Surge as Stocks Continue to Tumble
Volatility exploded on Monday as stocks, index futures, and stock ETFs tumbled, following the S&P 500′s worst week since March 2020, as investors and traders expected more corporate earnings...
View ArticleThe Spike in Volatility ETFs Could Linger
The Cboe Volatility index and VIX-related exchange traded funds are surging, and some anticipate that the market volatility will linger as the S&P 500 continues to struggle ahead. Among the...
View ArticleVolatility ETFs Spike as Facebook Earnings Send Markets Reeling
The CBOE Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds jumped on Thursday after Facebook parent Meta Platforms’ weak outlook fueled risk-off selling in U.S. equities. Among the best-performing...
View ArticleVolatility ETFs Jump on Uncertain Fed Response to High Inflation
The CBOE Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds climbed Thursday as investors dumped risk assets on uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s reaction to accelerating headline inflationary...
View ArticleVolatility ETFs Spike on Heightened Russia-Ukraine Tensions
The CBOE Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds climbed on Thursday as traders dumped risk assets in response to growing concerns over a potentially imminent Russian invasion into...
View ArticleFear of a Russia-Ukraine War Lifts Volatility ETFs
The CBOE Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds advanced Tuesday after Moscow authorized the use of force outside of Russia and troops entered the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of...
View ArticleVolatility ETFs Spike as Russia Advance Intensifies, Attacks a Nuclear Plant
The CBOE Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds climbed on Friday as the intensifying military actions between Russia and Ukraine fueled market fears. On Friday, the iPath Series B...
View ArticleVolatility ETFs Climb on Stagflation Fears
The CBOE Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds spiked Monday as U.S. equities retreated on slowing growth fears in the face of surging crude oil prices and rising inflationary...
View ArticleWhat Advisors Need to Know About Barclays Suspending VXX, OIL
Barclays announced today that it has indefinitely suspended any further sales from inventory and any further issuances of the iPath Pure Beta Crude Oil ETNs (OIL) due April 18, 2041, and the iPath...
View ArticleBarclays Faces $592 Million Loss; More Details on VXX, OIL ETN Closures
Further developments have unfolded since Barclays abruptly suspended sales and issuances of two popular exchange traded notes earlier this month. The British bank said on March 28 that it faces an...
View ArticleVIX ETFs Haven’t Really Reflected Enough Fear in the Current Market Pullback
While the markets have experienced a bout of wild swings, the lack of extreme volatility reflected by the CBOE Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds suggest that market fears have not...
View ArticleVolatility ETFs Climb as Inflation, Recession Fears Grip Markets
The CBOE Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds surged Wednesday as U.S. equities reeled in their worst day since 2020 following disappointing earnings results that added to recession...
View ArticleVolatility ETFs Spike as Inflation Pushes to a 4-Decade High
The CBOE Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds surged Friday after new data revealed inflation accelerated to a four-decade high. The iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures...
View ArticleVolatility ETFs Surge on Recession Fears, Bear Market Downturn
The CBOE Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds climbed on Monday as U.S. equities dipped into bear market territory and more began to warn of an economic recession. The iPath Series B...
View ArticleVolatility ETFs Jump as Fears of a Recession Sink In
The CBOE Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds spiked Thursday as the markets cogitated over the ramifications of the Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike and the potential for an...
View ArticleThis Week’s Top Performing ETFs: 06/19/2022
Top Performing Unleveraged ETFs Last Week These were last week’s top-performing ETFs. We’ve excluded funds that use leverage or make inverse bets on their underlying assets. Ticker Name 1 Week Return...
View ArticleTraders Could Look to VIX ETFs to Hedge Against a Turn for the Worse
The CBOE Volatility Index, or so-called VIX, and related exchange traded funds have seen some wild swings this year, and volatility traders are hedging against even bigger oscillations ahead....
View ArticleVolatility ETFs Remain Relatively Subdued as Stocks Appear Stable
Despite the ongoing uncertainty, equity declines have been orderly with no real extreme market moves as reflected by the CBOE Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds. Year-to-date, the...
View ArticleVolatility ETFs Aren’t Flashing Signs of Market Fear
While observers have been warning of an imminent economic recession that could drag down the markets, the CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, and related exchange traded funds remain relative lax,...
View ArticleVolatility ETFs Rise as Fed’s Powell Rattles Markets
The CBOE Volatility Index and volatility-related exchange traded funds jumped Friday on growing anxiety over the pace of the Federal Reserve’s future interest rate hikes. Among the best performing...
View ArticleOf VIX and Return: Volatility ETFs Led Last Week
A lot of research goes on these days assessing how anxious Americans are based on online sentiment, but markets need only look to one of the handy indicators that grade volatility to see that the...
View ArticleWeekly Asset Flows: Equities at $5 Trillion, Treasuries Up
Another week on the books, and though the data may not have picked up all the recent banking-related uncertainty, equity ETFs were hovering around a potent milestone over the last week at about $5...
View ArticleReal Estate ETFs Take Bank Hit, Volatility ETFs Ride
As the bank crisis hots up for the U.S. ETF market, the contagion may now be impacting mortgages. The average rate on the 30-year fixed dropped to 6.57% at the start of this week, and as mortgage rates...
View ArticleETF Issuer League: Thank VIX! 7% Jump for Barclays
If volatility wasn’t the big theme of the last week already, here comes the ETF Issuer League to underline it. While AUM news week to week tends to focus on the biggest firms and names, this week’s...
View ArticleEquities ETFs Tumble, Real Estate ETFs Flow Back Up
Tried to buy a house lately? You wouldn’t be the only one – despite buyers waving goodbye to 3% and even 4% mortgage rates that were available over the last three years or so, pending home sales have...
View ArticleBond ETF Flows Strong, Volatility ETFs Hit $3 Billion
In this week’s asset class flows, equity ETFs added $10 billion in just one week overall, more than doubling up on bond ETFs at about $4 billion. That said, equity ETF inflows could largely be credited...
View ArticleVIX ETFs Surge As Job Numbers Send Interest Rates Climbing
Volatility, as measured by the CBOE VIX, surged more than 7% on Thursday, amid stocks, index futures, and stock ETFs retracing some of their recent gains due to strong jobs data. It sent interest rates...
View ArticleVIX ETFs Pull Back, Reflect Diminished Outlook for Volatility
Market volatility has abated with VIX-related exchange traded funds pulling back and the CBOE Volatility Index, a gauge of market fear, dipping toward its lowest level since February. Over the past...
View ArticleVolatility ETFs Spike on Fears of a Protracted Economic Downturn
The CBOE Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds surged Thursday as gripping fears of another economic shut down in face of renewed coronavirus outbreaks fueled market anxiety....
View Article3 Short-Term Volatility ETFs to Watch Following Market Sell-Off
Volatility ETFs stood out over the last week amid the big market sell-off. Volatility spiked considerably as a wave of selling spread from Japan. The unwinding of the yen carry trade sparked a broad...
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