DMRL News and Press, DeltaShares S&P 500 Managed Risk ETF From 12/23/21

After the dramatic disruptions of 2020, and even with the curve balls we keep getting thrown from the virus, the economy has managed to stay on reasonably firm footing as we head into the new year. Compared to the experience of the long 1970s, the inflation we are seeing today really ...

Inflation and rising interest rates are often sources of fear, but they can be opportunities too. We outline the underlying factors that determine whether they help or hurt a given stock. 2022 is going to be a year for stock pickers with fundamentals driving performance. For...

Inflation has skyrocketed and aggressive monetary policy is the key factor in understanding it. The Federal Reserve has at least acted, and will reduce its monthly sovereign bond purchases to $20 billion and $10 billion a month of mortgage-backed securities. Despite runaway inflat...

The Consumer Confidence Index from The Conference Board rose in December but remains at a historically moderate level overall. The composite index increased 3.9 points, or 3.5 percent, to 115.8. From a year ago, the index is up 33.0 percent. The gain in the composite index was dri...

Each boom-and-bust cycle has seen a progressively lower interest rate cycle with limbo-like lower highs and lower lows. While central bankers are likely to be cautious about some aspects of the current wave of inflation, it seems likely that they will need to act in 2022. Markets ...

There are hints that US growth may suffer in the new year. The latest risk factor is the political collapse of the Build Back Better Act. The good news: there’s a strong tailwind in Q4, which will help limit the damage in 2022’s Q1. The Capital Spectator’s Mac...

In 2022, the Fed will be the key drivers of the market as it tries to take a more hawkish stance. However, with the Fed more in focus, it seems highly likely the markets will demand more from the Fed. This will result in the Fed backing down from its hawkish stance and keeping QE ...

Investors are struggling with the highest inflation in decades and a still-evolving Federal Reserve reaction function. As a result, rate and equity volatility have become more correlated. When rate volatility rises, pushing equity volatility higher, this in turn hurts stocks by reduci...

Nothing the Fed announced at its meeting last week was bullish, but that didn’t stop stocks from making new highs the very next day. Bulls have become so accustomed to new highs that they salivate whenever the market sells off more than a couple percentage points. Bulls bought ...

Over the next few months, you will see a lot of articles suggesting that initial rate hikes from the Fed don’t impact stocks. The risk is not the initial rate hike, the second, or even the third for stocks. While the topic of share buybacks remains one of great debate, the ...