SVOL News and Press, Simplify Volatility Premium ETF From 10/18/21

While the market started the week a bit sloppily, the bulls charged back on Thursday as earnings season officially got underway. With the market crossing above significant resistance at the 50-DMA and turning both seasonal “buy signals” confirmed, it appears a push for p...

Global equities rose through most of the third quarter but gave up most of their gains in a volatile September. As the forces driving stock returns rapidly change in our COVID-scarred world, we believe active managers can help investors effectively navigate the recovery’s uncer...

New ETF is designed to provide investors with capital-efficient duration exposure while simultaneously seeking to amplify yield curve efficiencies in the middle of the curve Simplify Asset Management (“Simplify”) , an innovative provider of options-based Ex...

Individual investors are all general managers or fantasy football owners. Term structure analysis is one way for market participants to analyze how IV levels change relative to time. The average drawdown between 2010 and 2019 is nearly 12%, and this year’s peak-to-trough de...

Looking at the 2022 “expected” growth rates for S&P 500 EPS and revenue particularly since August ’21, readers are still seeing upward revisions. With 27% of the S&P 500 being tech today, the “earnings weight” is far higher, closer to 22-23%....

This is a quarterly FOMC meeting, which will result in a statement and economic projections. It is likely that the Fed will indicate the beginning of the end for QE starts in November. The Fed may also downgrade its GDP growth outlook. For further details see: The Fed Ma...

With today's release of the August CPI, it looks on the surface as if inflation is moderating, much as the Fed has been hoping. Looking deeper, though, I think it still pays to be skeptical - especially since the belief that this inflation flareup is merely transitory has been fully e...

New fund is designed as a standalone hedge that can help protect equity-dominated portfolios against significant market drawdowns Simplify Asset Management (“Simplify”) , an innovative provider of options-based Exchange Traded Funds (“ETFs”), ...

Most traders do not think in terms of a year, let alone a decade. Historically, July is the least volatile month for the S&P 500, followed by June. Downside VIX futures risk in a situation where the September contract expired below 16.20. For further details see: Ins...

A reader asked for my thoughts on SVOL, a complicated volatility fund. SVOL shorts volatility, a highly profitable, extremely risky trade. SVOL also takes measures to reduce the risks of said trade. An overview of the fund and its strategy follows. For further details see: ...