SVOL News and Press, Simplify Volatility Premium ETF From 05/05/22

Beyond the broad S&P benchmark, 45% of NASDAQ 100 stocks are already off more than 50%, which only happened as part of the larger-than-historically-average bear markets of 2000-02 and 2008-09. The last eight times the S&P 500 was down in a calendar year, bonds finished the yea...

As investors seek safety in the US Dollar, this may eventually trigger a broader and deeper selloff in U.S. stocks and market volatility will begin to pick up as the VIXY moves up. The US Dollar is continuing to appreciate as investors and central banks seek safety from geopolitical, ...

The central bank is raising interest rates based on the fact that inflation is a monetary phenomenon. The Fed can raise interest rates until the end of time and there still won’t be enough stuff available for what will likely be stable or even rising demand. The market is s...

Consumer spending accounts for about two-thirds of the U.S. economy. Inflation and market volatility are typically unsettling to consumers and long-term investors. As of late March, the VIX Index seems 'cheap' relative to some other forward risk measures. For further details...

Consumer spending accounts for about two-thirds of the U.S. economy. Inflation and market volatility are typically unsettling to consumers and long-term investors. As of late March, the VIX Index seems 'cheap' relative to some other forward risk measures. For further details...

Last year’s headlines (COVID-19 and China) have been replaced with new concerns (Invasions and Inflation). Central bankers are pivoting from stabilizing growth to limiting inflation. Traditional bond and equity markets have come under pressure as they adjust to this new regime....

The Fed minutes reveal the central bank intends to start reducing its balance sheet by as much as $95 billion per month beginning in May. It’s possible that Fed policy over the past decade, rather than destroy risk, has only managed to shift risks into the future. Volatilit...

Inflation expectations have kept the Federal Reserve center stage as they commenced their interest rate rising cycle in March. The war in Ukraine and Omicron’s spread in China impacted inflation and supply chains differently, but both delay supply chain normalization. Regar...

The VIX ETPs have quite a few quirks and as a result of these quirks and their high volatility, there are considerable risks for both longs and shorts. From the 30,000-foot perspective, the big risk in being short volatility is that a big one-day VIX spike can theoretically destroy th...

Pick any barometer of costs these days, and the story is the same: Prices are up - and in a dramatic fashion. The first thing that jumps out is the dismal performance of most asset classes during periods of low growth and high inflation - otherwise known as stagflation. A solid fo...