TVIX News and Press, VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN From 11/10/19

Future contracts that track and measure the S&P 500’s implied volatility, also known as the “fear gauge”, hit record lows just last week. The net non-commercial position long contracts outstanding less short positions, sank to a minus 187,948 last week, its lowest leve...

Gainers:  Natural Gas 3X Long ETN Velocityshares (NYSEARCA: UGAZ )  +30.2% . More news on: VelocityShares 3x Long Natural Gas ETN, ProShares Trust II - ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas, Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Pharmaceutical & Medical Bull 3X Shares,...

In my previous article , I discussed the terrible performance of leveraged ETNs and tried to shed some light on why these products decay over time. The key take aways were: Even if the underlying moves in favor of the ETN, the ETN might still lose value over the long term (negative compou...

Over the last week, the VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN ( TVIX ) has continued its multi-year decline with a 7% loss, bringing the year-to-date decline to a stunning 86%. As you will see in the following section, I believe that this decline is slated to continue over the next severa...

To the surprise of many, including myself, the S&P 500 made a new all-time high and, from a technical standpoint, looks as if it will continue much higher. This bullish pattern is not limited to U.S. large caps, it is apparent across the global equity market. To illustrate, take a look a...

Later this week, on October 30, the markets will hear from the Federal Open Market Committee of the US Federal Reserve. The central bank will decide if they will reduce the short-term Fed Funds rate for the third time in 2019 or leave the rate unchanged. The market expects the central bank t...

Gainers:  Direxion Natural Gas Bear 3X (NYSEARCA: GASX )  +14.6% . More news on: Direxion Daily Natural Gas Related Bear 3X Shares ETF, Direxion Daily Homebuilders & Supplies Bull 3x Shares ETF, Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Pharmaceutical & Medical Bull 3X...

On October 30, the markets will hear from the Federal Market Committee of the US Federal Reserve once again. At the two previous meetings, the Fed has lowered interest rates by 25 basis points. At the late July meeting, the central bank ended its balance sheet normalization program, which had ...

Over the last week, holders of the VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN ( TVIX ) have been richly rewarded with shares rising by over 18% in conjunction with a strong gain seen in the VIX. It is my belief that the current VIX rally has exhausted itself, however, and that selling and shor...

The first four trading sessions of the fourth quarter of 2018 were volatile ion the stock market. As we are now in the final three months of the year, more than a few issues are facing markets across all asset classes. The trade war between the US and China continues to thrust the global econo...