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By OpenMarkets Jack Bouroudjian looks at the psychology of a market with extreme volatility. He highlights how, in futures markets, micro contracts could help manage some of the risk. Editor’s Note: The summary bullets for this article were chosen by Seeking Alpha Rea...

Market Intro CNBC: 2:41PM EST Sector SPDRs US stocks ( SPY , DIA , QQQ , IWM ) are giving back the victory lap from last Friday's massive rebound, as averages head lower (about 3% on the S&P earlier in the session). Spot VIX got a healthy dose of revenge after the into-the-w...

We didn't know what we thought we knew. As far as market participants understood it, a Sino-US trade pact was a done deal. Last year's escalations gave way to a steady stream of recycled headlines about "progress" in 2019. Talks are always "constructive", according to Steve Mnuchin. China i...

Market Intro CNBC: Fri 3:01PM EST US stocks ( SPY , DIA , QQQ , IWM ) endured a roller coaster day of trade on Friday as we approach the close. Spot VIX is down nearly 13% on the day. Trade tariffs were set in place as of midnight on Friday, causing a tumultuous dip in the early ses...

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On Tuesday, May 7 th , U.S. markets freaked out because of the fear that there might be a trade war looming. The NASDAQ ( QQQ ) dropped by a bit more than 2% and the VIX jumped from about 15 to a daily high of 21.5, before settling back to close at about 20. The near-term options, represented ...

After the significant correction that took stock prices appreciably lower during the final three months of 2018, stocks made back all of their losses over the first four months of 2019. The E-Mini S&P 500 futures contract rose to a slightly higher high at the end of April as the Fed backed...

Market Intro CNBC: 11:09AM EST Attached is the 24-hour chart on S&P 500 futures. US indices ( SPY , DIA , QQQ ) put on a rather stunning recovery in Monday afternoon trade, only to give it all back in the overnight session, with continuing red ink in Tuesday trade. Spot VIX has l...

Market Intro SectorSPDRS Spot VIX is up over 25% in Monday trade after President Trump rattled financial markets with two tweets indicating that enhanced trade tariffs against China were around the corner. US stocks ( SPY , DIA , QQQ ) were down quite a bit in the overnight sessi...

Market Intro CNBC: 12:51PM EST US stocks ( SPY , DIA , QQQ , IWM ) wasted no time in celebrating the strong jobs report for the month of April; the S&P 500 is once again bordering on all-time high territory. Spot VIX sank by a whopping 10% on the positive price action. Thought...