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Since the internet became popular in the 1990s we have experienced far more frequent and more exaggerated extremes in both directions for nearly all assets. During the past half year we have gone from U.S. equities being dangerously overpriced, to a fabulous buying opportunity for equities wor...

My service signaled a move to cash for our subscribers on Feb. 21 at 9:55am, within 1.6% of the all time high for the S&P 500. It was satisfying to signal an exit an the all time top. But the subsequent flood of Fed liquidity can created whiplash inducing market moves that terrify most inv...

This article is part of a series that provides an ongoing analysis of the changes made to Stephen Mandel’s 13F portfolio on a quarterly basis. It is based on Mandel’s regulatory 13F Form filed on 05/15/2020. Please visit our Tracking Stephen Mandel’s Lone Pine Capital P...

In my first article I mentioned that it’s possible to use mid-term volatility to hedge positions in short-term volatility. It means that you can hedge your exposure to VXX, VIXY or UVXY with VXZ or VIXM. Today I’d like to explore the relationship between short and mid-term vo...

With the coronavirus pandemic tapering off and tail risks being suppressed by the Fed, U.S. stock markets have climbed one "wall of worry" after another, as the S&P 500 ( SPY ) is on the verge of breaking through the key 3,000 level and 200-day moving average. Meanwhile, dwindling fear has...

Hello Everyone, Today we are going to revisit a topic which was covered some time ago on the historical performance of iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN ( VXX ). In case you are new to my writing this article is intended for those who want to grow their knowledge and understandi...

I published 15% Downside For The S&P 500 on May 4, 2020, with the S&P 500 (SPY) trading at 2,831. On Friday, May 15, 2020, the S&P 500 closed at 2,864. Late in the day on May 15, I bought puts on SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF with a strike price of $240 expiring on June 30, 2020. ...

Another week and another whipsaw in the U.S. stock market, as the S&P 500 ( SP500 ) closed down -2%, but escaped mostly unscathed from yet another barrage of horrific economic data and rising geopolitical tensions between U.S. and China. As we wrote in past few weeks , the tug-of-war betw...

Over the past three days, the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN ( VXX ) has seen a bit of an uplift as overall levels of volatility have inched upwards once again. In this piece, I will dig into the drivers of this movement, as well as reiterate my call for shorting the VIX at the...

This makes no sense. Why would investors possibly want the stock market to go down? Because the long-term consequences of a stock market moving sustainably higher in the current economic and market environment vastly outweigh the benefits. Let’s explore the reasons why. One month...