XXV News and Press, Barclays Bank PLC From 04/07/19

A Tale of Two Quarters After a wild and volatile final quarter in 2018 volatility instruments across the board have seen their levels continue to decline into the end of the first quarter in 2019. [[VXXB]] has witnessed a decline of over 45% since the highs that were struck in December a...

Market Intro CNBC: 12:07PM EST Despite the apparent lack of net activity since Wednesday's close, S&P futures ( SPY ) have undergone a decent amount of activity over the last 24 hours (low of 2,795, and high of 2,824). Spot VIX has dialed up a touch and will take cues in no small par...

Last week, the US special prosecutor sent his report to the Attorney General that seems to end one chapter of uncertainty when it comes to collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian operatives during the 2016 Presidential election. The issue had hung over markets like a dark cloud threat...

The recent U.S. equity rally has coincided with a drop in volatility. But can that continue? Russ discusses. While the equity rally seems to have at least temporarily stalled, stocks remain near three-month highs. The rebound in equity prices has been driven by a sharp and relentless bou...

Fundamentals tend to drive my opinion of markets. I have been trading commodities and other assets since the early 1980s and have found that supply and demand factors often uncover compelling opportunities in markets across all asset classes. When it comes to technical analysis, I never discou...

Memories often run short in markets. Since the week of December 24, stocks had taken off to the upside, and the fear and uncertainty that gripped the equity arena at the end of 2018 has faded into the markets rearview mirror. While stocks have climbed over the past ten weeks, many of the iss...

US equities have regained the top of their October-December trading range. In the middle of that dramatic move is a much-discussed yet seldom observed market phenomenon: The nearly unblemished V of a waterfall decline and immediate recovery. As traders (those on the long side, at least) heave ...

By Doug Kramer, Co-Head of Quantitative & Multi-Asset Class Investments, Hakan Kaya, PhD, Portfolio Manager, Risk Parity Our volatility models indicate that a return to the low-vol of 2017 is highly unlikely. With investor psychology recently swinging from fourth-quarter despair to...

Market Intro CNBC: Friday Close US stock markets ( SPY , DIA , QQQ , IWM ) are apparently less nervous about problematic economic data (e.g. retail sales) than are Asian markets ( AAXJ ), at least if you believe the headlines. Spot Vix fell a full eight percent on Friday, as hopes...

By Joseph V. Amato, President and Chief Investment Officer - Equities The equity rally is likely just the start of a volatile adjustment to a new fundamental reality. "Investors who sit out now could miss a chunk of this year's returns." Those were the last words that I wrote in one...