XXV News and Press, Barclays Bank PLC From 08/12/19

On July 26, just three short weeks ago, the stock market was trading at a record high. During the heart of the Q2 earnings season, the stock market rose to a new all-time peak as many companies in the US beat analyst earnings estimates. At the same time, US trade negotiators were off to Shangh...

The rate cut by the Fed on July 31 was not bearish for the stock market, but the prices of equities moved lower in the aftermath of the FOMC meeting. After the central bank signaled that rates would be heading lower in 2019 at its June meeting, some market participants believed that rates woul...

On Thursday, July 25, the US stock market was sitting at a level that was not far below its recent highs, which were at record levels. Tax and regulatory reforms have bolstered corporate earnings leading to new peaks in the leading indices in the equities market. While investors have been si...

Objects in motion tend to stay in motion, and so it is with the US equity rally in keeping with the cautiously optimistic outlook adopted across many desks over the past several weeks. One of the tough things about being skeptical of both the longest bull market in history and the relative m...

The stock market in the US is at record levels once again. The latest rally that came in the wake of the June meeting of the US Federal Reserve when the central bank lit a bullish fuse under the prices of equities. The FOMC told markets that they plan to cut the short-term Fed Funds rate befor...

Forewarned is Forearmed Here is the "Wall of Worry." I am not trying to panic anyone, "Forewarned is forearmed." I see these as mile markers for us to prepare to take advantage of. We need to be clear-eyed of what the summer months are like. July/August/September have an 80% chance of sellin...

By Leo Chen, Ph.D. The US stock market experienced some rising volatility caused by the tariff war during the second quarter of 2019. While the S&P 500 didn't drop by double digits in May, the volatility index, VIX, briefly touched above 20 last month. As a general rule of thumb, inves...

Over the last three weeks , we have discussed the "sellable rally" in the markets. However, one of the more stunning movements in the market was in interest rates which have fallen sharply in recent months as "deflation" and "economic weakness" have become points of concern for the Federal Re...

Market Intro CNBC: 12:50PM US stocks ( SPY , DIA , QQQ , IWM ) witnessed a decent rally heading into Thursday's close. Futures dropped off in the overnight session, but the indexes have held their own since the opening bell on Friday. Spot VIX is down modestly as we head into the we...

The cash VIX term structure is in my opinion one of the most useful, yet most overlooked aspects of the volatility complex. So often people want to focus on the VIX futures, and more specifically the level of contango or backwardation of the front two-month VIX futures (M1 & M2). I talk ab...