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The year has started full of twists and turns. We started the year on the ride of the reflation narrative from the end of 2019, but, suddenly, we hit the wall of the coronavirus. What will be the impact of the coronavirus? Here I should pause and make a quick note. I am by no means an ex...
Today, I’ll show how the risk characteristics of this market have been evolving over the last six months. I won’t use traditional price charts or volatility assessments; instead, I’ll show a perspective of how risk assessments exhibited by VIX futures traders have been cha...
The market is still coming to terms with the potential financial impact of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. On one hand, the World Health Organization just declared an official Global Emergency which is made to mobilize governments with a unified response. Recognizing the real human tragedy...
By Robert Hughes Real gross domestic product rose at a 2.1 percent annualized rate in the fourth quarter, the same pace as in the third quarter, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Measured from fourth quarter 2018 to fourth quarter 2019, real gross domestic product increased 2.3...
By SchiffGold The Federal Reserve held its first Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week. As expected, the central bank held interest rates steady, but the overall posture of the Fed came off as rather dovish. Quantitative easing will continue into the near future, and Fed Chairman...
This is a quick first take on today’s 2019 Q4 GDP report. I will have a full review early next week. A Slow Trudge Is The Best Case That subject heading was the title of my Q3 GDP review, and what we see in today’s GDP report is more of the same. Real GDP growth came in at ...
By Ansh Chaudhary Investors are reacting with caution as the coronavirus continues to claim more lives and spread around the globe. The three major U.S. indexes experienced approximately 1-2% drops earlier this week. In an interview with CNBC , Jeffrey Mills, the chief investment office...
Although there have not been any major clusters outside of China, the spread of the coronavirus has investors understandably worried. Price action has been choppy in response as the story continues to develop, but investor sentiment is moving lower. The weekly reading on bearish sentiment from...
This article is written by Michael Schoonover, COO and portfolio manager at Catalyst Funds. The S&P 500 had a tremendous run the last decade, closely resembling the path of U.S. equities in the 1990s. Compared to other major asset classes, equities thrived, overcoming significant risk ...
As of the end of 2019, the total market capitalization of the S&P 500 was $26,759,686,786,884. Or, if you prefer, approximately $26.76 trillion! That's 14.8 times the value of the S&P 500's market capitalization at the end of 1988-Q1, when the index's market cap stood at $1.81 trilli...
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NEW YORK , Aug. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Direxion continually reviews its product range to ensure it's meeting the needs of our clients. Based upon a recent review, the Board of Trustees of the Direxion Shares ETF Trust has decided to liquidate and close 15 ETFs (each, a "Fund" and c...