Tag Archives: Volatility

S&P500 Testing Key Support

Posted on March 21, 2013 by macromon

Hard to to discern the cause of the increase in chop in U.S. equities.  Cyprus?  Overbought? Earnings worry?  Strong dollar’s impact on earnings (see Oracle’s release)? Here’s what we said on March 4th: No doubt the stronger dollar will be … Continue reading →

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VIX Spikes and the S&P500

Posted on February 25, 2013 by macromon

Epic 34% spike in the VIX today. The 1oth largest daily percent increase since 1990 and biggest since August 2011, which, at the time was in the midst of a nasty correction/mini bear market.   The S&P500 is only off … Continue reading →

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S&P500/VIX Divergence

Posted on June 14, 2012 by macromon

Interesting pattern has developed over the past few days.  The S&P500 spikes higher and yet the VIX remains elevated.   The S&P then rolls over later in the day. Could be the triple witch, but we’ll play it as non-confirmation … Continue reading →

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Current State of the Market in a Sea of Volatility – 2.0

Posted on June 11, 2012 by macromon

Time for another re-post. Amazing how things have changed very little since last September.  Still waiting for that comprehensive plan. The Current State of the Market in a Sea of Volatility Originally Posted on September 13, 2011 The picture below really … Continue reading →

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The Current State of the Market in a Sea of Volatility

Posted on September 13, 2011 by macromon

The picture below really captures the volatility of the current market and how traders must remain detached like the Coast Guard cutter closely monitoring how the ship (market) is listing.  When too many are standing on one side of the … Continue reading →

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Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride!

Posted on August 9, 2011 by macromon

Wow! What a day.  Incredible moves.   Scared markets.   Capital stampeding like buffalo not knowing where to go.   Great if you’re on the right side of the volatility, but you still needed a neck brace from the whiplash. It’s gonna … Continue reading →

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Stat of the Day: Average Daily Return on Up Days…..

Posted on November 15, 2010 by macromon

We thought this is an interesting statistic.   Of the major equity markets we track, the Brazilian Bovespa ranks número um in terms of the average daily return on up days.  We need to do further work on this,  controlling for … Continue reading →

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