I maintain a hold rating on QYLD, noting that high implied volatility in QQQ boosts dividend yields through larger option premiums. QYLD has underperformed the S&P 500, returning 8.3% in the past ...
The Average True Range (ATR) is one of the simplest yet most powerful indicators for traders. It measures volatility — not direction — and can signal when markets are likely to break out or ...
Investors may have already felt it, but market volatility this year has been much higher than the historical average. The Wells Fargo Investment Institute, which published a chart showing historical ...
The stock market's strong rally on Monday was accompanied by sharply declining volatility gauges, notes Michael Kramer at Mott Capital Management. The chart illustrates the Cboe Volatility index, or ...
On Monday, gold futures rocketed more than $170 an ounce at one point - almost tagging $4,400. Yesterday, it plummeted more than $230. At one point, gold was down 6.3%, the worst one-day drop for gold ...