U.S. stock futures are on the rise on Friday, indicating that the Dow industrials are poised for a third-straight record-setting session. However, options expiries and index rebalancing could potentially create volatility in today's trading session. How Stock Index Futures are Trading S&P 500 futures (ES00) rose 12 points, or 0.2%, to 4,786 Dow Jones Industrial Average … [Read more...] about U.S. Stock Futures Point Towards Third-Straight Record Day
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US Stocks Close Lower After Fitch Downgrades U.S. Ratings and Bond Yields Enter Volatile Territory
The US stock market experienced a downward trend on Friday, marking the end of a turbulent week. This decline was largely attributed to Fitch's decision to downgrade the U.S. ratings from its top AAA status, as well as the rollercoaster ride of government bond yields. Stock Performance The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) fell approximately 150 points, or 0.4%, ultimately … [Read more...] about US Stocks Close Lower After Fitch Downgrades U.S. Ratings and Bond Yields Enter Volatile Territory
Harnessing the Power of Volatility: Unlocking the Potential in Your Portfolio
It’s quite likely that your portfolio contains an asset that you aren’t managing to the fullest. That asset is volatility. A Shift in Perspective: Seeing Volatility as an Asset Class Until recently, I didn't believe that volatility was indeed an asset class--even when I was steeped in it during my decades as an options market maker. To be sure, volatility was a key input to … [Read more...] about Harnessing the Power of Volatility: Unlocking the Potential in Your Portfolio
