^VIX - CBOE Volatility Index
| Previous Close | 14.05 |
| Open | 13.94 |
| Volume | 0 |
| Day's Range | 13.35 - 15.84 |
| 52 Week Range | 11.03 - 36.20 |
| Avg. Volume | 0 |
- MarketWatch
Momentum stock strategies are down — but not out
Momentum strategies have never performed well during periods of high volatility, writes Mark Hulbert.
- Benzinga
Tuesday's Market Minute: Muted Reaction
Stocks slipped modestly yesterday to start the week after an attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities over the weekend. Despite the new geopolitical risks, the benchmark S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq were down only 0.3% for the session. The closely-watched CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) was up nearly 7% yesterday on the modest losses for the overall market, but remains below the $15 level.
- Benzinga
Energy Shares Up, Transports Lower In Pre-Market Trading After Attacks On Saudi Arabia
Now, with half of Saudi Arabia’s crude production disabled by an attack over the weekend, the spiral in crude prices reminds everyone just how much impact this faraway place can have right here at home. Generally, though, things seem to be holding together relatively well so far Monday considering the crude supply shock over the weekend. It helps, maybe, that crude prices were low to begin with, so even a 10% rise only takes them back to levels they were at last spring.
- Yahoo Finance
Scaramucci to Republicans: Take Trump out 'and put a relief pitcher in'
Outspoken former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci claims the president is 'unhinged' and in 'steady decline.'
- Yahoo Finance
Why negative interest rates are 'seriously dangerous': strategist
President Trump’s latest Twitter escapade against the Fed calls for negative interest rates to jump-start the slowing economy. But the prospect of using a monetary tool usually reserved for deeply-troubled economies has many strategists on Wall Street seriously worried. Butcher Joseph Asset Management Chief Investment Strategist Nancy Tengler believes the practice of implementing negative interest rates is “seriously dangerous.” The “$16 trillion in negative yielding debt around the globe - I don't understand how you account for it as an investor,” Tengler said in an interview on Yahoo Finance’s The Final Round.
- MarketWatch
How the trade war became the stock market’s biggest driver
Trade policy has never been as uncertain as it currently is, and that uncertainty is leading to volatile stock markets, a new study finds.
- Benzinga
Stocks Have Positive Tone As Overseas Tension Eases, With Positive United News Helping
Stocks in Europe and Asia climbed across the board early Wednesday, assisted by signs of tensions cooling off in both Hong Kong and the U.K. Specifically, Hong Kong’s leader withdrew a controversial extradition bill, and the U.K. Parliament looks like it might vote to extend debate on Brexit, according to media reports. Crude also had a nice little pop as the overseas markets rallied, though it hasn’t made back all of its Tuesday losses. In another positive development, United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: UAL) reaffirmed its guidance.
- Investing.com
Comic: Markets Brace For A Volatile September As Traders Return From Vacation
By Jesse Cohen
- Barrons.com
How to Bet on a Stock Selloff and a Surge in Volatility
With the near-term outlook for stocks clouded by the risk of presidential tweets, potential interest-rate cuts, and other factors that could whipsaw equity prices, it’s no wonder a certain call option has become increasingly popular with investors.
- Benzinga
Stocks Up On China Trade Optimism, While Dollar General, Best Buy Report Results
A spokesman for China’s Ministry of Commerce said China firmly rejects escalation of the trade war and is willing to negotiate with a “calm attitude,” CNBC reported. Stock futures rose 1% before the opening bell Thursday, and bond prices stepped back. Investors received mixed earnings news this morning.
- Yahoo Finance
Here's what Trump really wants from the Fed when he calls for a 100 basis-point rate cut
The relationship between President Trump and Fed Chairman, Jerome Powell has been a contentious one the past few months.
- Barrons.com
How to Make the Stock Market’s Wild Swings Work in Your Favor
A time-arbitrage strategy positions investors to profit by selling expensive short-term puts to buy stocks, usually under a cloud of pessimism, and holding them until the sun shines once more.
- TheStreet.com
With Yields Low, Should We Buy Stocks and Sell Bonds?
The risk/reward of being short U.S. bonds and long the S&P; 500 for a trade makes sense at these levels.
- Yahoo Finance
Political unrest in Hong Kong isn't likely to result in capital flight: expert
Hong Kong’s tumbling equity market is stoking fears for the economy, as well as the stability of the capital markets.
- Yahoo Finance
'Derisk portfolios now': Expert warns of market volatility ahead
Correlations between S&P 500 sectors and the S&P 500 index are back near their late 2018 highs.
- Yahoo Finance Video
David Bahnsen on market volatility, U.S.-China trade tensions, and global slowdown concerns
David Bahnsen of The Bahnsen Group joins Yahoo Finance's Scott Gamm on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to discuss market volatility, U.S.-China trade tensions, and global slowdown concerns.
Yahoo Finance VideoWhat to watch: Week of September 16th
Myles Udland has your lookahead for a big week.
- Yahoo Finance Video
Risk parity investment strategies in an uncertain market
Roberto Croce, senior portfolio manager for risk parity strategies at Mellon, a BNY Mellon investment business, joins Yahoo Finance to talk about diversification strategies in an uncertain market. He talks with Julie Hyman and Dan Roberts.
- Yahoo Finance Video
MARKETS: Stocks are doing something very unusual; why pension funds could prop up the market this week
It's time to get technical at the YFi Interactive touch screen. Joining Yahoo Finance's Myles Udland is Jared Blikre to break down the day's action in stock, bonds, and the Nasdaq 100 components.
- Yahoo Finance Video
Trump delivers mixed messages on U.S.-China trade talks
Investors are left with little clarity on how the U.S. and China will move forward on trade. Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman, Jared Blikre, Todd Buchholz and Timothy Chubb, Girard CIO discuss.
- Yahoo Finance Video
Economist: Trade war is starting to impact consumer confidence
Stocks tumbled after China said it would impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods followed by Trump ordering U.S. companies to look for ‘alternatives to China.’ Bank of America Senior U.S. Economist Joe Song joined Yahoo Finance’s The Final Round with his take on whether U.S. consumers are feeling the impact from the trade war.
- Yahoo Finance Video
Strategist: Investors need to take a step back, look at long term
Wild market swings are putting investors on edge. Sneha Jose, Stifel's Director of Investment Strategy & Behavioral Finance joins Yahoo Finance's Jen Rogers, Dan Roberts and Yousef Abbasi, INTL FCStone Director of U.S. Institutional Equities and Global Market Strategist to discuss. She says investors should look at the big picture.
- Yahoo Finance Video
Getting technical: Stocks at a crossroads as bond yields drop; gold eyeing Fed, ECB bazookas
It's time to get technical at the YFi Interactive touch screen. Joining Yahoo Finance's Jen Rogers is Jared Blikre to break down the day's action in stock, bonds, transports, the dollar and gold. BIDU Baidu Inc 4.32% EA Electronic Arts, Inc. 1.97% ATVI Activision Blizzard Inc 1.84% MELI Mercadolibre Inc 1.48% WYNN Wynn Resorts Ltd 1.42% QCOM Qualcomm Inc 1.60% TTWO Take-Two Interactive Software 1.21% IDXX Idexx Laboratories 0.83% CHTR Charter Communications Inc 0.81% SNPS Synopsys Inc 0.79% JBHT Hunt(J.B.)Transport 0.67% LULU Lululemon Athletica Inc 0.56% AVGO Broadcom Inc 0.57% XEL Xcel Energy 0.40% ADSK Autodesk, Inc 0.26% UAL United Airlines Hldgs Inc 0.17% ROST Ross Stores 0.10% MAR Marriott Int'l Cl A 0.08% MNST Monster Beverage Corporation 0.07% CTAS Cintas Corp 0.07% CELG Celgene Corp 0.04% AAPL Apple Inc 0.00% KLAC KLA Corp 0.01% NTES Netease Inc Ads -5.01% DLTR Dollar Tree Inc -4.09% NFLX Netflix Inc -3.36% FOXA(HB) Twenty-First Century Fox Inc A -2.75% AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc -2.48% KHC The Kraft Heinz Company -2.33% WLTW(HB) Willis Towers Watson Pub Ltd -2.07% NTAP NetApp Inc -1.96% BIIB Biogen Inc -1.88% WDC Western Digital -1.85% VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals -1.80% ALGN Align Tech -1.76% XLNX Xilinx Inc -1.74% MU Micron Tech -1.73% NVDA Nvidia Corp -1.70% ALXN Alexion Pharmaceuticals -1.49% SIRI Sirius XM Hldgs Inc -1.46% GOOGL(HB) Alphabet Inc Cl A -1.41% ILMN Illumina Inc -1.39% HSIC Henry Schein Inc -1.38% AMGN Amgen Inc -1.37% SYMC Symantec Corp -1.34% INTC Intel Corp -1.33% GOOG Alphabet Inc Cl C Cap Stock -1.32% MCHP Microchip Tech -1.29% FB Facebook Inc -1.27% INTU Intuit Inc -1.18% CSCO Cisco Systems -1.18% CDNS Cadence Design Systems -1.16% BMRN Biomarin Pharmaceutical -1.16% SBUX Starbucks Corp -1.07% GILD Gilead Sciences -1.05% MDLZ Mondelez Int'l Inc Cl A -1.04% AAL American Airlines Grp inc -1.03% FISV Fiserv Inc -1.02% ADI Analog Devices -0.96% COST Costco Wholesale Corp -0.92% EBAY eBay Inc -0.89% WBA Walgreen Boots Alliance Inc -0.84% MSFT Microsoft Corp -0.82% AMZN Amazon.com Inc -0.81% TSLA Tesla Inc -0.81%
- Yahoo Finance Video
MARKETS: Stocks pop a wheelie; 2s10s nearly invert; semis celebrate another semi-trade detente
It's time to get technical at the YFi Interactive touch screen. Joining Yahoo Finance's Myles Udland is Jared Blikre to break down today's moves in stocks, bonds, market internals, semiconductors and the Nasdaq 100 component heat map.
- Yahoo Finance Video
10-year Treasury yield falls amid trade concerns
Investors are looking for stability after one of Wall Street's most volatile weeks. Rebecca Walser, president of Walser Weath Management, joins Yahoo Finance to discuss what to expect, especially after President Trump suggested a planned meeting between U.S. and Chinese officials next month may not happen, the possibility of a recession, and more.
