Volatility refers to the extent of price fluctuations for a given asset or market. Historically, volatility has been ...
When an ETF pays weekly distributions sometimes exceeding 1% of its share price while claiming a 35% yield, you have to look ...
Investors seeking to hedge against abrupt market shocks have received little comfort this year from volatility-linked exchange-traded products. The VIX, Wall Street’s so-called “fear gauge,” has been ...
Options traders are taking bearish bets against the largest VIX-linked product, which suggests they see a lower CBOE Volatility Index or are hedging long positions in volatility. “For a change, we ...
Stock exchange traded funds shook off a tough Thanksgiving and posted their best rally last week since March 2009. The move was fueled by post-holiday buying spirit amidst coordinated action by world ...
UVIX is a 2x leveraged ETF tracking daily VIX futures, suitable only for short-term trading, not long-term investment. Due to daily resets and market growth trends, holding UVIX long-term leads to ...
The investment seeks to provide exposure to the daily returns of the S&P 500® VIX® Short-Term Futures Points-Change Inverse Daily Index. The index tracks the daily “points-change” return from a ...
2x Long VIX Futures ETF faces persistent decay due to contango and the dominance of 0DTE options in the SPX market. The current low-volatility regime and structural headwinds make UVIX unattractive ...
Since the ETF industry was conceived close to two decades ago, innovation has been a hallmark of this rapidly-expanding corner of the investing landscape. Thanks to a unique structure that allows for ...