Is R Option counter-cyclical?

September 14, 2020 12:24 pm / Published in Market Update
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The last 7 trading days...

US Equity Volatility has resume or not

September 9, 2020 5:25 pm / Published in Market Update
I have added this chart to the sticky post of the blog, right under the SP500. This will update automatically each day after the close. INTRADAY AND DAILY PRICE ACTION HAVE AUTO-CORRELATION: The VIX and daily returns on Indexes experience clatters of volatility, thus when we have a large block of outliers in any direction

Before the Bell

September 9, 2020 7:59 am / Published in Market Update
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Data from Refinitiv: Futures for the Nasdaq bounced following a brutal sell-off in heavyweight technology stocks, while Asians shares lost gains. European shares were higher, although sentiment remained fragile after AstraZeneca suspended global trials of its COVID-19 vaccine. Oil futures clawed back some of the losses they sustained in the previous session. Gold prices slipped

Recent Market Selloff (Pro)

September 8, 2020 7:07 pm / Published in * R Option, NDX, SPX
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Is this recent correction a buying opportunity for the bulls or is just the beginning of something bigger?

BEFORE THE BELL – Highlights

September 4, 2020 8:38 am / Published in Market Update
ES futures trading at 3457 at 7:38am. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow rose after Wall Street‘s worst session since June, with attention turning to the crucial jobs report. European shares gained after bank stocks jumped on merger talks between Spanish lenders Bankia and Caixabank. Asian shares followed the overnight selloff in U.S.

World Equity Indexes (Pro)

September 1, 2020 11:28 am / Published in Market Update
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The link below shows the equity markets from around the world as of the close to Aug 2020. Nasdaq 100 is about 35% YTD