2016 Market Recap #RandholmCo

December 30, 2016 12:39 pm / Published in Brazil, Brexit, China, EUR/USD, Europe, GBP, Germany, Greece, IBEX, Italy, JAPAN, Middle East, Nasdaq, Nasdaq and NYSE, NIKKEI, Performance, Russia, SP500, Spain, SPX, STOXX, TURKEY, USD, USD/EUR, VXX
Here is some data to carry forward to 2017 with just a few trading hours left this year, The UK Referendum and the US Elections were two events that created  short term spikes in volatility. However, the real impact will be measure in years. GOLD in various currencies (1980 to Nov-end 2016) WORLD Indexes YTD

$VIX and $Turkey

July 15, 2016 5:03 pm / Published in TURKEY, VIX, VXX
Reuters reports: “Statement made on behalf of armed forces was not authorized by military command – Turkish presidential source” “Both of Istanbul’s Bosphorus bridges closed” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-istanbul-bridges-idUSKCN0ZV2FE?il=0 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-security-price-idUSKCN0ZV2IB?mod=related&channelName=worldNews    

$SPX closed above Friday’s high +1.7%

June 29, 2016 4:40 pm / Published in Hedge, SPX, SPY, TVIX, VIX, VXX
Adding long-term hedging strategies at this level above 2067 on the SP500. Shorting SPY, SPX Vertical Spreads Looking at Bonds ETFs Looking for a Volatility setup on VIX, TVIX, VXX

$SPX is moving higher quickly

June 29, 2016 11:24 am / Published in Brexit, Hedge, SPX, TVIX, VXX
After Brexit there has been a strong up move in bonds and a sharp down move in stocks. Some pension funds tend to rebalance by selling bonds and buying stocks. Our algorithms were detecting footprints of such moves at various points during the rally yesterday. The shorts: Many shorts in the market are of the

$SPX and $VIX

June 14, 2016 9:09 am / Published in SPX, VIX, VXX
The SP500 had 3 days of down pressure with a slope of -42º. The overnight low of 2068 which is 30 points away from the last move up. Hold the hedges on VXX   This is going to be a very busy week in terms of economic news. We have a lot of big reports

$Asia and $Europe Down — $VXX up

June 10, 2016 9:32 am / Published in Bonds, Germany, SPX, VXX
Some smart investors in Tokyo again injected a small dose of sanity into the absurd euphoria across all markets all over the globe.   Record Low Yields 10-year German bund yield touched 0.42%, a record low. Japan’s 10-year yield fell to 0.155%, a record low. In the U. S., 10-year Treasury yield has fallen to