– Active stock funds hold up better during down markets, but the success doesn't last, Morningstar analyst writes – By Ryan Vlastelica, MarketWatch Amid a decadelong period of dominance by passive investing, which has seen both greater adoption and better general performance than its active investing rivals, portfolio managers have had one primary argument: investors, you're going to miss us...
VIX has never been so sensitive to real yields and long-term inflation expectations at same time: SocGen By William Watts, MarketWatch The stock market can continue to rise, but the ultralow volatility backdrop that accompanied the relentless 2017 rally is gone and investors will need to adjust, said a pair of quantitative analysts at Societe Generale. While the U.S. macroeconomic...
VIX has never been so sensitive to real yields and long-term inflation expectations at same time: SocGen By William Watts, MarketWatch The stock market can continue to rise, but the ultralow volatility backdrop that accompanied the relentless 2017 rally is gone and investors will need to adjust, said a pair of quantitative analysts at Societe Generale. While the U.S. macroeconomic...
Did we just see the proverbial kiss of death? OK, "death" might be a bit of a strong word, though "extreme frustration" wouldn't mischaracterize what the market has been doing, and still is doing. Just when it looks like stocks might ready to make a meaningful move, something gets in the way. The kiss in this particular case is simply...
Did we just see the proverbial kiss of death? OK, "death" might be a bit of a strong word, though "extreme frustration" wouldn't mischaracterize what the market has been doing, and still is doing. Just when it looks like stocks might ready to make a meaningful move, something gets in the way. The kiss in this particular case is simply...
By Annie Pei, CNBC Tuesday's decline in major stock indexes was nothing more than a breather in the comeback rally, says Scott Redler of T3Live.com, and he has two charts to back up his argument. Redler said the rally has put the S&P 500 above a few key technical indicators. He specifically pointed to the S&P 500's eight-day, 21-day, and...
By Annie Pei, CNBC Tuesday's decline in major stock indexes was nothing more than a breather in the comeback rally, says Scott Redler of T3Live.com, and he has two charts to back up his argument. Redler said the rally has put the S&P 500 above a few key technical indicators. He specifically pointed to the S&P 500's eight-day, 21-day, and...
With the shortest month of the year almost in the rear-view mirror and springtime right around the corner, investor mindsets are starting to shift. Augmenting the change-of-gear is a market environment that has us all keenly aware stocks can selloff, but also an environment that makes it clear the market's still mostly shrugging off blows. Said another way, the S&P...
With the shortest month of the year almost in the rear-view mirror and springtime right around the corner, investor mindsets are starting to shift. Augmenting the change-of-gear is a market environment that has us all keenly aware stocks can selloff, but also an environment that makes it clear the market's still mostly shrugging off blows. Said another way, the S&P...
By Matt Maley, CNBC Don't call it a comeback … yet. The stock market saw quite a rally on Friday, as the decline in bond yields seemed to spark a rise in equities, but another catalyst could have been at play: thin trading. Consider this. Friday's bounce came amid excellent breadth across the market – the number of stocks trading...
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