by Proactive Advisor Magazine | Dec 8, 2021 | Topping the Charts
Volatility has returned to the U.S. equity markets, largely attributed to a more hawkish Federal Reserve, inflation and supply-chain concerns, and the unknowns surrounding the omicron variant of COVID. The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) spiked to over 30...
by Proactive Advisor Magazine | Nov 17, 2021 | Topping the Charts
The University of Michigan’s Index of Consumer Sentiment fell to 66.8 for November, according to preliminary data released Friday, Nov. 12. According to CNBC, “That was the lowest since November 2011 and well below the Dow Jones estimate of 72.5....
by First Trust | Nov 17, 2021 | How I See It
The Federal Reserve today [Nov. 3] announced the (much-overdue) start of tapering, which means it will continue to increase the size of its balance sheet, but not quite as fast. Starting later in November, the Fed will reduce its monthly pace of asset...
by Larry McMillan | Nov 3, 2021 | How I See It
During the last market decline (basically, during all of September and a little bit in October), $VIX (the CBOE Volatility Index) just wasn’t too “worried” about the decline in stocks. Yes, one can see from the chart of $VIX that it had been slowly...
by Proactive Advisor Magazine | Nov 3, 2021 | Topping the Charts
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its advance look at Q3 2021 GDP last Thursday (Oct. 28), with the projected annual growth rate of 2% below analysts’ expectations for a figure in a range of 2.8% to 3.5%. The 2% growth rate was also...
