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US$200b a quarter to keep the bulls going

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... that is, whispering mo' money. And now Houston, we have lift off and volatility is nearly half (16.27 this morning on the VIX) of what it was exactly two weeks ago (31.06). Not even yesterday's news that growth in the world's number 2 economy eased to ...

Volatile like its 2011

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... long before the gift-giving season that is Christmas. Though it closed at a reading of 26.25 by the time we woke up, the CBOE VIX index - that measure of volatility and gauge of fear - jumped to a reading of 31.06 while we slept.A That's the highest ...

I wish I may, I wish I might

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... July 16, the longest stretch since 1995... the longest stretch of calm in two decades". It's back! Volatility, that is. The VIX index surged (there goes that superlative again) by as much as 28.5% overnight to a reading of 19.38 - the highest since February ...

"Considerable time", is it a-changin'?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... points to 2.59% from 2.34% at the start of September - still down from the 3.0% plus at the start of this year... and the VIX index is up to a still-low 14.12 reading. Compare this to September 2013's taper tantrum when the butcher, the baker and the ...

Volatility fund gets first ratings, platform listings

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... generate long-term absolute returns with its volatility-focused strategy to capture alpha from highly liquid exchange-traded VIX options, which are negatively correlated to equities. Lonsec highlighted the fact that "the fund is relatively simple in ...

Fear me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... headlines these days - and narratives relating these to financial market anxiety, a closer look at the markets' fear gauge - the VIX index - tells you, I and Irene differently. The VIX index dropped by 16.6% at the end of last week's trade "due to easing ...

S&P 500: 22 corrections in 6 months

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... especially with many indicators hitting levels that are contrary to the normal reading." One indicator he speaks of is the VIX index heading south while the market goes north - a sign of complacence he says. Then there's Eric Parnell -- Founder and Director ...

Investors return to active global equities managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014
... changes is that macro factors and risk-on, risk-off dynamics are playing less of a role in share markets as shown by how the VIX has only averaged 14.3% since the start of 2013 compared with an average of 20.1% over the past 25 years. "A calming of the ...

Losing shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... All Ords got over the line with a small yet still positive 0.1% up. All's well. There's no fear in the market. Just ask the VIX index - the fear gauge - it's down to readings we haven't seen since the days of wine and roses before the GFC. Could it be ...

Let's talk about VIX baby

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
Yeah baby, let's! Seen the CBOE VIX index lately? Yes, that one - the one financial markets look at the gauge the level of investors' fear. It was pegged at 11.36 at the close of last week's activity - the lowest since the ides (15th) of March 2013. ...