Universa Investments hedge fund, led by billionaire investor Mark Spitznagel, posted a 4,144% return in a single quarter during the COVID-19 market crash in early 2020. Here's a look at how he did it.
VIX ETFs are popular tools for hedging or speculating on volatility, tracking VIX futures. VIXY, VIXM, VXX, VXZ for short-term plays, SVIX for inverse volatility, UVXY for aggressive traders. Today's drop means gains for SVIX and declines for VXX, VIXY, and UVXY.
The CBOE VIX, which reflects investors' consensus view of future (30-day) expected stock market volatility, surged nearly 18% on Monday to hit 22.74 as of 2:00 p.m. ET, its highest level since August 2024.
ProShares, a premier provider of ETFs, announced today forward and reverse share splits on eleven of its ETFs. The splits will not change the total value of a shareholder’s investment and will be effective on two separate dates.
The ConvexityShares Daily 1x SPIKES Futures ETF (NYSE: SPKX) fell about 5% on Monday, ahead of several key economic data sets, which will offer traders and investors clues as to whether the Federal Reserve will apply another
Apple, Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) broke briefly under Thursday’s low-of-day on Friday, after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell spoke at the Jackson Hole Symposium and indicated the central bank hasn’t taken more
The SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) was volatile Friday after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s opening remarks at the Jackson Hole Symposium indicated the central bank may continue to raise interest rates and hold them at a restrictive level until
The SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) opened slightly higher Thursday before running into a group of sellers who knocked the market ETF down from the top of a flag formation, which Benzinga
The SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) was rising about 1% during Wednesday’s trading session, ahead of Nvidia Corporation’s earnings print after the close and the Jackson Hole Symposium,
The ConvexityShares Daily 1.5x SPIKES Futures ETF (NYSE: SPKY) was spiking up almost 1% higher Tuesday, possibly confirming a new uptrend, which Benzinga pointed out was likely
The SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) was trading about 0.3% lower Friday, popping up briefly from the low-of-day which saw the market ETF open the session down 0.67% amid concerns of
While the stock market tumbled Thursday, demonstrated by the S&P 500 closing down 0.77%, Bitcoin took a major hit, closing that 24-hour trading session 7.15% lower, amid increased worry the Federal Reserve will continue its rate hike campaign into
Volatility in the stock market was increasing on Thursday due to major stock indices breaking down through the 50-day moving average, which is a critical support level.
