Many institutions have begun leveraging algorithms to analyze prior price action and execute trades in certain circumstances. In a 2020 report to Congress, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) noted that the "use of algorithms in trading is pervasive."1 These automated systems are fed price...
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To track implied volatility, and potential volatility spikes and ensuing crushes, investors and traders can use metrics like Implied Volatility Rank (aka IV Rank). IV Rank reports the current level of implied volatility in a given underlying (stock or ETF) against the last 52 weeks of data. ...
Stock tradingand investing tools are more or less the same.This is especially true for technical traders using tools such as charts to analyze the market. You can use the same tools to perform TA (Technical Analysis) for trades on either market; ...
BDCs were created in the 1980s by Congress with a mandate to help finance small and midsize private firms that are typically too small to access bank funding. BDCs are like closed-end funds in that they raise a pool of capital and list on a stock exchange (there are also many unlisted...
Hedge fund Elliott Associates was granted permission to appeal its loss in court against the London Metal Exchange over a nickel squeeze, extending the legal battle over the latter’s decision last year to cancel billions of dollars worth of trades. Elliott applied to the English Court of Appeal...
metals they actually hold. Nothing is as safe as holding the physical metal in your possession. If you are going to buy gold and silver mining stocks, you must do your homework. You must also constantly keep track of the mining company. Again, nothing is as good as physical gold or ...
A big AI trade rescued the stock market. A niche bet on Bed Bath & Beyond sank amateur day traders. A buy-China call backfired on investing pros. A slew of trades around the world, from bank bonds to cryptocurrencies, either blew up or rocketed higher against expectations this year. Shor...
While they aren’t insured by the FDIC like the money market account, money market mutual funds are regulated by the SEC against “breaking the buck” (i.e. dropping value below $1). And Congress is currently in the process of trying to legislate a way to strengthen consumer confidence in...
A full 8 months before the coronavirus pandemic hit our shores, I predicted a “pandemic” leading to a stock market crash, which would also “flood the streets with violence.” The market tanked thanks to Covid, and we saw cities burn thanks to Antifa and other violent rioter...