volatility

Traders are bracing for heightened volatility during this holiday-shortened week with quarter-end rebalancing among pension funds and other big investors. The recent swift advance in bond yields could set money managers up for big adjustments in their portfolio. The Dow and the S&P 500 have...

Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) stock climbed more than 35% in pre-market trading on Friday after the company said its vaccine appears 89% effective in preventing COVID19 including against the new UK variant. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) stock down quickly 4% in pre-market trading after the...

crazy market volatility right now! so much uncertainty whether to sell or buy-what is everyone doing today?

UK Employment data will be released today at 9.30 BST. This release has the potential to cause volatility in the GBP especially if all three employment parameters – claimant count, average earning and jobless rate – come in with deviations in the same direction. The important figure is average...

Today we have an important release from ECB, the press conference is taking place at 1:30pm GMT. We expect a very high level of volatility during this event. If Draghi reveals a large package of measures, such as an expansion of QE, then the euro will likely be pressured. If however Draghi...

Volatility expected through this month because December marks the single biggest month in monetary policy decisions all year. Starting on Thursday, 3rd is the ECB, where Draghi will announce the outcome of the Governing Council’s “re-examination” of QE. The market is already pricing a 10 basis...

I was listening to a podcast featuring John Bollinger and he mentioned that “volatility is the most important, least analysed and worst understood”. The importance of volatility in trading is indeed under emphasized as the limelight typically shines on entry and exit rules. I first came across...