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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Why “Absolute Return” Funds Absolutely Underperform	Billions of dollars tumbled into absolute return funds in the wake of the financial downturn. Although these funds may guarantee absolute returns, they’re more likely to under-perform. The Basis of the Business Unlike other mutual funds and even exchange-traded funds, an absolute return fund has more in common with insurance policies than it does investments. The goal of the funds is to protect investor’s wealth while generating returns equal to the stock market in the good year...	October 16, 2009
Meandering Market Bides Its Time	Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News I’ve got my eye on you. Don’t even try it. Its a meandering day on Wall Street which sums up trading for the month. At the close on May 4th, the S&P 500 stood at 907, pretty much where its trading today. (Of course, Ive selectively chosen some facts the S&P actually popped 3.6% on Friday, May 1st.) Mays flattish performance makes perfect sense. Theres been plenty of good news: the successful bank stress tests, capital raises by Bank ...	May 29, 2009
Fifteen Thoughts on Advantage in the Markets	1) I made the point last week when I talked about my experiences in the pension division of Provident Mutual. The investment choices of 90% of individuals follows recent performance. This is another factor in why markets overshoot, and why mean-reversion is a weak tendency. Thus when I see many leaving the stock market for absolute return, bonds, cash, commodities, it makes me incrementally more bullish, though I am slightly bearish at present. 2) Has this been a “suckers rally?&rdqu...	May 29, 2009
Options Update: General Motors options active on wide share price movement on WSJ report	Filed under: General Motors (GM), OptionsGeneral Motors Corporation (NYSE GM) was recently up 1 cent to $1.44. The WSJ was reporting that the government would provide 'massive additional financial assistance' to GM. GM June 1 calls have traded 119,000 contracts above its open interest of 103,787 contracts. GM at the money June 1 straddle was priced at 89 cents, September 1 straddle was at $1.11 according to Track Data, suggesting large price movement. Volatility Index S&P 500 Options: VIX wa...	May 26, 2009
Options Update: BJ Services calls active on higher volatility	Filed under: OptionsBJ Services Company (NYSE: BJS) was recently up 30 cents to $14.65. BJS provides pressure pumping and oilfield services for the petroleum industry. Crude oil futures were recently up .16% to $61.15, according to Bloomberg. BJS call option volume of 23,567 contracts compares to put volume of 2,123 contracts. BJS June option implied volatility was at 67, July at 66; above its one month average of 58 and near its 26-week average of 66, according to Track Data, indicating less ne...	May 22, 2009
How to Play the VIX with ETNs As Volatility Wanes	One of the most popular tools used to measure the market volatility of stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) is the VIX. Over the past few weeks, the VIX has been declining indicating that volatility in the markets is starting to calm down, so what does this mean for investors? Historically... ...	May 21, 2009
Closing Bell: Bull & Bears look equally confused (APP, AXP, HD, MS, PALM, STT)	Filed under: Home Depot (HD), American Express (AXP), Morgan Stanley (MS), Palm Inc (PALM)We saw at least five directional changes throughout the day in the stock market, so the close still left people wondering what the day really was. The housing data was weaker than expected, and today marked the first day that the VIX went under 30. Here are today's unofficial closing bell levels:Dow 8,476.36 -27.72 (-0.33%) S&P 500 908.34 -1.37 (-0.15%) Nasdaq 1,734.54 +2.18 (0.13%)Top Analyst Cal...	May 19, 2009
Options Update: Volatility Index S&P 500 Options - VIX below 30	Filed under: OptionsVolatility Index S&P 500 Options (CBOE: VIX) is recently down 93 cents to 29.33. The VIX was last below 30 on September 19, 2008. The VIX measures the market's expectation of future volatility implied by S&P 500 stock index options prices. In other words, VIX uses options pricing as a way to measure perceived market risk and uncertainty. Option Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com.Options Update: Volatility Index S&P 500 Option...	May 19, 2009
Fear Index Below 30 for First Time Since Sept. 19, More Less-Bad News?	The CBOE Volatility Index, also known as the VIX, slipped below 30 today, a place it hasn’t been since Sept. 19, according to the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Shortly after 11:30 a.m. EST it was at 29.47, down 2.5%. The Volatility Index, which traces the prices at which investors are willing to buy and sell options on the Standard and Poor’s 500-stock index, tends to move up when stocks move down and vice versa. In May 2008, it was below 20. (Before the credit crisis hit it typic...	May 19, 2009
What Small Caps Are Saying	The jump in small-caps has led some investors to say the economy is really on the mend, but continued heightened volatility has small-cap experts not as sure. Small-capitalization stocks, as measured by the Russell 2000, are up roughly 50% in only nine weeks. It’s a breakneck pace with floods of traders noting small-caps historically outperform in the initial period out of any recession and betting the move will foreshadow a second-half recovery. But small-caps are some of the riskiest as...	May 11, 2009

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