iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN Class A

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Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have escalated, with Iran launching an attack on Israel in response to an attack on its embassy in Syria. Investors seeking ways to hedge their portfolios may consider the VXX ETN, as it holds long positions in near-month VIX futures. I advise reducing portfolio exposures or allocating a small percentage to hedges like the VXX in light of the heightened geopolitical risks.

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The sudden rise of chaos in the market due to geopolitical risks brightened the appeal for safe haven assets.

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Iran launched a barrage of explosive drones and missiles on Israel late on Saturday in its first direct attack on Israeli soil, prompting concerns of a significant escalation.

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Market volatility roared back last week on intensifying tensions in the Middle East. The fear gauge rose 16% on Apr 12, marking the highest level since late October, suggesting that market worries have started to set in.

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After recording a tumultuous week, Wall Street celebrated a triumph on Friday as tech stocks led a rally.

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After recording a tumultuous week due to higher oil prices and less chances of imminent Fed rate cuts, Wall Street celebrated a triumph on Friday as tech stocks led a rally.

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The end of the year typically sees rising stock prices and low volatility, but the CBOE Volatility Index may have an opportunity to shine soon. Correlations among sectors and equities are low, which can make it challenging for volatility to increase. VXX, a volatility-focused product, has weak momentum but may be worth considering for an early to mid-January entry point.

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Mott Capital Management's Michael Kramer analyzes market anticipation for 2024 earnings growth and implied volatility levels. He believes that the market's expectation of a 10% earnings growth next year is unlikely due to inflation and margin contraction.

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The ultra short-term corner of the bond market has been hitting a 52-week high lately.

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The Israel-Gaza war grabbed all attention last week. This dragged down the bond yields and boosted volatility in the equity market.

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Market volatility roared back in recent weeks as soaring yields took a toll on everything from stocks, real estate to the bond market.

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The VIX has remained low, with few instances of significant volatility spikes in 2023. I have a hold rating on the iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETF due to offsetting factors. VXX has risks associated with its construction amid the current VIX futures forward curve shape, while seasonality is bullish for volatility.

VXX: Now's Time For Volatility To Shine, But Low Correlations Say Otherwise

VIX volatility index option volumes are averaging over 740k contracts a day so far this year, which if sustained, would make 2023 a record volume year. VIX 2M skew (25-delta call/put ratio) has increased to near a 5-year high on the back of demand for VIX upside calls.

VIX Options Volume On Pace To Exceed 2017 Record

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Wall Street took a beating in the Aug 15 trading session as a result of fresh concerns over the banking sector and a weakening Chinese economy.

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Volatility, as measured by the CBOE VIX, surged more than 7% on Thursday, amid stocks, index futures, and stock ETFs retracing some of their recent gains due to strong jobs data. It sent interest rates rocketing.

VIX ETFs Surge As Job Numbers Send Interest Rates Climbing

The iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN is an inefficient hedge against market volatility due to concerns involving tracking error, negative roll yield, and timing difficulties. Multi-year performance of VXX has been abysmal, resulting in two 1:4 reverse splits since April 2021. A position in VXX is unlikely to be of much value despite the presence of many potential drivers of volatility, including the conflicts involving Russia/Ukraine and China/Taiwan.

VXX: An Inefficient Hedge

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As U.S. debt ceiling talks hit a standstill, volatility ETFs may present valuable short-term investment opportunities.

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A new bull market requires a dovish Fed and positive growth prospects contrary to the hawkish Fed and negative growth prospects we've now. It's difficult/impossible for the S&P 500 to overcome the 4200 level when only a few horses are pulling the 500-issue wagon.

VXX: Bully Market Does Not Equal Bull Market

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In this week's asset class flows, equity ETFs added $10 billion in just one week overall, more than doubling up on bond ETFs at about $4 billion. That said, equity ETF inflows could largely be credited once again to the sheer size of the SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (SPY) which added more than $5.

Bond ETF Flows Strong, Volatility ETFs Hit $3 Billion

The most reliable recession indicator shows that a notable economic downturn is likely to begin sometime in early-2024. The S&P 500 is likely to have reached the 5000 mark by then.

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Tried to buy a house lately? You wouldn't be the only one – despite buyers waving goodbye to 3% and even 4% mortgage rates that were available over the last three years or so, pending home sales have surged.

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If volatility wasn't the big theme of the last week already, here comes the ETF Issuer League to underline it. While AUM news week to week tends to focus on the biggest firms and names, this week's standout number came for Barclays Capital and its $1.8 billion AUM ETF suite.

ETF Issuer League: Thank VIX! 7% Jump for Barclays

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As the bank crisis hots up for the U.S. ETF market, the contagion may now be impacting mortgages. The average rate on the 30-year fixed dropped to 6.

Real Estate ETFs Take Bank Hit, Volatility ETFs Ride

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Another week on the books, and though the data may not have picked up all the recent banking-related uncertainty, equity ETFs were hovering around a potent milestone over the last week at about $5 trillion in total AUM.

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