Gold: An Inconsistent Hedge
Since ancient times, gold has been regarded as an enduring store of value. Buoyed by its push toward record highs last January, supporters cast it ...
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Crude Oil: Implied Volatility and Geopolitical Events
April 23, 2024The most recent geopolitical events in the Middle East have thrust crude oil back into the news. As of April 15, front month Brent crude was up almost 17% year-to-date. If the situation worsens, and the region slips into a ...
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Dynamic Covered Calls on Magnificent 7 Stocks
April 17, 2024Garrett DeSimone, PhD, Head of Quant Research, OptionMetrics Jeff Corrado, Director of Operations, Volos Portfolio Solutions A covered call is a fundamental options strategy, employed by a wide range of investors, from retail investors, to those in embedded ETFs, pension ...
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Can Options Data Tell Us Anything About Bubbles?
March 11, 2024Reminiscent of the dot.com mania of the late 90's, investors are naturally asking whether stocks associated with artificial intelligence, specifically Nvidia, are in the midst of a financial bubble. Since the exact definition of a bubble is as varied as ...
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Commodities: Not So Fast!
February 21, 2024Things seem to be looking up for the US economy. GDP growth is good, inflation is moderating, and interest rates are on the decline. Despite these favorable indicators, commodities are telling a different story. Broadly speaking, commodities, as measured by ...
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Meta’s first dividend: Implications for the Tech Sector’s financial strategies
February 19, 2024In February 2024, Meta Platforms (ticker: META) announced its inaugural dividend, marking a significant milestone for the tech giant and the broader technology sector. This initiative involves issuing a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share to holders of both Class ...
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Woodseer Dividend Declarations: Enhanced by AI
February 14, 2024Today we announce the first in a new series of upgrades to Woodseer’s dividend forecast offering. Following recent development by the OptionMetrics dev team, ChatGPT 4 is now incorporated to summarise dividend declarations from a large library of US press ...
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TSLA – Less Risky Amid Significant Pessimism?
February 12, 2024Tesla (TSLA) stock has already experienced a significant decline in 2024, reaching new lows not seen since May 2023 and earning the title of the “worst-performing S&P 500 stock of the year” by some. TSLA’s steep drop has been accompanied ...
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The January Barometer: Fact, Fiction, or Both?
January 11, 2024The start of the year always brings predictions of what the new year will bring. Among the most popular Wall Street auguries is the so-called “January Barometer," or the belief that the market's investment performance in January is indicative of ...
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Stocking Stuffers: Macy’s Potential Buyout and Options Expectations
December 14, 2023On Monday morning, Macy's stock experienced a significant surge of over 20%, propelled by news of a potential buyout from two prominent hedge funds—Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital Management. The proposed buyout, valued at $5.8 billion, offered shareholders an enticing ...
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