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The turn of the year, 2023 into 2024, is just around the corner. As an investor, you may well be wondering what the new year will be like.
In terms of politics, the US presidential elections are approaching. Although the new - or old - president will not be inaugurated until 2025, elections also influence share prices in their run up. This election cycle is in fact known as the four-year cycle.
As the end of the calendar year approaches, whispers of a stock market rally begin to circulate among investors and financial analysts. But is this so-called "year-end rally" a mere myth?
As you may have noticed, the price of gold recently touched the psychologically important round mark of USD 2,000 per troy ounce, before coming back down again.
With the culmination of one of the most anticipated earnings weeks in the tech industry, it's clear that the race to shape the future of artificial intelligence (AI) is on.
If you are a sports fan, you are probably already looking forward to the date: on July 26, 2024, the next Summer Olympics will begin in Paris. Athletes from all over the world will compete in thousands of events. Nearly ten million tickets will be on sale.
Im September verhielt sich der Aktienmarkt genauso, wie wir es erwartet hatten. Normalerweise ist der September ein schwieriger Monat für den S&P 500, und dieses Jahr war es nicht anders. Die Anleger könnten sich daher fragen: "Wird der Oktober etwas Erleichterung bringen?"
This September, the stock market acted just as we expected. Usually, September is a tough month for the S&P 500, and this year was no different. Investors may well be wondering therefore: “Is October going to bring some relief?”
There is no doubt that a Triple Witching Day brings notable price swings. Curious about how to capitalize on this?
Sie haben es vielleicht mitbekommen: Derzeit ist die implizite Volatilität, wie sie sich aus Optionspreisen am US-Aktienmarkt errechnet, relativ niedrig. Die Bank of America fand kürzlich sogar heraus, dass es seit 2008 nie günstiger war, sich über einen Zwölfmonatszeitraum abzusichern.
Currently, implied volatility, as calculated from option prices on the US stock market, is relatively low. The Bank of America recently found that there has not been a cheaper time to hedge over a twelve-month period since 2008.
This raises these questions for you as an investor: has a phase of permanently low volatility now been reached? Or is the current low volatility merely the calm before the storm?
