Chinese Stocks Thump U.S. Counterparts
With all the discussion of quantitative easing and elections, it is all too easy to adopt (or continue to cling to) an Americentric view of the investment world. The truth is, however, that the bulls...
View ArticleHow to Play China from the US
We all know that what happens in China is important to the US stock market. But it is so far away, and they are trading while I am asleep, how do I get involved to hedge my exposure? The answer is...
View ArticleWhy Jim Chanos is Wrong on China
Hedge fund titan, Jim Chanos, is well known for his extremely bearish views on China. He says that the cracks are spreading on the façade, real estate sales are falling, and that the economic engine is...
View ArticleThe Biggest VIX Spike Ever: A Retrospective
Here is a thought experiment: when was the biggest one day VIX spike ever recorded? If you said February 27, 2007 – five years ago today – then I imagine you are in the distinct minority, even among...
View ArticleWhy Not Point Hedges?
When most people think of hedges, they think in broad terms like hedging an entire long equity portfolio with SPX/SPY puts or VIX calls or some similar product. The thinking is typically that it is...
View ArticleChart of the Week: Don’t Blame China
Last week’s financial headlines were dominated by Spain and China. In the case of Spain, this was largely due to increased borrowing by Spanish banks from the European Central Bank. For China the...
View ArticleVXEEM as a Measure of Emerging Markets Volatility and Risk
If you think U.S. stocks have been through a rough patch as of late, then you haven’t been paying attention to emerging markets stocks, where the popular EEM emerging markets ETF as fallen from a high...
View ArticleCharting the Recent Decline of the BRIC Components
U.S. stocks are mostly green in today’s session, though there is a good deal of red in global stocks, notably in emerging markets, where the popular EEM emerging markets ETF is down close to 1% as I...
View ArticleA New Chinese Darling
Baidu ($BIDU) has been the darling Chinese stock for institutions for years–it is the go to stock when institutions want Chinese exposure. The stock is up thousands of percent over the last 5 years...
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