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Peter Gratton, M.A.P.P., Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex ...

VIXY is not a suitable long-term portfolio hedging tool due to negative roll effect in VIX futures, down -85% in 3 years. VIXY is only profitable in rare events, up 9.9% for the year despite a 55% ...

Allocating to alternative investments like commodities can hedge against inflation and fiat currency volatility, reducing portfolio risk. The Simplify Managed Futures Strategy ETF offers a long-short ...

Bitcoin futures are seeing a record high in net short interest among leveraged funds, yet don’t mistake that for an overwhelming sense of bearishness among hedge funds. It’s more likely due to an ...

Markets are always hunting for the next big trade. In 2026, I believe the trade will be a new wrinkle on the traditional basis trades where investors go long Digital Asset Treasury companies (DATs), ...

Short answer: yes, inverse and volatility ETFs can hedge market crashes, but the cost, complexity, and timing often outweigh ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised concerns about a small number of hedge funds that now hold significant control over the U.S. Treasury futures market. “A concentration of vulnerability ...

LONDON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Portfolio investors boosted their petroleum positions in the final two weeks of last year, as some short positions in crude were squared up, but short-covering did little to ...

The average one-year price target for iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (BATS:VXX) has been revised to $28.28 ...