Three S&P 500 covered-call ETFs advertise monthly income that looks nearly identical on the surface.
Here's another factoid that should get the AI bears excited: Stocks in the S&P 500 are increasingly trading in opposite directions on a given day. That means higher volatility than the performance of the index would lead one to believe.
The Investment Committee debate the strength of the market and how much higher it can go from here.
Stocks got a lift from new bets that the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady in September.
Buffer ETFs entered the summer with fresh attention after the March volatility episode pushed the VIX to almost 31 and the July 29 spike near 21 reminded holders that calm markets do not stay calm forever.
The US indices are a bit mixed in early trading on Friday, as we head into yet another uncertain weekend from a geopolitical risk standpoint.
US stock indexes opened mixed on Friday as investors weighed another record-setting session for the S&P 500 against renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and awaited fresh economic data for clues on the Federal Reserve's interest-rate path. The S&P 500 opened slightly higher, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.16%.
Wall Street looks set for a calm end to the week, with US stock futures drifting close to flat on Friday. That comes after the S&P 500 powered to a fresh record high on Thursday, buoyed by softer-than-expected inflation figures and receding worries about further Federal Reserve interest rate rises.
Ordinary working folks are participants in the stock market, not just the wealthy pied-à-terre crowd
U.S. stocks rose and the S&P 500 closed at a record high after a report of moderated wholesale inflation eased interest-rate fears.
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