da-kuk/E+ via Getty Images By Shawn Gibson Headline index volatility can sometimes mask what is happening underneath the surface of the market. While recent realized volatility for the S&P 500 ( SPX ) remains relatively contained - with 20- and 30-day historical volatility in the low-teens - the volatility of the underlying constituents tells a different story. Currently: Realized volatility is th...
da-kuk/E+ via Getty Images By Shawn Gibson Headline index volatility can sometimes mask what is happening underneath the surface of the market. While recent realized volatility for the S&P 500 ( SPX ) remains relatively contained - with 20- and 30-day historical volatility in the low-teens - the volatility of the underlying constituents tells a different story. Currently: Realized volatility is the statistical measure of the magnitude of past price changes, usually calculated as the standard deviation of returns over a given time window. 20-day realized volatility measures how much the market has moved over the past month. 360-day realized volatility measures how much the market has moved over roughly the past year | Source: LiveVol as of 2/27/2026 Constituent Weighted Average: Weighted average volatility of the index’s individual stocks. | Spread: Difference between constituent volatility and index volatility | Source: LiveVol as of 2/27/2026 It is common for individual stock volatility to exceed index volatility. Diversification naturally dampens aggregate movement. However, the magnitude of the current spread between index-level volatility and constituent-level volatility is elevated relative to long-term norms. That widening gap suggests increased dispersion and potentially more fragile index stability than headline numbers imply. Why this Matters Index volatility remains low when cross-currents offset one another. Leadership concentration, sector divergence, and stock-specific catalysts can produce elevated single-name volatility without immediately translating into higher index-level realized volatility. Historically, periods of high dispersion can precede broader index volatility shifts. When dispersion is elevated: Correlations can change quickly. Index stability may rely on a narrower group of leaders. Downside moves can accelerate if leadership falters. While low index volatility can reduce the apparent urgency for protection, elevated underlying volatilit...
Taiwan has set a weekly cap on oil-price increases as it seeks to cushion the economy from the impact of the Middle East war, according to the Commercial Times. The Taipei-based newspaper reported the limit on Monday, citing Premier Cho Jung-tai and unidentified officials. Cho had previously told reporters on Sunday that the government had activated a price-stabilization mechanism to absorb oil pr...
Taiwan has set a weekly cap on oil-price increases as it seeks to cushion the economy from the impact of the Middle East war, according to the Commercial Times. The Taipei-based newspaper reported the limit on Monday, citing Premier Cho Jung-tai and unidentified officials. Cho had previously told reporters on Sunday that the government had activated a price-stabilization mechanism to absorb oil price increases. That came after the Ministry of Economic Affairs said the day before that domestic fuel prices would only rise about 5% this week. Global oil benchmark Brent spiked by almost 30% at one point on Monday, following a jump of 28% last week, as the escalating conflict prevented oil exports from Persian Gulf producers and led to halts in output. The war is raising fears of fuel and natural gas shortages across Asia. On liquefied natural gas, Taiwan’s Economy Minister Kung Ming-hsin told reporters the island only needs to find two more cargoes for March and April. “We won’t have a power shortage, and no additional coal-fired generation will be needed in March and April,” he said on Monday. “We can proceed as planned and safely navigate the period.” Read More: Taiwan Hunting for Alternative LNG Supplies After Qatar Shutdown Taiwan’s unleaded gasoline prices rose by as much as 5.5% after the government activated stabilization measures, the ministry said in the statement. Under the floating oil-price adjustment mechanism, prices should have climbed by as much as 19.7% this week, it said, with the government absorbing costs to reduce the impact on households and businesses and maintain domestic price stability. There are currently no concerns that Taiwan will run out of crude oil or natural gas, according to officials cited in the Commercial Times report. The government plans to increase oil and gas purchases from outside the Middle East, and coordinate with Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea to swap LNG cargoes to ensure stable supply, the newspaper reporte...
Key Points Nebius and CoreWeave have been in red-hot form on the stock market this year thanks to the terrific demand for their cloud infrastructure solutions. Both companies seem to be able to sustain their impressive growth in the long run, thanks to the lucrative AI-related market that they are serving. 10 stocks we like better than CoreWeave › CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) and Nebius Group (NASDAQ:...
Key Points Nebius and CoreWeave have been in red-hot form on the stock market this year thanks to the terrific demand for their cloud infrastructure solutions. Both companies seem to be able to sustain their impressive growth in the long run, thanks to the lucrative AI-related market that they are serving. 10 stocks we like better than CoreWeave › CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV) and Nebius Group (NASDAQ: NBIS) have witnessed a rapid jump in their share prices this year. Investors have been buying these stocks hand over fist because they are benefiting big time from the growing demand for cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. CoreWeave stock has shot up a remarkable 224% in just four months since going public in March this year, and Nebius has clocked healthy gains of 84% so far in 2025. Both companies are in the business of renting out data centers powered by graphics processing units (GPUs), which their customers use to train AI models, build applications, and scale up those applications in the cloud. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Continue » But if you have to choose one of these two stocks for your portfolio right now, which one should it be? Let's find out. The case for CoreWeave CoreWeave's rally since its initial public offering (IPO) can be attributed to the terrific growth in the company's revenue and backlog. Its top line jumped by more than fivefold in the first quarter to $981 million, and it's on track to sustain its outstanding momentum. That's because the cloud infrastructure-as-a-service market in which CoreWeave operates is growing at an incredible pace. Grand View Research estimates that the cloud AI market could generate $650 billion in annual revenue in 2030, nearly 7.5 times the size of this market last year. CoreWeave is capitalizing on this lucrative opportunity by offering access to the top-of-the-line GPUs from Nvidia along with server pro...
Enterprise software giant Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) will be reporting earnings this Tuesday afternoon. Here’s what investors should know. Oracle missed analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $16.06 billion, up 14.2% year on year. It was a softer quarter for the company, with a slight miss of analysts’ revenue estimates and a miss of analysts’ billings estimates. Is Oracle a bu...
Enterprise software giant Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) will be reporting earnings this Tuesday afternoon. Here’s what investors should know. Oracle missed analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $16.06 billion, up 14.2% year on year. It was a softer quarter for the company, with a slight miss of analysts’ revenue estimates and a miss of analysts’ billings estimates. Is Oracle a buy or sell going into earnings? Read our full analysis here, it’s free for active Edge members. This quarter, the market is expecting Oracle’s revenue to grow 19.8% year on year, improving from the 6.4% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Oracle has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years. With Oracle being the first among its peers to report earnings this season, we don’t have anywhere else to look to get a hint at how this quarter will unravel for data and analytics software stocks. However, there has been positive investor sentiment in the segment, with share prices up 2.7% on average over the last month. Oracle is down 2.6% during the same time . When a company has more cash than it knows what to do with, buying back its own shares can make a lot of sense–as long as the price is right. Luckily, we’ve found one, a low-priced stock that is gushing free cash flow AND buying back shares. Click here to claim your Special Free Report on a fallen angel growth story that is already recovering from a setback.
(RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is maintaining its early strong losses in mid-market trading on Monday, extending the losses in the previous three sessions, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is tumbling more than 3.5 percent to below the 8,600.00 level, with weakness across most sectors led by financial, mining and technology st...
(RTTNews) - The Australian stock market is maintaining its early strong losses in mid-market trading on Monday, extending the losses in the previous three sessions, following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street on Friday. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index is tumbling more than 3.5 percent to below the 8,600.00 level, with weakness across most sectors led by financial, mining and technology stocks amid concerns about the military conflict in the Middle-East. Energy stocks are the only bright spot amid spiking crude oil prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index is losing 316.90 points or 3.58 percent to 8,534.10, after hitting a low of 8,457.20 earlier. The broader All Ordinaries Index is down 326.80 points or 3.60 percent to 8,758.30. Australian stocks closed significantly lower on Friday. Among the major miners, Mineral Resources is tumbling almost 6 percent, Rio Tinto is declining more than 5 percent, Fortescue is losing more than 3 percent and BHP Group is sliding more than 6 percent. Oil stocks are mostly higher. Beach energy is gaining almost 2 percent, Woodside Energy is adding almost 1 percent and Santos is advancing almost 3 percent, while Origin Energy is losing almost 2 percent. Among tech stocks, Afterpay owner Block and Xero are declining more than 5 percent each, while WiseTech Global is losing more than 4 percent, Appen is slipping more than 7 percent and Zip is tumbling almost 10 percent. Gold miners are lower. Northern Star Resources and Evolution Mining are losing more than 6 percent each, while Resolute Mining is slipping almost 8 percent, Newmont is down more than 3 percent and Genesis Minerals is declining more than 4 percent. Among the big four banks, Westpac and ANZ Banking are declining more than 4 percent each, while Commonwealth Bank and National Australia Bank are losing almost 4 percent each. In the currency market, the Aussie dollar is trading at $0.699 on Monday. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the...