If low volatility is your goal, consider a cheap option like Vanguard's Balanced Index fund.
On average, all three indicators continued upward over the next 13 weeks with relatively low volatility.
The lack of big daily price moves in gold (low volatility) is also bullish.
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The other group believes that low volatility suggests rising markets, as well-informed investors are rightly confident.
When hedge funds are piling into the markets, they will move steadily forward, with relatively low volatility.
On Monday August 13, 2012, the VIX closed at 13.70, a level that indicates relatively low volatility.
During periods of low volatility, this distance will contract, which allows us to better identify a range-bound market.
Over the years, I have found Bollinger bands to be very helpful in identifying periods of low volatility.
Technicians point to the low volatility of the VIX Index and forecast a sizable market correction around the corner.
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One lot believes that low volatility suggests share prices will fall, as it means that investors are too complacent.
Adding a low-volatility tilt could have improved performance, since low-volatility stocks tend to hold up better during market routs.
Of course this kind of call is speculative and generically against the odds, but the low volatility is quite bullish.
Still, Brown says, the low volatility of the VIX suggests that market players do not anticipate a sharp downdraft anytime soon.
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Clients who use this ratio may end up flocking to a manager who earns a relatively modest return with very low volatility.
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Right now, ETF sponsors are rushing to launch new low volatility ETFs.
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Historically, health care REITs have provided low volatility and the consistent dividend yields have become core real estate holdings for many investor portfolios.
Extraordinarily low volatility in many markets was still the rule a year ago, so many investors were taking on more risk than they realized.
First a word of explanation: the idea behind low volatility ETFs is to own baskets of stocks or indexes that that exhibit low volatility.
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However generalist or flawed this model may be, to me low volatility plus trend is a strong indicator of the strength of the trend.
The market shifts between periods of low volatility and high volatility.
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As we are operating in what is considered a low volatility environment, finding ways to take advantage of even small lifts in volatility becomes more important.
In theory, a focus on low volatility makes little sense for a pension fund or college endowment which has the luxury of taking the longer-term view.
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Some respondents viewed the low volatility as a sign that stock prices will continue rising, while others worried that it is a warning sign of forthcoming pullback.
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With a Hurst Constant below 0.50, its price moves are characterized by periods of low volatility followed by periods of high volatility followed by periods of low volatility, etc.
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The fund suggests the low volatility of recent years may be owing to greater economic stability, improved central-bank credibility or the better dispersion of risks around the financial system.
Hence the attraction of hedge funds promising low volatility.
With a basket spread widely around the globe, Brinson argues, you can get equity-like returns with the low volatility you would expect from a balanced portfolio (a mixture of stocks and bonds).
During periods of low volatility, the bands narrow.
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The largest independent firm, LaBranche (nyse: LAB - news - people ) warned last week that it would miss first-quarter expectations, blaming low volatility and a higher percentage of program trading activity.
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