Category: ASYMMETRY® Observations

The March 2025 S&P Select Industry Dashboard reveals sharp divergences across industries—creating a landscape rich with asymmetric opportunities. With dispersion rising and capital rotation driving dislocations between winners and losers, now is the time to… Read More

You wouldn’t know it from watching the VIX index alone, but something interesting is happening beneath the surface. The VIX futures curve — the structure that really drives volatility-linked products like VXX, VIXY, and UVXY… Read More

The March 2025 S&P U.S. Equal Weight Sector Dashboard is a reminder that how you allocate matters just as much as what you allocate to—especially when you’re pursuing asymmetric investment returns. Unlike traditional market-cap-weighted indices… Read More

Every month, the S&P Dow Jones Indices releases its Dispersion, Volatility & Correlation Dashboard, offering institutional investors a pulse on global equity market structure. The March 2025 edition reveals several key signals that are highly… Read More

Understanding where capital is flowing—and how traders are positioned—can offer a real edge in markets. Not just from a trend-following perspective, but from the standpoint of asymmetry: finding setups where risk is clearly defined and… Read More

Many investments are marketed as delivering equity-like returns with less downside risk. They often carry labels like “Buffered,” “Defined Outcome,” or “Overlay” strategies. These products claim to offer protection when markets fall—while still participating in… Read More

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which sets U.S. monetary policy by adjusting interest rates, unanimously voted to keep the fed funds rate in the 4.25%–4.5% range in March. The most notable change in the… Read More

The stock market is a constant battle between buying pressure and selling pressure, and recently, that battle has shifted asymmetrically.  After a strong start to the year, with the S&P 500 gaining 4.5% by late… Read More

Global Fixed Income Divergences and Asymmetric Return Opportunities The global fixed-income landscape is at a key inflection point, with notable divergences emerging across major bond markets. While U.S. Treasury yields show signs of trend exhaustion,… Read More

The latest report on the U.S. economy provides insights into the strength of the services sector and manufacturing activity amid ongoing tariff uncertainties. The ISM Services Index saw an uptick, while factory orders aligned with… Read More