Recently volatility in the sector has all but dried up. Below is a chart of the percent difference between the weekly high and low value of XLF going back to 2003. During the crisis this figure was as high as 45%, but last week it was only 1.9%.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Financial Sector Volatility
Even though the S&P 500 was down by a little under 2% last month, and tech (as measured by XLK) was down 6.3%, financials (XLF) were up 1.8%. For beleaguered financial investors, it's been a long time since XLF didn't lead the market to the downside. The performance of XLF is hopefully an extremely positive sign for the markets and economy going forward. Even a $1B lawsuit against Bank of America couldn't bring the sector down in October.
Recently volatility in the sector has all but dried up. Below is a chart of the percent difference between the weekly high and low value of XLF going back to 2003. During the crisis this figure was as high as 45%, but last week it was only 1.9%.
Recently volatility in the sector has all but dried up. Below is a chart of the percent difference between the weekly high and low value of XLF going back to 2003. During the crisis this figure was as high as 45%, but last week it was only 1.9%.
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