Toddo On TV: Dislocation! Dislocation! Dislocation!

Minyanville Staff  Jul 01, 2008 12:15 pm

Toddo On TV: Dislocation! Dislocation! Dislocation!
 
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On a sweltering New York City summer day, Toddo talks (as he's given to do) about dislocation. The market just suffered three quarters of negative return for the first time since the 1970s and the June swoon was the worst showing since the Great Depression. Still, the VXO Volatility Index -- widely considered the angst proxy on Wall Street -- is less than half the levels we've seen at previous historical fear fulcrums. Market dislocations are a low probability affair, but this could come to pass if certain stars align.

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07-02-2008, 6:21 pm
If you are convinced there may be a correction, what do you think of inverse index ETFs?
Are they put together in a fundamentally sound way?
There have been several new ones put together as "ultra-short", and "2X inv
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