While U.S. basketball fans have been in the midst of March Madness, there has been no shortage of activity in global markets.

The VSTOXX Volatility Futures Index ($VSTX), which tracks the implied volatility of the EURO STOXX 50 Index, tends to exhibit ...

There were only a few instances since 1960 when commodities tended to have a higher than 0.4 correlation to equities (highlighted in light blue) – these episodes have occurred after big global ...

First, commodities, or agricultural products and raw materials that can be easily bought and sold, tend to have a low correlation to stocks and bonds. That means they offer a hedge against ...