A rough week for (most) markets: Red ink was nearly everywhere. Save for Treasuries and investment-grade US corporates, our 16-ETF opportunity set was conspicuously biased to the downside for the trading week through Friday, Aug. 20.
Risk comes in many flavors and so it’s no surprise that there are hundreds of risk metrics to consider for the toolbox. In a new series of posts, CapitalSpectator.com will highlight some of the lesser-known indicators and review the applications. Let’s start with capture ratios.
* Delta coronavirus variant is a risk factor for stocks and economy
* Surging Delta cases delay if not reverse plans to bring workers back to offices
* Scientists say plan for Covid-19 vaccine booster shots next month is premature
* China OKs sweeping privacy law that will curb data collection by tech firims
* US Philly Fed Mfg Index indicates slower growth in August
* US Leading Economic Index reports ‘another large gain in July’
* US jobless claims fell to a new pandemic low last week:
