Friday finished the week off with a better-than-expected unemployment report for January. A rally in the homebuilders sector was a leading indicator that markets may have turned the corner, as some analysts use that slice of the market as a barometer for overall economic health. [Volatility ETFs: Keep an Eye on the VIX]
After Friday’s big rally, investors are speculating if 2012 will finally be the year the economy turns around.
Other volatility-linked products include:
- iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN (NYSEArca: VXZ)
- VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN (NYSEArca: XIV)
- VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Medium-Term ETN (NYSEArca: ZIV)
- UBS E-TRACS Daily Long-Short VIX ETN (NYSEArca: XVIX)
- VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN (NYSEArca: TVIX)
- Daily 2X VIX Medium-Term ETN (NYSEArca: TVIZ)
iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN
Tisha Guerrero contributed to this article.