Archive

Archive for October, 2009

A Look At The Options Market In The Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF

October 15th, 2009

cow-mooBrad Zigler From Hard Assets Investor Writes: Many investors dismiss options trading as too arcane or speculative. While I can’t say I blame them for thinking Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, MOO

It May Be Time To Start Looking At The South Korea ETF

October 14th, 2009

south-korea-etf“South Korea is the fourth-largest economy in Asia and, along with some of its regional neighbors, is recovering quickly from the 2008 global economic downturn Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:EWY

The Manager Of The Dent Tactical ETF (DENT) Is Very Fearful Of The Equity Markets

October 14th, 2009

fearfulEmbracing the stock market’s seven-month rally comes with some mixed emotions for Rodney Johnson, manager of the Dent Tactical Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:DENT

Investors Looking For Upside Should Consider Buying Out-Of-The-Money Call Options In The Powershares QQQ

October 14th, 2009

etf-news7Investors looking for upside should consider buying out-of-the-money call options in the Powershares QQQ fund an exchange-traded fund tracking the Nasdaq 100 index or the S&P 500 index, said Goldman Sachs derivative strategists. “We like owning Read more…

QQQ, QQQQ

Income Seeking Investors Pile Into Dividend ETF’s

October 14th, 2009

dividends1“Remember those old commercials where the guy accidentally plants his chocolate bar into someone else’s jar of peanut butter? Well, dividend ETF Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

The U.S. Natural Gas Fund (UNG) Is Looking To Invest In Interests Other Than Futures Contacts

October 13th, 2009

ung-logo“United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG), an exchange-traded fund in the natural gas market, reiterated on Tuesday that it could invest in interests other than futures contacts Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, UNG

iShares Plans First Chile ETF And Other Brazilian ETF’s

October 13th, 2009

chile-and-brazil“IShares, the world’s biggest provider of exchange-traded funds, plans to offer the first ETF in Chile as well as funds that track Brazil Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Forbes: Buy Into Brazil

October 13th, 2009

brazilThere’s a lot to like about South America’s biggest economy. Hosting the Olympics and World Cup doesn’t hurt either. Suddenly everyone is talking about Brazil. Read more…

NYSE:EWZ

Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) Lights Up Ahead of Major Earnings

October 13th, 2009

etf-news7The XLF financial exchange-traded fund lit up our screens with large upside activity yesterday ahead of major earnings reports this week. The call buying in the Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF), which tracks the S&P 500′s biggest financial names, may Read more…

XLF

The Nuclear Energy ETF Space Performances Are Similarly Strong

October 13th, 2009

nuclearDaniel Harrison Writing From Hard Assets Investor:  Back in May this year, HardAssetsInvestor.com featured a story about an under-the-radar bull market in uranium. After having fallen along with everything else Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NLR, NUCL, PKN

Leveraged ETF’s Are Most Valuable In One-Directional Markets

October 12th, 2009

leverage-decayFrom The craze of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) which employ leverage (the use of borrowed capital to increase the potential return of an investment) has been on a tear over the past year Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

A Technical Look At The Semiconductor HOLDRs Trust ETF (SMH)

October 12th, 2009

technical-look“JUST LAST WEEK, the semiconductor HOLDRs trust ETF (SMH) was on the verge of confirming a downside break. It had already moved under its 50-day moving average Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, SMH

Pomerantz Haudek Grossman & Gross Investigating ProShares’ ETFs

October 12th, 2009

lawsuit-filedPomerantz is investigating claims on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired shares in several exchange-traded (“ETF”) funds offered by ProShares’ Trust. A list of the funds appears Read more…

NYSE:DUG, NYSE:EEV, NYSE:FXP, SCO, SDS, SKF, UYG

Natural Gas Conversions Are A Bullish Sign For The Natural Gas ETF

October 12th, 2009

natural-gas-runup“Thanks to natural gas prices coming down and more discoveries of American deposits utilities are debating whether to retrofit coal plants for gas. Big corporations such as Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, UNG

How Would Gold At $2000 Sit With Investors Buying The Gold ETF’S?

October 12th, 2009

crystal-ball-prediction“Jim Rogers, the contrarian investor and author, says gold will hit $2,000 in the next five to 10 years. In a continuation of a conversation with Rogers Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:GLD, SGOL

Copyright 2009-2012 ETFDAILYNEWS.COM

LOG