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Where Will The Gold ETF Bottom In This Corrective Cycle?

February 8th, 2010

gold-cycle“Around two months ago I advised my partners to look for gold to drop to the 1040-1070 area in U.S. dollars. This followed my projection in early August of a gold rally from 900 to 1250 Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:GLD

An Institutional Trader Is Using ETF Options To Call A Bottom In The Equity Slide Or A Top In The Bond Market

February 7th, 2010

treasury-etf“A trader has sold one block of 17,852 March 46 puts in the iShares UltraShort 20+ Treasury (TBT) exchange-traded fund for $0.86. The TBT opened higher and is up 0.13 percent Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, TBT

Investors In Bear ETFs Will Be Looking To Take The DOW Below 10,000

February 7th, 2010

black-bearWe had a good week as we gained ground in both portfolios by switching to our “red flag” mode on Monday and going with two inverse funds in the Standard Portfolio and one in the 2X Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Investors Can Play In The Woods With These Timber ETFs

February 6th, 2010

wood-timber“One industry with no worries about shelf life is timber. The reason I love timber is that even when it isn’t consumed immediately, it doesn’t start to lose its value… like bread Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:CUT, WOOD

The UltraShort MSCI Europe ETF Gets A Staggering Uptick In Volume

February 6th, 2010

europe“If you have the appetite for risk, it’s time to double-short Europe with the ProShares UltraShort MSCI Europe Index Fund (EPV). It appears others have already jumped on board Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:EPV, NYSE:EWG, NYSE:EWN

The New Trend Could Be Converting Established Mutual Funds Into Actively Managed ETFs

February 5th, 2010

follow-the-leader“As more traditional mutual-fund managers seek to enter the exchange-traded fund space, one ETF firm is moving to convert an established mutual fund into an actively managed ETF Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

How Does Investment Demand From ETFs Make A Difference In Gold’s Demand Picture

February 5th, 2010

gold-interest-rateIt’s a hard time to be a gold bug. At $1,049/oz, the yellow metal is currently trading way off its lofty highs of December 2009. And it could have even further to fall, says Brian Nick Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:GLD

Gold ETFs Are In Jeopardy As The Price Of Gold Could Retrace Below $1000

February 5th, 2010

warningGold fell to its lowest in more than three months on Friday, ending the week 2 percent lower, as economic uncertainties led to heavy selling in gold and other investments perceived as riskier Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:GLD

Claymore Canadian Financial Monthly Income ETF (the “Fund”) provides notice to unitholders (Canada)

February 5th, 2010

claymoreClaymore Investments, Inc. as manager of the Fund (the “Manager”) hereby announces and provides notice that it will be amending the Fund’s trust agreement to authorize the Fund Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Horizons AlphaPro Announces Appointment of Front Street as Sub-Advisor for Horizons AlphaPro Managed S&P/TSX 60(TM) ETF (Canada)

February 5th, 2010

announcementJovian Capital Corporation (“Jovian”) (JOV:TSX) and its subsidiary AlphaPro Management Inc. (“AlphaPro”) are pleased to announce that, effective today, Front Street Investment Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, Toronto:HAX

Certain Claymore-Advised CEFs and ETFs Announce Second Adjournment of Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders

February 4th, 2010

claymore-etfsThe following Claymore-advised exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and closed-end funds (“CEFs” and, collectively with the ETFs, the “Funds”) announce that the reconvened Joint Special Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

FMO, MCN and Certain Claymore-Advised ETFs Announce Results of Reconvened Special Meeting of Shareholders

February 4th, 2010

meeting-etfsFiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund (“FMO”), Madison/Claymore Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund (“MCN”) and the Claymore-advised exchange-traded funds listed below Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

A Closer Look At The DJIA And The ETFs That Follow It

February 4th, 2010

dow-jonesThe Dow Jones Industrial Average is one of the most widely-followed stock indexes in the world, seen as a barometer of U.S. equity market performance. The rise of the ETF Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:DDM, NYSE:DIA, NYSE:DOD, NYSE:DOG, NYSE:DXD

ETF Event: Structured Products magazine is bringing the Art of Indexing Summit to Europe

February 4th, 2010

etf-radar-logoThe Art of Indexing Summit has firmly established its position as the leading educational event for the industry, fully committed to providing relevant and invaluable content to an exclusive buy-side audience Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Should Investors Go With Gold ETFs Or Gold Miner ETFs?

February 4th, 2010

india-gold-etf“What’s better: gold or gold mining stocks?” I’m asked this question often at cocktail parties, but people aren’t always pleased with the answer I give: “It depends.” Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

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