Wednesday, June 16th ETF Movers: PQSC, GDX, UNG, VXX
In midday trading Wednesday, the FTSE NASDAQ Small Cap Portfolio ETF (PQSC) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.7% on the day. Also up Read more…
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Archive for June, 2010
Is It Finally The Right Time For Natural Gas ETFs? (UNG, UNL, FCG)
I receive more comments and requests for coverage of (NYSE:UNG) (United States Natural Gas Fund) than any other ETF. Bottom pickers have been (without success) trying to get aboard Read more…
The Conflicting Dow Theories: Jack Schannep, Richard Moroney, and Richard Russell
It seems that in the world of Dow Theorists there is a dislocation in the interpretation of “significant.” “Jack Schannep, editor of TheDowTheory.com, and Richard Moroney, editor of Dow Theory Forecasts, argued that the market’s rally off its May 7 lows was too short to count as “significant” — it lasted Read more…
State Street Global Advisors Looks To Offer An ETF Product Replicating Australia’s Benchmark Index
“State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has announced that it has acquired an exclusive licence from Standard & Poor’s (S&P) to list and trade SPDR exchange traded funds (ETFs) based upon the Read more…
Can The Gains Continue To Grow For Emerging Markets ETFs? (EEM, VWO)
“Emerging market stocks are on a roll, but their most recent streak has come after a long, rocky ride – volatility that market watchers say could soon return. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index has Read more…
BP’s Disaster Could Send Capital Flowing Into Small Cap Energy ETFs (WCAT, OOK, XLE)
“The Oklahoma Exchange Traded Fund (NYSE:OOK) is a way to access domestic, small-cap energy stocks. A couple months later, Jefferies came out with the Jefferies TR/J CRB Wildcatters Read more…
Going Long And Short With The iShares Diversified Alternatives ETF (ALT)
“Investors worried that the stock market is stuck in a trading range might want to consider alternative and absolute return funds designed to profit in both up and down markets, but the most Read more…
Gold’s Next Move Is Revealed… A Bubble In SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)?
“I don’t fully understand movements in the gold price…” That’s what Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke admitted last week. But if he were to look at what’s actually going on and every move gold has made since 2008, he would understand the price Read more…
It’s Not Too Late To Buy Into The SPDR Gold ETF (NYSE:GLD)
Last week, gold rose to a record in London and New York as investors sought an alternative to currencies amid mounting concerns over Europe’s debt crisis. Once again, I am being asked if it is Read more…
ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares (SGOL) AUM exceeds $500M as Gold price reaches new highs (as of June 8th, 2010)
ETF Securities USA LLC (ETFS) announced today that the total assets under management of its ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares (SGOL) passed the $500 Million mark as of June 8, 2010 Read more…
Investors Should Remain Patient Before Buying Into The S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
“In the stock market, extended periods of below-average returns usher in periods of above-average returns, and the ’00s were one of the worst decades ever for stocks. The rebound in corporate Read more…
New Growth Seen Ahead For The Global Infrastructure ETF (NYSE:IGF)
“Emerging markets contain more than 40% of the world’s population and now account for about one third of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP). And that number keeps growing Read more…
Reclaiming The 200 Day Moving Average
Today the S&P 500 convincingly reclaimed the 200 Day Moving Average which by many technical standards means we are back in a “bull” market and that recent downward action has been only a Read more…
Zacks’ Voice of the People Highlights Opportunities with SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Although the market has recovered — thanks largely to Thursday’s huge rally — the internals remain ugly. We hoped we would be comfortable removing the hedge when we pushed above the Read more…
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