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Options Action Heats Up In The Materials Sector ETF (XLB)

October 27th, 2010

“The big option action in exchange-traded funds today is in the materials sector.  The Materials Select Sector SPDR (NYSE:XLB) continues to retreat from its second highest close of the year. Read more…

XLB

Sprott To Begin Trading The Sprott Physical Silver Trust ETV Tomorrow October 28th (PSLV, SLV, SIVR, DBS, AGQ, ZSL, JJP, DBP)

October 27th, 2010

Sprott is set to begin trading their new Sprott Physical Silver Trust ETV (NYSE:PSLV) tomorrow. The Trust was established on June 30, 2010 under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada Read more…

JJP, NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:DBP, NYSE:DBS, PSLV, SIL, SIVR, ZSL

Van Eck To Begin Trading The Market Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF (REMX) Tomorrow October 28th

October 27th, 2010

Van Eck is set to begin trading their new Market Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF tomorrow. This new fund, which was originally proposed as the Minor Metals ETF, was recently Read more…

REMX

Active ETF Basics: Breaking Down Active ETFs (GRV)

October 27th, 2010

In an interview with Forbes, Jason Huntley – CIO of Mars Hill Global Relative Value Fund, spoke about the what Active ETFs are, how they compare with passive ETFs, what it’ll take Read more…

NYSE:GRV

Surging Corn Prices Making Hay For Commodities Producers (MOO, CORN, DE, MON, CPO, BG, ADM, KFT, MCD, SJM)

October 27th, 2010

Corn prices have surged more than 70% since May and could rise even higher in coming weeks. Prices will remain elevated for at least the next year, perhaps even testing their 2008 record high Read more…

MOO, NYSE:CORN

Short-Term Volatility ETN (VXX) To Undergo Reverse Split

October 27th, 2010

Barclays Bank PLC has announced that it will implement a one-for-four reverse split of the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE:VXX), effective Tuesday November 9. Read more…

VXX

Wednesday’s ETF To Watch: Consumer Staples Fund (XLP)

October 27th, 2010

With midterm elections around the corner, the entire nation is sitting on the edge of their seats, awaiting what some believe will be a major shift in the political balance of power in the halls of Read more…

XLP

Has Gold Fallen Far Enough? Not Necessarily (NYSE:GLD)

October 27th, 2010

This essay is based on the Premium Update posted on October 22nd, 2010. We’ve heard a lot about the currency war, but next thing you know they’ll be calling it the McCurrency War. If we needed Read more…

NYSE:GLD

Wagner Daily: A Closer Look At These ETFs (TBT, EWC, IEO, IXC, IWC)

October 27th, 2010

Tuesday brought the fourth consecutive day of directionless trading. Since last Thursday, the major indices have “chopped” in a tight trading range. The market is obviously in consolidation Read more…

IEO, IWC, IXC, NYSE:EWC, TBT

Barclays Announces Reverse Split of iPath® S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX)

October 26th, 2010

Barclays Bank PLC announced today that it will implement a 1 for 4 reverse split of its iPath® S&P 500 VIX Short-Term FuturesTM Exchange Traded Notes (the “Notes”) effective Tuesday Read more…

VXX

This ETF Is Signaling That We Have Reached A Top In The Market (IWM)

October 26th, 2010

The iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF (NYSE:IWM) is signaling to me that the top is officially ‘IN’.  I don’t know why I did not notice this before, but I am glad I have noticed it now.  This volume sell Read more…

IWM

4 Small Cap ETFs Positioned To Grow (IYW, PJM, VBR, PZJ)

October 26th, 2010

A sustainable economic recovery is likely to not be intact until financial institutions start lending and the credit markets loosen up, at which time small-cap exchange traded funds (ETFs), like the Read more…

IYW, PJM, PZJ, VBR

Tuesday, October 26th ETF Movers: (PALL, VXX, PBTQ, FXS, EWD, EIRL)

October 26th, 2010

In trading Tuesday, the ETFS Physical Palladium Shares (NYSE:PALL) outperformed other ETFs, up about 2.5% on the day. Also up on the day is the Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Gold’s Insurance Cost Index Explained (GLD, SPY)

October 26th, 2010

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NYSE:GLD, SPY

Is The New Precious Metals ETF Worth Buying? (GLTR, SLV, SIVR, PPLT, PALL)

October 26th, 2010

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NYSE:GLTR, PALL, PPLT, SIVR, SLV

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