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Thomas Carreno: The PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish ETF (NYSE:UUP) is down about a half a percent today and is once again breaking down from a rising bearish flag that was under Read more…
When analyzing implied volatility (IV) most traders use two primary methods. They either compare IV to its historical range or compare IV to historical volatility (HV). Read more…
As the growth of the ETF industry has accelerated in recent years, the chorus of praises for the exchange-traded structure has become deafening in some corners of the investing world. Read more…
Celebrating the one year anniversary of their partnership on a commission-free ETF platform, iShares and Fidelity announced the expansion of a program that allows free trading of certain Read more…
One of the most difficult decisions an investor must make is to determine if a turning point is of short-term or long-term consequence. The markets give subtle clues to students of the market of Read more…
Except in oil, markets are reacting to the spread of new violence in the Middle East with a distinct lack of concern. We cover this today on CNBC. Read more…
Energy traders in Europe are reacting to the outbreak of violence surrounding Libya’s political protests with concern. Unlike Egypt or Tunisia, this is a major OPEC oil producer. Read more…
In case you haven’t heard, inflation is on its way. Unprecedented levels of government debt and deficits will likely weaken the value of the dollar at some point, thus raising the prices of everything Read more…
I feel it’s our duty here at Smart Investing Daily not only to help you discover new and unique investment opportunities and tactics, but also to warn you of impending potential disasters. Read more…
This week, I want to do something a little different than just run a guest article… I want to take apart a recent article from WaveStrength PowerSignal editor Adam Lass, with contributions Read more…
Bullion squared off against the world’s reserve currencies this week and took the round. The yen suffered most, losing 2.3 percent to gold. The euro fell 2.0 percent, while sterling slipped 1.1 Read more…
Teucrium will begin trading its new “Teucrium Crude Oil Fund” (NYSE:CRUD) Wednesday, February 23, 2011. The Teucrium WTI Crude Oil Fund (NYSE:CRUD) will provide investors unleveraged direct exposure to crude oil without the need for a futures account. The Teucrium WTI Crude Oil Read more…
RBS will begin trading its new “RBS Gold Trendpilot ETNs” (NYSE:TBAR) Tuesday, February 22, 2011. The RBS Gold TrendpilotTM ETNs are designed for investors who seek exposure to the RBS Gold TrendpilotTM Index (USD) (the “Index”). The Index utilizes a systematic trend-following strategy to Read more…
Suddenly, the global inflation monster, long considered dead and buried, has returned with gale force … and silver, one of the most sensitive to inflation, has just surged close to 31-year highs. 
A reader asked for comparison of different ETF strategies. The primary limitation of backtesting ETFs is that many ETFs have limited trading history, so it is difficult to draw significant conclusions 
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