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SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) Pulls A Rabbit Out Of The Hat

March 31st, 2011

Thomas Carreno:  The gold price managed to pull a rabbit out of the hat today and blast higher, which structured the weekly MACD into bullish crossover mode.  As of yesterday there was a risk Read more…

NYSE:GLD

Quarterly Chart Review Of PowerShares QQQ ETF (QQQ) and S&P 500

March 31st, 2011

Thomas Carreno:  One of the longest most slowly moving price charts is the quarterly price chart.  It is always a good idea to review this chart after every quarter or two to be sure one is correct on Read more…

QQQ, SPY

Stock Picks For Obama’s New Energy Policy

March 31st, 2011

President Obama made a speech where he announced a goal of cutting oil imports by a third over the next decade. He included a pledge to have federal agencies buy only alt-fuel vehicles by 2015 Read more…

PBW

MidAmerican Energy Company’s 401K Plan: More Diversification Needed

March 31st, 2011

MidAmerican Energy Company is a domestic operation of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, a company of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A). As of 3/30/2011, David Sokol Read more…

NYSE:AGG, VEU, VTI

Theme Thinking – S&P 500 ETF Moving Between Round Number Levels (SPY)

March 31st, 2011

I strongly advocate “thinking in themes” rather than indicators and keeping your focus as much as possible on price structure. Read more…

SPY

Thursday, March 31st ETF Movers

March 31st, 2011

In trading on Thursday, the Teucrium Corn (NYSE:CORN) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 8.56% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…

INY, JPP, NYSE:CORN, NYSE:EWJ, NYSE:GRU, NYSE:GWO

Daily ETF Roundup: (DBA) Surges On Crop Report, (EWJ) Slumps On Nuclear Concerns

March 31st, 2011

U.S. equity markets capped off the first quarter on a mixed note as surging oil prices and a lukewarm unemployment claims report left stocks on rocky footing heading into April. Read more…

MOO, NYSE:CORN, NYSE:DBA, NYSE:EWJ

iShares Debuts Dividend ETF (HDV, DVY, DES, DON, IDV, DEM, EDIV)

March 31st, 2011

iShares announced the latest addition to its ETF lineup on Thursday, rolling out a fund that seeks to deliver exposure to U.S. companies that have consistently delivered relatively high dividend Read more…

IDV, NYSE:DES, NYSE:DON, NYSE:DVY, NYSE:HDV

ETFs: Fund Flows BACK Into Emerging Markets (EEM, SPY, EWG, VWO, RSX)

March 31st, 2011

Brokers are finally catching up with what we have been saying for a month. The Emerging Market flow into into Developed Market trade is long over (of course brokers are catching this now!). Read more…

NYSE:EEM, NYSE:EWG, RSX

The Real Message Behind Rising Copper Prices

March 31st, 2011

Most people understand copper’s vital role in the global economy. The red metal is often said to have its Ph.D. in economics because of its sensitivity to global growth. Earlier this year, copper soared past previous records to $10,000 a ton on the London Metal Exchange. Taking that as a sign of rapid Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

How Good Is YOUR Hard Asset Investment? (SPY, DIA, GLD, SLV, USO)

March 31st, 2011

The past 12 months have been pretty good for financial assets. Blue chips in the S&P 500 Composite have gained 15.5 percent since March 30 last year. Domestic bonds, too, have appreciated. Read more…

NYSE:DIA, NYSE:GLD, SLV, TLT, USO

Bullish Technicals For Natural Gas ETFs (GAZ, UNG, FCG)

March 31st, 2011

“Apart from whether or not President Obama actually lays out a natural gas program in today’s speech, my technical work on iPath DJ-UBS Natural Gas TR Sub-Idx ETN (NYSE:GAZ) is “warning” Read more…

NYSE:FCG, NYSE:GAZ, UNG

Crisis-Proof Your Investment Portfolio With These Four “Shock Absorbers” (FXI, EUM)

March 31st, 2011

In the immediate aftermath of the Japanese earthquake, uncertainty and volatility reigned, both for the people directly affected and investors, too. For the latter, it was a powerful reminder of portfolio risk management and the typical response to a crisis. Many people whose portfolios weren’t Read more…

NYSE:EUM, NYSE:FXI

4 ETFs Likely To Be Impacted By US Corn Production (CORN, DBA, MOO, PAGG, POT, DE, MON, MOS)

March 31st, 2011

According to the latest data reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. farmers are expected to increase corn production, which could potentially influence the Teucrium Corn ETF Read more…

MOO, NYSE:CORN, NYSE:DBA, PAGG

Focus On Latin America ETFs: Q&A With Bruno del Ama (GXG, ARGT, AND)

March 31st, 2011

Earlier this month, we sat down with Bruno del Ama, the CEO of Global X to talk about the dynamic Latin America market. Global X is one of the main providers of ETFs that target the Latin America Read more…

NYSE:AND, NYSE:ARGT, NYSE:GXG

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