In trading on Tuesday, the iPath Long Extended Russell 1000 TR ETN (NYSE:ROLA) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 6.03% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…

NYSE:CVOL, ROLA, ROSA, RTLA, RTSA, SGAR

Brazil has become a popular destination for investors seeking exposure to emerging markets–for good reason. The South American nation has parlayed its vast mineral wealth and clean energy revolution into decades of strong economic growth, becoming one of the largest and most Read more…

NYSE:EWZ, NYSE:FBZ, NYSE:FEX

Ron Rowland:  Last week AdvisorShares introduced four new actively managed ETFs from two different managers.  Madrona Funds, LLC is the sub-advisor and portfolio manager of three new “Madrona Forward” ETFs while American Wealth Management is the sub-advisor and portfolio Read more…

LQD, MATH, NYSE:BIV, NYSE:FWDB, NYSE:FWDD, NYSE:FWDI, NYSE:HYG, TIP

Sumit Roy:   Ironically, the best outcome for precious metals bulls may be one in which Greece avoids defaulting.

Gold prices finally gave in to the broader weakness in commodity markets and overall financial Read more…

IAU, NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:GLD, SLV, UUP, ZSL

The latest round of new product launches has pushed the total for the ETF total to 1,300, close to twice the number of products trading just a couple of years ago. But if the activity behind the scenes is any indication, the growth spurt is far from over. Multiple issuers continue to stuff the product Read more…

NASDAQ:SKYY, NYSE:AFK, NYSE:EGPT, NYSE:FRN, VNM

Jim Trippon:  Billionaire George Soros rattled a lot of teacups in Europe last weekend by predicting “economic collapse”. Read more…

NYSE:EUO, NYSE:FXI

Russ Koesterich:  Call #1: Maintain Underweight European Banks: 

This week, our attention first turns to European banks, which we first highlighted back in late February and then focused on again in March. Since February, the sector is down more than 15% Read more…

NASDAQ:EUFN, NYSE:EWG

Joseph L. Shaefer:  It would be a fine “flourish” indeed if I could answer the question posed by my headline that, long term, it would be the latter. Alas, long term, I am convinced that the U.S. government has embarked on a permanent policy of U.S. dollar degradation. Government leaders Read more…

RWM, SBB, UUP

Thomas Carreno:  The low in the S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) for June so far was 1258.  Today we had a nice sized rally.  With just 3 trading days left in the month of June the market now has the option to create a larger June monthly bottoming tail which shows demand, or continue down the last 3 Read more…

IWM, SDS, SH, SPY, SSO

Tim Seymour:  We need to see whether today’s strength in wheat prices can hold, but one thing we know is that the fertilizers are getting tons of good press. Read more…

JJG

Tim Seymour:  Watch the news feed to see whether Petrobras — the biggest oil producer in Latin America much less its native Brazil — can get its bottom line under control. Read more…

NYSE:EWZ

Gold is off its recent highs, but Frank Holmes of US Global Investors says the bull trend is very much intact. Gold is actually a seasonal investment, says Holmes. In the first sixth months of the year, investors focus on the Read more…

IAU, NYSE:AGOL, NYSE:GLD, SGOL, UDN, UUP

Forget everything you’ve read in this space for the last few weeks. That’s more or less the message from Joseph Tanious, Market Strategist from JP Morgan. Tanious regards gold as being driven purely by speculators, suggesting the glittery apple of traders’ eyes has become a bubble, driven largely by retail dollars. He notes that “when you have ads with Read more…

IAU, NYSE:AGOL, NYSE:GLD, SGOL, UDN, UUP

George Maniere:  Yesterday morning one of my readers emailed me and asked if I would be inclined to open a position in the iShares Silver ETF (NYSE:SLV) now.  She reminded me that I had opened a small position in SLV in May after the correction at $34.00. I immediately returned her email and Read more…

NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GLD, SLV, ZSL

NYSE:DZZ, NYSE:GLD, SLV, UUP, ZSL