No question, the global stock sell-off has been brutal, hitting high-quality growth markets and weak performers alike. But while global emerging markets as a group, via the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (NYSE:EEM), are down about 12 percent so far in 2011, a few countries are bucking the downtrend and remain in positive territory. Let’s look at why these countries (and the country ETFs that track their markets) are Read more…
NYSE:EEM, NYSE:EPU, NYSE:EWM, TUR
Larry Levinson: Brazil’s local-currency rating was raised to “positive” from “stable” by Standard & Poor’s Corp. as the rating company changed its method for calculating the risks of default. Read more…
NYSE:EWZ
Thomas Carreno: The volatility index (NYSE:VXX) continues to dance along its smooth up trend line and continues to fill out this apparent symmetrical triangle formation which typically is a continuation pattern. Read more…
VXX
George Maniere: There is something going on in the United States. I can’t quite put my finger on it but there seems to be a change in the attitude of the people. There is a pervasive sense of panic that has permeated every part of our society. I think that our citizens have come to the realization that Read more…
NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:DZZ, NYSE:GLD, SLV, ZSL
In trading on Thursday, the C-Tracks Citi Volatility Index TR ETN (NYSE:CVOL) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 6.99% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…
NYSE:AXSL, NYSE:CVOL, NYSE:DBS, NYSE:EIS, NYSE:EWSM, THD
The summer of 2011 is shaping up a lot like that of 2010. Yet again, fears in the euro-zone have sparked massive sell-offs in global equities, as more countries become at risk of defaulting this year. Worries over the U.S. economy are also a major factor in the market slump, as many analysts have Read more…
NYSE:GLD, TIP, UUP, VXX, ZROZ
Jeb Handwerger: Readers of Gold Stock Trades continue to express an abiding interest in the “poor man’s gold” known as silver (NYSE:SLV). Prominent among the questions they raise are: Quo Vadis Silver? Read more…
NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:GLD, SIL, SLV, ZSL
Tony Daltorio: The three major rating agencies affirmed Germany’s triple-A sovereign debt rating today, although rumors of a pending cut pushed down stocks in Frankfurt by as much as 4% earlier in the day. Read more…
NYSE:EWG
As the roster of exchange-traded products has grown to nearly 1,300, many investors find themselves with the luxury of multiple options for establishing a position in a desired asset class. There are, for example, four different pharmaceutical ETFs, three homebuilder funds, and even two Read more…
IAU, NYSE:AGOL, NYSE:DGL, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GGGG, NYSE:GLD, UBG
The competitive landscape of the ETF industry has evolved rapidly over the last several years, with several new players–both big and small–making a push into the space. From financial giants such as RBS and Citi to relative unknowns such as Javelin and Precidian, the roster of active ETF issuers has Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS
Thomas Carreno: The S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) finds itself in a volatile trading range. I have gone back and forth in my mind trying to determine bullish scenarios and bearish ones. When I start to contemplate a near term bearish scenario (like lots more downside within 5 trading days) I run into Read more…
SPY, VXX
Ron Rowland: Last week Mike Larson told you how Europe is an economic basket case. And today I want to talk about that a little more. Read more…
ITLT, ITLY, NYSE:BUNT, NYSE:EPV, NYSE:EWG, NYSE:EZU, UPV, VGK
Larry Levinson: The country with the world’s biggest deposits of copper is expecting to see its economy grow by at least 5% in 2012, while the rest of the globe fights off an incipient recession. Read more…
JJC, NYSE:ECH
Over the past few trading sessions, energy markets have once again come back into focus. WTI crude has, much like the stock market, come back a little bit in recent trading, and is now over $86/bbl. or roughly $10/bbl. from its lows just a few weeks ago. Meanwhile, in Brent crude trading, many Read more…
UNG
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